The Unbelievable Record-Breaker Who Shattered NCAA Tournament Scoring History!
2. 58, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita St. (March 20, 1965)
Perhaps angry or motivated after Princeton’s loss in the Final Four, Bradley took out his frustration on Wichita State in the third-place game. Without a 3-point line or a shot clock, Bradley poured in a Princeton-record 58 points in a 118-82 victory. Bradley, who had averaged a conference-best 28.8 points in Ivy League games, earned Most Outstanding Player honors.
3. 56, Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati vs. Arkansas (March 15, 1958)
Over his college career, “the Big O” averaged 33.8 points, 15.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists despite standing at just 6-foot-5. But in one of his best March Madness games, Robertson nearly outscored Arkansas by himself while setting the Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas) scoring record. He finished with 56 points on 21-of-36 shooting and went 14 of 16 from the foul line in a 97-62 win over the Razorbacks in the 1958 NCAA Tournament third-place game. Remarkably, Cincinnati didn’t win a national championship over Robertson’s three-year run.

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