Texas Western got a controversial double overtime victory, 81-80.

Like the film, it then focuses on the 1966 Texas Western men's basketball team and the aftermath of the championship.

In fact, many in the know knew that Texas Western was great.

But, until the game, Texas Western was also invisible.

College basketball was still mostly a white sport, and it would be three years before Texas Western won the title with five black starters.

Texas Western knocked off the Jays in the consolation game the following night 52-63.

In his time at Texas Western, he compiled a 719-353 record, suffering only five losing seasons.

In the historic game, Texas Western played only its seven black players.

In 1966, Texas Western fielded a team whose first seven players were black.

Black basketball players of a certain age will tell you how much cheer they took from watching Texas Western win that national title.