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 Typical for Fraschilla to take a shot against St. John's in the article. I don't remember any questionable call that allegedly cost Manhattan the game.
 
 Typical for Fraschilla to take a shot against St. John's in the article. I don't remember any questionable call that allegedly cost Manhattan the game.
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 Who the heck would remember it unless it was so significant? If you could going 17 years, I'd be impressed. I sure as heck cannot remember a "questionable" call as they're probably 2-3 in every game!

Although one thing I clearly remember was when #13 seeded Manhattan upset #4 seed Oklahoma in the tourney earlier that year, Kelvin Sampson was a huge sore sport, not even giving Manhattan credit. "The better team didn't win today," was all Sampson could muster.
 
 Typical for Fraschilla to take a shot against St. John's in the article. I don't remember any questionable call that allegedly cost Manhattan the game.
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We won that game by eleven, so I doubt one call made the difference. That was the year we went 14-14, not exactly a shining year for us.
 
We won that game by eleven, so I doubt one call made the difference. That was the year we went 14-14, not exactly a shining year for us.
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Fran had a different take when events were fresher in his mind:


"The opening night doubleheader drew the first sellout crowd for the Holiday Festival since 1983. They were lured by the debuts of St. John's freshmen Felipe Lopez and Zendon Hamilton.

Lopez scored 13 points, and Hamilton, limited by foul trouble, was held to seven and was scoreless in the second half. But St. John's used nearly flawaless shooting by Charles Minlend to build a 15-point second-half lead.

Then the Red Storm saw most of it disappear as Justin Phoenix and Ted Ellis keyed a 15-2 rally. Phoenix had eight points and Ellis five in the run that cut the Red Storm lead to 59-57.

Minlend, who missed just one of eight shots from the field and one of nine from the foul line, wouldn't let this one get away. He and James Scott keyed a 10-0 St. John's response that restored order for the Red Storm.

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Manhattan coach Fran Fraschilla was disappointed the Jaspers didn't hang on after the comeback.

"In that situation, it was our ineptitude, our inability to take care of the basketball," he said. "We were sloppy."

AP, 12/30/94
 
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