Tourney History

Single Game Records - One Team

Most Points

• 149, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan (115), West 2nd, 1990
• 131, UNLV vs. Loyola Marymount (101), West RF, 1990
• 127, St. Joseph's vs. Utah (120), N3rd, 1961 (4 ot)
• 124, Oklahoma vs. Louisiana Tech (81), SE 2nd, 1989
• 123, North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount (97), West 2nd, 1988
• 121, Iowa vs. Notre Dame (106), SE R3rd, 1970
• 121, UNLV vs. San Francisco (95), West 1st, 1977
• 121, Tennessee vs. Long Beach State (86), South 1st, 2007

Fewest Points

• 20, North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh (26), RF, 1941
• 24, Springfield vs. Indiana (48), RF, 1940
• 26, Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina (20), RF, 1941
• 28, Kentucky vs. Dartmouth (47), NSF, 1942

Largest Winning Margin

• 69, Loyola of Chicago (111) vs. Tennessee Tech (42), SE 1st, 1963
• 58, Kansas (110) vs. Prairie View (52), 1st R, 1998
• 49, UCLA (109) vs. Wyoming, (60), RSF, 1967
• 49, Syracuse (101) vs. Brown (52), 1st R, 1986

Most Points Scored by a Losing Team

• 120, Utah vs. St. Joseph's (127), N3rd, 1961 (4 ot)
• 115, Wyoming vs. Loyola Marymount (119), 1st R, 1988
• 115, Michigan vs. Loyola Marymount (149), 2nd R, 1990

Most Field Goals

• 52, Iowa vs. Notre Dame, SE R3rd, 1970
• 51, UCLA vs. Dayton, West RSF, 1974
• 51, UNLV vs. Loyola Marymount, West RF, 1990

Fewest Field Goals

• 8, Springfield vs. Indiana, East 1st, 1940
• 9, Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina, RSF, 1941
• 9, North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, RSF, 1941
• 9, Oklahoma St. vs. Kentucky, CH, 1949

Most Field-Goal Attempts

• 112, Marshall vs. Southwestern Louisiana, MW 1st, 1972
• 106, Indiana vs. Miami (Ohio), SE R3rd, 1958
• 105, Western Kentucky vs. Villanova, NSF, 1971

Highest Field-Goal Percentage

• 80.0% (28-35), Oklahoma State vs. Tulane, SE 2nd, 1992
• 79.0% (49-62), North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount, West 2nd, 1988
• 78.6% (22-28), Villanova vs. Georgetown, CH, 1985
• 75.0% (33-44), Northeastern vs. Virginia Commonwealth, East 1st, 1984

Lowest Field-Goal Percentage

• 12.7% (8-63), Springfield vs. Indiana, East RSF, 1940
• 13.9% (10-72), Harvard vs. Ohio State, East RSF, 1946
• 19.4% (14-72), Creighton vs. Cincinnati, RSF, 1962

Most 3-Point Field Goals

• 21, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, West 2nd, 1990
• 18, Duke vs. Monmouth, 1st R, 2001
• 18, West Virginia vs. Louisville, RF, 2005 (ot)
• 17, Loyola Marymount vs. UNLV, West RF, 1990

Most 3-Point Field-Goal Attempts

• 43, St. Joseph's vs. Boston College, West 2nd, 1997 (ot)
• 42, Long Island vs. Villanova, East 1st, 1997
• 41, Loyola Marymount vs. UNLV, West RF, 1990

Highest 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (Min. 7 3FGM)

• 88.9% (8-9), Kansas State vs. Georgia, West 1st, 1987
• 81.8% (9-11), Alabama vs. North Carolina A&T, SE 1st, 1987
• 80.0% (8-10), Kansas State vs. Purdue, MW RSF, 1988
• 80.0% (8-10), Maryland vs. Massachusetts, MW 2nd, 1994

Most Free Throws Made

• 43, Arizona vs. Illinois, RF, 2001
• 41, Utah vs. Santa Clara, West R3rd, 1960
• 41, Navy vs. Syracuse, East 2nd, 1986

Most Free-Throw Attempts

• 56, Arizona vs. Illinois, RF,2001
• 55, Texas-El Paso vs. Tulsa, West 1st, 1985
• 54, Morehead State vs. Pittsburgh, SE 1st, 1957
• 53, Morehead State vs. Iowa, SE RSF, 1956

Most Free Throws Without a Miss

• 22-22, Fordham vs. South Carolina, East R3rd, 1971
• 18-18, Kentucky vs. Utah, 2nd R, 2003
• 17-17, Dayton vs. Villanova, SE 1st, 1985
• 17-17, Villanova vs. Kentucky, SE RSF, 1988

Most Rebounds

• 86, Notre Dame vs. Tennessee Tech, 1st R, 1958
• 76, Temple vs. Connecticut, RSF, 1956
• 76, Houston vs. North Carolina, N3d, 1967
• 76, Houston vs. TCU, RF, 1968
• 76, UCLA vs. Weber St., RSF, 1972

Largest Rebound Margin

• 42, Notre Dame (86) vs. Tennessee Tech (44), 1st R, 1958
• 35, St. John’s (N.Y.) (56) vs. Connecticut (21), 1st R, 1951
• 35, Kansas (64) vs. Prairie View (29), 1st R, 1998
• 34, Kansas (61) vs. Jackson St. (27), 1st R, 1997

Most Assists

• 36, North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount, 2nd R, 1988
• 35, UNLV vs. Loyola Marymount, RF, 1990
• 35, Kentucky vs. San Jose St., 1st R, 1996

Most Blocked Shots

• 14, Kentucky vs. UCLA, RSF, 1998
• 13, Louisville vs. Illinois, RSF, 1989
• 13, Brigham Young vs. Virginia, 1st R, 1991
• 13, Kansas vs. Jackson St., 1st R, 1997

Most Steals

• 19, Providence vs. Austin Peay, SE 2nd, 1987
• 19, Connecticut vs. Boston University, East 1st, 1990
• 19, Washington vs. Connecticut, RSF, 2006

Most Personal Fouls

• 41, Dayton vs. Illinois, East RSF, 1952
• 39, Kansas vs. Notre Dame, MW 1st, 1975

Most Players Disqualified

• 6, Kansas vs. Notre Dame, 1st R, 1975
• 6, Illinois vs. Arizona, RF, 2001