King then stole the ball from Fort Wayne's Andy Phillip with three seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Syracuse.
Fort Wayne led Syracuse 41–24 early in the second quarter, then allowed the Nationals to rally to win the game.
"There were always unwholesome implications about that ball game", Yardley told the author Charley Rosen.
[6] In fact, Yardley himself turned the ball over to Syracuse with a palming violation with 18 seconds remaining in Game 7.
[7] The foul that gave Syracuse its winning free throw, meanwhile, was committed by Frankie Brian.