▁and ▁beat ▁them ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁championship ▁show down ▁with ▁the ▁Kn ights . ▁In ▁the ▁final s , ▁Let ran ▁got ▁their ▁sweet ▁reven ge ▁as ▁they ▁beat ▁San ▁B eda ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁second ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁The ▁Let ran ▁team ▁was ▁called ▁" M ur der ▁Inc ." ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Will ie ▁Hern ande z ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁mer cil ess ▁brand ▁of ▁basketball , ▁very ▁unf org iving . ▁After ▁that ▁historic ▁match , ▁San ▁B eda ▁kept ▁on ▁winning ▁many ▁champion ships ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁while ▁Let ran ▁ended ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁with ▁only ▁six ▁champion ships . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁NCAA ▁has ▁seen ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁B eda ▁basketball ▁program ▁while ▁Let ran ▁pe aked ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁power house ▁team ▁that ▁will ▁continue ▁until ▁the ▁mill en ni um ▁de cade . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exit ▁of ▁their ▁fier ce ▁riv als , ▁A ten e o ▁for ▁San ▁B eda ▁and ▁La ▁S alle ▁for ▁Let ran , ▁some ▁say ▁the ▁rival ry ▁has ▁died ▁down ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth ▁situation ▁not ▁until ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁the ▁L ions ▁won ▁their ▁ 1 2 th ▁championship ▁after ▁ 2 8 ▁years . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁San ▁B eda ▁won ▁twice ▁against ▁Let ran ▁and ▁denied ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁twice - to - be