In the movie: Hickory's Rade Butcher inbounds the ball to Buddy Walker in the backcourt. Walker dribbles the ball into the halfcourt and then passes to Jimmy Chitwood near the top of the key to set up the final play.

In real life: Bobby Plump wasn't supposed to be the inbounder, but he mistakenly passed the ball into Ray Craft. "A little thick there," Craft said. "He got right there at the top of the key and I threw it to him and we just waited until the clock to run down."

In the movie: Hickory players, upon entering Butler Fieldhouse, measure the baseline to the free-throw line and from the rim to the floor to reflect the fact it has the same dimensions as the Hickory gym.

In real life: When Milan had its introductory moment before the 1953 state semifinal, "all of a sudden everybody got quiet and they're looking around in here," Bobby Plump said. "Bob Engel one of our players said 'put a lot of hay in this place couldn't you?' That kind of broke the spell a little bit." "Hoosiers" screenwriter and producer Angelo Pizzo read an account from another coach who actually took measurements upon entering the court.

In the movie: Jimmy Chitwood's game-winning jump shot lifted Hickory over South Bend Central 42-40 in the 1952 state final. Actor Maris Valainis made the shot on the first take during filming in 1985 after missing several shot attempts during rehearsals.

In real life: Bobby Plump's game-winning jump shot lifted Milan over Muncie Central 32-30 in the closing seconds of the 1954 state final. "I knew it was going in the basket when it left my hands," Plump said.

In the movie: Coach Norman Dale told Jimmy Chitwood during Hickory's final timeout that he will be used as a decoy on the final play. Instead, Chitwood confidently told Dale and his teammates he will make the last shot.

In real life: Coach Marvin Wood instructed Ray Craft to inbound the ball to Bobby Plump, who was supposed to dribble for up to six seconds and to leave enough time in case of a missed shot for a tip-in. Starting center Gene White advised the other players to stay on the left side of the court to give Plump room to work. Wood agreed.

Then: The fieldhouse was virtually untouched for more than 60 years after its original construction and still looked much like the 1954 state final during filming in 1985. The seating capacity was 15,000 from 1928 until a major renovation in the summer of 1989 (11,000 seats).

Now: The fieldhouse underwent a $36 million renovation in 2014 that made significant upgrades including the addition of chairback seating in the main arena. However, there are still bleachers at the very top of both sides of the fieldhouse. The current capacity is 9,100 seats.