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50 years later, Texas Western's victory resonates in civil rights, basketball history

FILE - In this March 18, 1966, file photo, Texas Western coach Don Haskins, right, escorts Orsten Artis off the court after Texas Western defeated Utah in a semifinal in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, at the University of Maryland, in College Park, Md. Texas Western won 85-78 with Artis leading his teammates with 22 points. Breaking down racial barriers wasn’t the only legacy left from the 1966 title game between Kentucky and Texas Western. The two coaches, Adolph Rupp and Don Haskins, were trailblazers who helped to revolutionize the way the game is played today.

The opposing team's locker room is a place Pat Riley has generally considered off-limits for almost all his basketball life: Do not enter except under extreme circumstances.