Coming off the lowest scoring game of our first 350, with Bobby Knights' Indiana defeating Michael Jordan, we proceeded to have the two wildest games decided at the buzzer.
Northern Iowa Edges Winthrop. We the non-power Conferences playing for automatic bids, we thought we would shift back to out NIT of all-time non-power champs, and the first game was between our two biggest non-power champs, with Winthrop 2007 vs. Northern Iowa 2015. In their real MVC tournament this year Northern Iowa is not in the title game due to being upset by Valpo in the quarter finals.
Seth Tuttle drew a foul in the closing seconds and hit both free throws for a 94-92 win to advance to our All-Time NIT Final 4. He has made Northern Iowa perhaps the biggest surprise so far i the game - as a blowout win over Bobby Hurley's Rhode Island, stunning upset of the 1960 Ohio State champs and then respectable loss against a Kentucky team make them 4-1 with this win and in our top 50. IN real MVC action
Winthrop also lost their real tournament title game today to end up runner up in the Big South tournament.
UNC Wilmington over Stephen F Austin in double OT Despite 4 starters fouling out. The next game would be the second highest scoring game of our 350 Value Add Basketball Games played to date. The average score in our first 350 games has been 78-68. Ironically the lowest scoring game was played right before these two games, as Bobby Knight's Indiana beat Michael Jordan's UNC 53-46 in a matchup of perhaps the best two defensive teams in teh game.
| Rnk | Highest Scoring Games | Player | Score | Allow | Pts | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola Marymount 1990 | Bo Kimble | 138 | 116 | 254 | Kentucky 1970 |
| 2 | UNC Wilmington 2003 | Devontae Cacok | 116 | 114 | 230 | Stephen F. Austin 2016 |
| 3 | Holy Cross 1950 | Bob Cousy #34 | 108 | 106 | 214 | Duke 1986 |
| 4 | Michigan St. 2000 | Mateen Cleaves | 108 | 104 | 212 | Miami FL 1965 |
| 5 | North Carolina 1998 | Vince Carter | 104 | 101 | 205 | Loyola Marymount 1990 |
| 6 | Illinois 1989 | Nick Anderson | 105 | 98 | 203 | Loyola Marymount 1990 |
| 7 | Miami FL 2023 | Norchad Omier | 99 | 98 | 197 | Washington 2006 |
| 8 | Texas 2023 | Marcus Carr | 97 | 96 | 193 | Indiana St. 1979 |
| 9 | Michigan 1965 | Cazzie Russell | 95 | 94 | 189 | Stephen F Austin 1965 |
| 10 | Marquette 2023 | Tyler Kolek | 94 | 93 | 187 | Creighton 2023 |
| Drop | UCLA 1967 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #3 | 93 | 92 | 185 | Baylor 2021 |
That was topped in our second game which sets all kinds of records starting with both teams being the first to score 100 points besides games in which Loyola-Marymount was not playing. Stephen F. Austin drew a record 33 fouls to get a record 47 foul shots attempted. Four of five UNC Wilmington starters fouled out, but the remaining player - Denzel Ingram - hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the end of the 2nd overtime to advance to our NIT Final 4 with a 116-114 win.
While we ranked Thomas Walkup as the best player in the country when we ran our Value Add Basketball rankings, it was Demetrious Floyd hit an all-time game high seven 3-pointers in the losing effort.
