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IllustrateD volume 24, issue 4 63 f or since. "Arnette was a beast," Rose said. "He was an enforcer around the glass who could guard guards, forwards or centers." Walker said they called him the "Jumping Jack" because "that is what he was." What Hallman wasn't, however, was a player known for offensive prowess. Yet, he will go down in Mackey Arena history as making one of the greatest last-second shots in the history of the building. After a non-conference slate that saw the Boilermakers suffer just two defeats, one against Larry Bird's Indi- ana State team that went through the season undefeated, and BYU, Purdue suffered consecutive road losses at Ohio State and IU to open the confer- ence slate. The ship was righted with a home win against Michigan setting up a date with No. 1 Michigan State and its star Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Rose played a chess match with MSU coach Jud Heathcote for much of the game, actually hold- ing the eventual national champs to 17 points in the first half. The game went back and forth with the Spartans looking like they might get out of Mackey with the win, until Magic was called for a contro- versial traveling call. That allowed the Boilermakers to set up a final shot. "We weren't picked very high in the presea- son, but we thought we could compete against anybody," Walker said. "And people underesti- mated Joe Barry Carroll and Lee Rose as a coach. The strategy simply was for Joe to touch the ball every time down the court. There was no shot clock, so we would hold the ball 30, 40 seconds as long as was needed for Joe to get the ball and score." So naturally, the last-second shot against the Spartans would go through Carroll, right? Well, not exactly. The ball ended up in Hallman's hands about 28 feet from the basket- ball. And just before the buzzer sound- ed, he launched a jumper over the outstretched arms of Terry Donnelly that went through the net, leading an eruption. "We went out of ours minds when he hit that shot," Carroll said. "Michi- gan State was highly publicized as big time gun slingers, but the arena went crazy." What happened next made the mo- ment even more memorable. In those days, fans didn't rush the court to the level they do now. So after Rose and the Boilermakers met into the locker room, the Coach decided to send his team back out for a victory lap. Few had left the building by the time the Boilermakers had their encore. For Carroll, a shy college student, it was all a little overwhelming. "I didn't join in (on the parade lap)," Carroll said. "I was wound up, but when I got to the tunnel, I didn't Lo o k i n g to t h e fut u re? Simply Checking is perfect for "just starting out." I use Simply Checking and the mobile banking app for easy access to my money. With unlimited ATM transactions, overdra• protection availability and online banking, Simply Checking suits my life. www.LSBANK.com/742-1064 E v E r y A N g L E . E v E r y P o S S i B i L i t y . David Boudia, Olympic gold medalist Purdue The close relationship between Coach Lee Rose and Carroll developed a bond that led Purdue to a Big Ten title in their first year together. A year later, the duo led the Boilermakers to the Final Four.