I'm not even a UCONN guy but I have always loved basketball. My mom taped me this game when I was in first grade because she wouldn't let me stay up and watch it and I watched this game over and over again. I'd practice on my home made goal outside and mimic all sorts of these plays from both teams. I can still recite  almost word for word about the first 15 minutes of commentary. Don't know what it was but I loved this game as a kid.

Jim Calhoun's first of 3 national championships

“We shocked the World” - El-Amin

To this day, the best national championship game I've ever seen. The highest of quality.

UConn is now a 6-time national champion! GO HUSKIES!!! 😁

The two opposing Point Guards (Ricky Moore and Will Avery, from Augusta, GA's Westside High) went from teammates on a High School Basketball team to opponents competing for a National Championship.  Shout out to the boys from Big Oak Park!!!

this UConn team had so much swagger and confidence. they had to be the ‘99 Champs!

Hard to believe this was in the world's largest trash can, Tropicana Field.

I screamed so loud for so long after my Huskies won this game that the neighbors came to check on me.

Little did we know this would be the start of UConn's dynasty!  They are now 6-0 in championship games!

Crazy that 25 years later, this program would have 6 national titles

Richard “Rip” Hamilton was a monster in this championship run.   Totally unplayable here and followed up with a great NBA career with the Detroit Pistons.

Langdon had 2 of the worst possessions ever back to back

Best days of college basketball go al min and himiton

25 years later... Connecticut is 5 for 5 in National Title games... That's an awesome statistic

Hamilton was the leading scorer, Moore made the game-saving defensive stops, El Amin scored the winning points, Voskuhl contained Elton Brand and Rashmel Jones held the ball as time ran out.  Now that's teamwork.

It's hilarious how much of a betting underdog (-9.5) UConn was going into this game. They only had two losses all year and were definitely one of the two best teams in the country, along with Duke.

CBS and duke were surprised but knew all season long. UConn!

I recall working the area of Storrs, CT during the early stages of the NCAA tournament in '99.  One dead quiet morning before the Sweet 16, we came upon the campus at about 9am.  Class was in but the feeling one had told of something special coming.  It was when UCONN was still rather small and there weren't as many bandwagon fans.  You could almost feel it in the air.  Jump ahead to the day they arrived back in CT after beating Duke.....I still had no voice as we got to skip out of work a bit ahead of normal to beat the parade back to campus.  From near the airport in Windsor Locks, Down 91 to 84 and all the way through along Route 195 to the doors of UCONN, there wasn't one bridge or exit that didn't have hundreds of people gathered.  Fire Departments, Police and Emergency responders up on bridges and at exits, intersections and parking lots.  All with quickly made banners and fans screaming to the busses as they went by.  I was in Tolland along the 195 route as arms were out windows with #1s for everyone!  What a way to wrap up the 20th century!

What a night!  I was at the Rolling Stones show at the Hartford Civic Center,   Mick Jagger had announced that UConn won the game, and they showed the last seconds of the game on the big screen!!