 At first , only three of the freshmen started . Although they all played when the season opened on December 2 , 1991 against the University of Detroit , they did not all play at the same time until December 7 against Eastern Michigan and did not start regularly until February 9 , 1992 . In that first game starting together as a regular unit , the five freshmen accounted for all the team 's points in a 74 – 65 victory against Notre Dame . The film presented the opinions of upperclassmen Eric Riley and James <unk> when they were replaced by freshmen in the starting lineup . Both fought off impulses to transfer . 
