March 18, 1990
Loyola Marymount beats Michigan 149-115 in the highest scoring NCAA tournament game ever.
Of all the statistics, the most impressive had to be Loyola Marymount’s performance behind the arc. The Lions finished 21-40 from 3-point land. Senior Jeff Fryer set an NCAA Tournament record converting on 11 threes. He finished the game with 41 points.
With Fryer lighting it up from deep, Bo Kimble had a typical Bo Kimble-like performance in the paint scoring 37 points. The two Lions players combined to score more points (78) than 22 of the 32 teams that made it to the second round of the tournament.
The 264 points were the most in NCAA Tournament history, breaking the previous mark of 247 set in 1961 when St. Joseph’s (Pa.) beat Utah 127-120 in four overtimes.
Loyola Marymount won its Sweet 16 matchup against Alabama before falling in the Elite 8 to eventual national champion UNLV, 131-101.
The Lions’ NCAA Tournament run was over, but the team had made its mark with the fans, and more significantly, in the record books.