A summary of UCLA’s 88-game college basketball winning streak as it played out, following a loss at Notre Dame on Jan. 23, 1971: 1970-71 season: Win 1: Jan. 30, 1971: 74-61 vs. UC Santa Barbara ...
Besides winning 88 in a row, UCLA's average margin of victory was nearly 23.5 points per game; During the streak, UCLA had more wins by 30 or more points (29) than single digits (17) ...
Pittsburgh native Dwight Clay hits the game-winning shot from the corner in Notre Dame’s 71-70 win over UCLA on Jan. 19, 1974, which put a halt to the Bruins’ 88-game winning streak.
UCLA’s record 88-game winning streak was over. But the final half-minute of the streak, in which the fates seemed to conspire against the Bruins, only served to underscore the magnificence of ...
UCLA's winning streak was helmed by legendary college hoops head coach John Wooden. Who broke UCLA’s 88-game winning streak? It was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. And as previously mentioned ...
The End of a Streak for the Ages. On January 19, 1974, one of the most remarkable runs in sports history came to an end. UCLA’s legendary 88-game winning streak—still the longest in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history—was snapped by Notre Dame in a nail-biting 71-70 victory.In just 3 minutes and 32 seconds, the Irish erased an 11-point deficit, culminating in Dwight Clay’s ...
His jump shot with 29 seconds remaining wiped clean UCLA's 88-game winning streak and once again cast Notre Dame as the bad seed in the Bruins' victory garden. Clay was not out of costume in the 71-70 victory. Although he has the poorest shooting percentage among the Notre Dame regulars, it was the fourth time that the junior guard has helped ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Irish end UCLA's 88-game win streak By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com. Jan. 19, 1974. Three weeks after Notre Dame's football team becomes No. 1 by beating Alabama in a thrilling Sugar Bowl, the Irish score their greatest basketball victory when they end UCLA's record 88-game winning streak in an equally magnificent contest.
UCLA had won 72 of the 88 games by double digits during the streak--and the average margin of victory came in at 23.5 points per game. The Bruins entered 86 of those 88 games as the number-one-ranked team and 20 of the wins had come on the opponent's home court.
He spits it out with distaste when asked what he recalls most about UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak. ... The Bruins built the streak to 45-0 by winning all 30 games, scoring more than ...
One of the most unbreakable records in men's college basketball remains the incredible 88 game winning streak that the UCLA Bruins put together from 1971-1974. Undefeated seasons are practically unheard of in college basketball - to put together a winning streak that lasts three years defies comprehension.
Walton had 32 points and 27 rebounds in UCLA's 87-73 victory against Loyola of Chicago, a victory that tied the University of San Francisco's NCAA-record 60-game winning streak. It coincided with a deepening interest in the Bruins and Walton, who had gained a national reputation as a basketball-playing anti-war protester.
A. UCLA's winning streak lasted for 1,092 days, setting a record in Division I men's basketball. Q. How did the game against Notre Dame end UCLA's winning streak?
UCLA’s 88-game winning streak is a Division I team record that stands above all — and likely will forever. (ND Athletics) A year earlier, UCLA had finished a 30-0 season with its sixth ...
The legend began in January 1973 when Clay, appearing in just the ninth game of his college career, nailed a jump shot with 2 seconds left to end Marquette’s 81-game homecourt winning streak. That victory over the nation’s No. 4 team helped to turn the struggling Irish into a burgeoning basketball power.
Notre Dame beats UCLA 71-70 to snap the Bruins’ 88-game winning streak, the longest in the history of college men’s basketball. The Fighting Irish had been the last team to beat John Wooden ...
Notre Dame scores the game's last 12 points to end UCLA's record 88-game winning streak, 71-70. It's the first loss for UCLA since Jan. 23, 1971 when the Bruins were beaten 89-82 by -- who else?
UCLA also had 14 turnovers in the first half — which is what the Bruins have been averaging per game throughout the tournament. ... They’re on a 15-game win streak, all of which have been by ...
Megan Grant crushed her NCAA-leading 21st home run to fuel UCLA’s series-clinching win over Washington and extend the Bruins’ red-hot streak. Jun 2, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; UCLA Bruins ...
