March Madness is a single elimination contest for NCAA basketball teams. The tournament takes place each spring and is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States. A record 149 points were scored in a single March Madness game by LMU against Michigan in the second round of the 1990 tournament, which was the most of any team in the competition's history as of 2023.
Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (March 6, 2024). Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team." Chart. March 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2024). Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Most Points Scored in a Single Ncaa March Madness Game as of 2023, by Team." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Most points scored in a single NCAA March Madness game as of 2023, by team [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, March 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107010/most-points-scored-teams-march-madness/
