The Shot
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The Shot is the famous last-second game-winning basket by Christian Laettner for Duke against Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA Tournament, widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in college basketball history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11308809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shot Context triple: [1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, notableGameNickname, The Shot]
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A.
The Shot
"The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.
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B.
“The Shot”
“The Shot” is a poem by Ted Hughes from his collection *Birthday Letters*, reflecting on his relationship with Sylvia Plath and the forces that shaped her life and death.
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C.
Shoot Your Shot
"Shoot Your Shot" is a funk and soul track by James Brown, featured on his influential 1973 album *The Payback*.
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D.
Big Shots
Big Shots is an American television dramedy series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of four high-powered corporate executives.
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E.
Big Shot
"Big Shot" is a 1978 rock song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, known for its satirical take on New York high society and featured on his album "52nd Street."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shot Target entity description: The Shot is the famous last-second game-winning basket by Christian Laettner for Duke against Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA Tournament, widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in college basketball history.
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A.
The Shot
"The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.
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B.
“The Shot”
“The Shot” is a poem by Ted Hughes from his collection *Birthday Letters*, reflecting on his relationship with Sylvia Plath and the forces that shaped her life and death.
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C.
Shoot Your Shot
"Shoot Your Shot" is a funk and soul track by James Brown, featured on his influential 1973 album *The Payback*.
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D.
Big Shots
Big Shots is an American television dramedy series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of four high-powered corporate executives.
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E.
Big Shot
"Big Shot" is a 1978 rock song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, known for its satirical take on New York high society and featured on his album "52nd Street."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball play
ⓘ
buzzer beater ⓘ game-winning shot ⓘ sports moment ⓘ |
| advancedTeam | Duke Blue Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arena | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchLocation | free-throw line ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| coachOfOpponentTeam | Rick Pitino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfScoringTeam | Mike Krzyzewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorCommentator |
Len Elmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Francesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1992-03-28 ⓘ |
| decidedOutcome | Duke victory ⓘ |
| distanceFromBasket | about 17 feet ⓘ |
| eliminatedTeam | Kentucky Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPlayerPerformance |
Christian Laettner 10-for-10 field goals
GENERATED
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Christian Laettner 10-for-10 free throws GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuredPlayerPoints | 31 GENERATED ⓘ |
| finalScoreAfterShot | Duke 104–103 Kentucky ⓘ |
| handUsed | right hand ⓘ |
| inboundPassType | full-court pass ⓘ |
| isOvertime | true ⓘ |
| isWidelyRegardedAs |
one of the greatest moments in college basketball history
ⓘ
one of the most famous buzzer beaters in NCAA Tournament history ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberOfScorer | 32 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Duke 1992 Final Four appearance
ⓘ
Duke 1992 national championship run ⓘ |
| opponentConference | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentTeam | Kentucky Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentTeamSeed | 2 ⓘ |
| overtimePeriod | first overtime ⓘ |
| passer | Grant Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playByPlayAnnouncer | Verne Lundquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| round |
East Regional Final
ⓘ
Elite Eight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringPlayer | Christian Laettner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringTeamSeed | 1 ⓘ |
| shotType | turnaround jumper ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| team | Duke Blue Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeRemainingOnClock | 2.1 seconds ⓘ |
| tournamentYear | 1992 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shot Description of subject: The Shot is the famous last-second game-winning basket by Christian Laettner for Duke against Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA Tournament, widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in college basketball history.
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