The NIT win over Pitt for sure. Of course the loss a year later was the nadir.
Beating Oregon in December of 1975 in the Far West Classic. This win earned us the 19th spot in the coache's poll that week. We lost to Texas Tech, and Northwestern the next two nights, and we haven't been ranked since (although we got votes after starting 7-0 in the 79-80 season, and during the 11 games winning streak)
Beating Villanova to earn a trip to the NCAA's I still can't stand Villanova.
Beating Notre Dame at the Arena in 1974. Notre Dame ended UCLA's 88 game winning streak in their very next game.

Beating Pitt the first time they came into Palumbo Center. I remember entering the building to the sound of their fight song. Pissed me off to hear that racket in our building.

Beating #9 Xavier. We beat them a number of times--all of which were great, but this one was the best.

Beating Dayton as part of the winning streak using the 1040.

Walking up the steps from my seat and through the AC Convention Center immediately after beating Dayton in the conference semi final.

I'm only including games i attended.

Beating Pitt in the 1974 Steel Bowl 100-94.  Bob Smizik wrote in the Pittsburgh Press before the game that it wasn't a question if Pitt would win, just by how much.  My frat brothers and I went to the Pitt ZBT house after the game and behaved inappropriately.

Beating Pitt at the Fieldhouse in OT in February of 1977.  I had a ticket in the Pitt student section and wore the Eat $#!+ Pitt t-shirt that I purchased from our head cheerleader and no one said a word to me about it.

Beating #10 Florida State at Palumbo in 1992.  It was the first game that my dear friend Esmeralda Piedramarillo attended with me.  She remains as beautiful today as she was then.

Beating Pitt at Palumbo Center in 1988 and joining the students in rushing the floor.  What a fun night that was!

I was at courtside during that game. The incident happened about 25 feet in front of me. I can still see the fury on the face of one of the student managers from St. Joe's as they rushed over  with murder on their minds.
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Y'all got most of the games but events at the Arena that often took place.

1- Eastern Eight Tournament at the Civic Arena when the E-8 outdrew the ACC in overall attendance without Pitt or Duquesne in the finals, the tournament was returned to Philly where they drew about 1,000 per game.

2- Duquesne playing Wheeling in Red's years, after being held and jostled for most of the game by Wheelings Forward (Greg Sampson) Kip McClane put up his Dukes and punched the kid out to the delight of the Duquesne faithful in this annual blow out win.

3- Going to another Arena game and getting a coffee mug for free that read, "DUKE BASKETBALL "', I threw it away.

4- Any game watching Slick play, especially when he would get a rebound and go " Coast to Coast" for a layup with no one even close to him.

No wonder I have been a diehard for so long.

Humor me--two more.  Norm Nixon at the foul line for a crucial one and one versus Pitt and after making the first one looking at the Pitt bench and taunting Keith Starr saying "This one's for you Keithy, baby!" and never hitting anything but net. (1978--I think)  Same year--Dukes at St. Francis, PA at the end of the game with last possession to win it.  John Cinicola calls a time out and is drawing a play with a pen on his hand (No one could find the clipboard!) and has an absolute senior moment and goes totally blank.  Norm Nixon says to Jesse Hubbard "Jess, I,m getting you the ball underneath--Jam it.".  Hubbard gets the ball, jams it and Great Ghosts alive, the Dukes win.  Gawd, those were the good old days.

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Hey guys, you brought back memories to an aging baby boomer with the posts, thanks for all your info and posts this season.

Phildog ;-)

In no particular order,

Derrick Alston's putback against Charlotte to win our first post season game since the Carter years in the 94 NIT.  I had seats right in the first floor right on the end line. It was right in front of me.

Not a top ten win, but beating #18 Xavier in 93 during our one year exile in the MCC.  The Palumbo was as loud as I have ever heard it; John Carroll's best game ever as a coach.  5000 voices shouting  OVER-RATED at the losing Musketeers

Walking into a bar in Sharpsburg after the first night of viewing for my Mother's funeral in December 1992, looking up at ESPN and seeing the Dukes over #6 Florida State!  I looked heavenward and smiled.

Seeing a double dip downing of Pitt in 96 or 97 as I got to see Korie Hlede demolish the lady panthers and then saw Scott Edgar's(really?  wow)  team beat the men's team.