Not exact matches
They trailed
eventual Big Ten
West champion Iowa 21 - 20 with 13 minutes left, then gave up two touchdowns in seven minutes and fell, 35 - 27.
Boozer, along with a then - spry Jerry Sloan, actually won a game over the
eventual Western Conference
champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Elgin Baylor and Jerry
West.
As for the Rockets, they were one of the best teams in the MAC this year, but a three - point loss to
eventual West Division
champions Northern Illinois kept them from a chance at the conference title.
It would give the
eventual West champion a higher chance of losing the SEC title game, since Georgia is the only top - 35 F / + team in the SEC East.