Lobo Classics: Royce Olney clutch in win over #3 Utah inside The Pit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The term "Pit Game" is one that is used by Lobo fans all over to describe what was a great game played inside the fabled confines of "The Pit". Over the years there have been numerous "Pit Games" that Lobo fans recall with almost perfect memory of what happened, where they sat, how old they were and just how loud The Pit got!

But perhaps there is one "Pit Game" that outshines them all, or at the very least, is the absolute epitome of the term.

That game would of course be the February 1 clash in the 1997-98 season with rival and then-ranked No. 3 Utah. Or as some have come to reference it; "the Royce Olney game."

While the game itself ended as one of the greatest games ever…