This is a bizarre game I came across a couple of years ago. It's a matchup from the First Round of the 1992 NCAA Tournament East Regional between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Missouri Tigers. The game was played in Greensboro, North Carolina, and on this day there was apparently severe weather in the area, including a tornado touching down 20 miles from the arena. The lightning that came with these storms caused three separate outages; two late in the first half, and one late in the second half. What would have usually been a two hour game was stretched to three hours and two minutes with all of the delays.
In the end, Missouri came out victorious 89-78, but would go on to lose in the next round to Seton Hall. Future NBAer Anthony Peeler lead Mizzou with 25 points. Chris Leonard paced WVU with 25 of his own. You can see the Box Score HERE.
Footage is from CBS. Mel Proctor and Dan Bonner are on the call, with Lesley Visser working the sidelines.
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