| Pos | Stephen F Austin 2016 | Pts | 3pt | 2pt | FT | Att | Reb | Stl | Blk | Fl | Height | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNCW 116, SFA 114 | ||||||||||||
| 1-PG | Trey Pinkney | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5'9 | 2.7 Pts, 1.8 Reb |
| 2-SG | Demetrious Floyd | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5'11 | 13.8 Pts, 1.5 Reb |
| 3-SF | Thomas Walkup | 31 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6'4 | 18.1 Pts, 6.9 Reb |
| 4-PF | Ty Charles | 21 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6'5 | 9.4 Pts, 4.8 Reb |
| 5-C | T.J. Holyfield | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6'8 | 7.5 Pts, 4.2 Reb |
| 1-PG | Jared Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'0 | 6.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb |
| 2-SG | Dallas Cameron | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'3 | 3.5 Pts, 1.0 Reb |
| 3-SF | Nathan Bain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'6 | 2.5 Pts, 2.0 Reb |
| 4-PF | Clide Geffrard | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'5 | 13.3 Pts, 5.9 Reb |
| 5-C | C.J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'2 | 2.4 Pts, 2.7 Reb |
| Turnovers 14 | 114 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Pos | UNC Wilmington 2017 | Pts | 3pt | 2pt | FT | Att | Reb | Stl | Blk | Fl | Height | Summary |
| 1-PG | Denzel Ingram | 33 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6'0 | 14.6 Pts, 2.2 Reb |
| 2-SG | Ambrose Mosley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6'2 | 8.2 Pts, 2.9 Reb |
| 3-SF | Chris Flemmings | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6'5 | 15.8 Pts, 5.6 Reb |
| 4-PF | C.J. Bryce | 24 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6'5 | 17.4 Pts, 5.4 Reb |
| 5-C | Devontae Cacok | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6'7 | 12.3 Pts, 9.8 Reb |
| 1-PG | Jordon Talley | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6'0 | 7.6 Pts, 1.7 Reb |
| 2-SG | JaQuel Richmond | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'1 | 4.6 Pts, 1.2 Reb |
| 3-SF | Jaylen Fornes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6'3 | 3.1 Pts, 1.0 Reb |
| 4-PF | Marcus Bryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6'7 | 2.2 Pts, 2.7 Reb |
| 5-C | Chuck Ogbodo | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6'9 | 1.5 Pts, 2.0 Reb |
| Turnovers 21 | 116 | 8 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 33 | |||
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| Pos | Winthrop 2007 | Pts | 3pt | 2pt | FT | Att | Reb | Stl | Blk | Fl | Height | Summary |
| N IA wins 116-114 | ||||||||||||
| 1-PG | Michael Jenkins | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6'3 | 14.8 Pts, 3.8 Reb |
| 2-SG | Chris Gaynor | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5'10 | 7.8 Pts, 3.2 Reb |
| 3-SF | Taj McCullough | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'7 | 7.9 Pts, 3.8 Reb |
| 4-PF | Phillip Williams | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6'8 | 8.7 Pts, 5.5 Reb |
| 5-C | Craig Bradshaw | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6'11 | 13.5 Pts, 6.3 Reb |
| 1-PG | DeAndre Adams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5'8 | 2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb |
| 2-SG | Antwon Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'4 | 5.5 Pts, 3.3 Reb |
| 3-SF | Kyle Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'3 | 1.9 Pts, 0.8 Reb |
| 4-PF | Mantoris Robinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6'5 | 2.4 Pts, 2.6 Reb |
| 5-C | Torrell Martin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6'5 | 14.5 Pts, 5.7 Reb |
| Turnovers 13 | 92 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |||
| Pos | Northern Iowa 2015 (MVC) | Pts | 3pt | 2pt | FT | Att | Reb | Stl | Blk | Fl | Ht | Actual Season |
| 1-PG | Deon Mitchell | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6'1 | 7.5 Pts, 2.0 ^ 2.5 Ast |
| 2-SG | Matt Bohannon | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6'4 | 5.7 Pts, 1.7 ^ 0.9 Ast |
| 3-SF | Jeremy Morgan | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'5 | 5.6 Pts, 3.1 ^ 0.9 Ast |
| 4-PF | Marvin Singleton | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'6 | 4.7 Pts, 4.9 ^ 0.7 Ast |
| 5-C | Seth Tuttle | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6'8 | 15.3 Pts, 6.9 ^ 3.3 Ast |
| 1-PG | Wes Washpun | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6'1 | 7.6 Pts, 2.5 ^ 2.6 Ast |
| 2-SG | Wyatt Lohaus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'2 | 3.8 Pts, 1.2 ^ 0.7 Ast |
| 3-SF | Paul Jesperson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'6 | 5.9 Pts, 2.3 ^ 0.3 Ast |
| 4-PF | Nate Buss | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'9 | 7.7 Pts, 2.7 ^ 0.1 Ast |
| 5-C | Bennett Koch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6'9 | 1.4 Pts, 0.6 ^ 0.0 Ast |
| Turnovers 12 | 94 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
