The greatest shock blocking duo in college basketball history help James Harden's 2009 Arizona State squad scoreless their first 14 possessions, and with 11 minutes to go in the game were still flirting with the best defensive game in our history with a 45-28 lead.
The 12-seed Georgetown Hoyas let up a little and Hardin finished with 14 points, but the Hoyas advance to our Sweet 16 65-54.
This freshman 1989 season Alonzo Mourning blocked an incredible 5.0 blocked shots a game and helped the team to a 1-seed and Elite 8 - the first of two times he accomplished all 3 of those things.
Even his teammate the great Dikembe Mutombo couldn't quite match that feat, averaging 4.1 and 4.7 blocks in his top two seasons en route to making the finger wag famous.
In addition to the two legendary shot blockers, the Hoyas
featured three other future NBA players in Jaren Jackson, Charles Smith and John
Turner. The only NBA-bound teammate Hardin had was Jeff Ayres.
The game took 32 minutes to play. The Hoyas next play Zach Edey and the 2024 Purdue team, the #5 seed.,
The Hoyas Advance.
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