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On March 27, 2004, Oklahoma State and St. Joseph's played in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., for a berth to the Final Four at San Antonio.

 
By John Rohde | Published: April 30, 2012    Comment on this article Leave a comment

On March 27, 2004, Oklahoma State and St. Joseph's played in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., for a berth to the Final Four at San Antonio.

photo - Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) shoots against Dallas' Delonte West (13) during game one of the first round in the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Oklahoma City won, 99-98. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) shoots against Dallas' Delonte West (13) during game one of the first round in the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Oklahoma City won, 99-98. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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The game featured eight players who saw time in the NBA.

OSU was 30-3 entering the contest and featured Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (466 career games), Chicago Bulls guard John Lucas III (111 games), twin forwards Joey Graham (377 games) and Stephen Graham (239 games) and center Ivan McFarland (11 games).

St. Joseph's, located roughly 95 miles away in Philadelphia, had a 30-1 record and was led by Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson (527 games) and Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West (432 games), who is currently playing against the Thunder in an opening-round playoff series, and center Dwayne Jones (82).

The Cowboys advanced with a pulsating 64-62 victory as Lucas hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left. Nelson missed a potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.

West spoke about the game:

Q: What do you recall most about that game?

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