Basketball: A Love Story

S1 E202018

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Episode Synopsis

Lew Alcindor, one of the greatest players of all-time, led UCLA in the "Game of the Century" against Elvin Hayes and the University of Houston. The Houston upset is seen as paving the way for college basketball to be widely televised.

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