15-140 Game Makes Point - Lot Of Them -- Usiu Player's 72-Point Effort Tops Maravich Record

LOS ANGELES - Records are the rule, rather than the exception, when Loyola Marymount and U.S. International play basketball. And their final meeting produced a bonanza.

While Loyola broke its own single-game NCAA scoring standard during a 186-140 victory over the Gulls Saturday night, USIU's Kevin Bradshaw broke Pete Maravich's 21-year-old scoring record with 72 points.

USIU, an independent university in San Diego, declared bankruptcy about two weeks ago and the basketball program will be eliminated after the season.

``Tonight you saw a coach do everything he can to point to one positive in a season that's been wiped off the slate,'' said USIU Coach Gary Zarecky, whose team is 1-16. ``You saw one form of medicine tonight.''

Bradshaw, 26, a senior guard, broke Maravich's NCAA record of 69 points against a Division I opponent while the last Loyola-USIU matchup reached No. 2 in the NCAA record book for combined points.

The Lions' 186 points broke their NCAA record of 181 set Jan. 31, 1989, in a 181-150 victory over the Gulls - the highest-scoring game in NCAA history.

Bradshaw played all 40 minutes, making 23 of 59 shots from the field, including 7 of 22 from three-point range, and 19 of 23 free throws. He also had 10 rebounds.

``I'm still completely stunned,'' he said. ``I wasn't gunning for the record until the last 10 minutes. That's when the bench became aware of the mark, and the coaches allowed me to go for it. I won't be celebrating because we lost the game.''

Bradshaw's previous high was 54 points in a 152-137 loss Dec. 7, 1989, to Loyola in the fifth-highest scoring game in NCAA history.

Bradshaw made two free throws with 1:27 remaining to tie and then break Maravich's record.

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BIG DAYS ON THE BASKETBALL COURTThe college teams and individuals with the most points per game.Both Teams

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PTS TEAMS, SCORES DATE ;

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331 Loyola Marymount 181, U.S. International 150 01/31/89 ;

326 Loyola Marymount 186, U.S. International 140 01/05/91 ;

306 Loyola Marymount 162, U.S. International 144 01/07/89 ;

302 Loyola Marymount 164, Azusa Pacific 138 11/28/88 ;

289 Loyola Marymount 152, U.S. International 137 12/07/89 ;

289 Louisiana St. 148, Loyola Marymount 141 04/03/90 ;

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Individuals

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PTS PLAYER GAME DATE ;

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72 Kevin Bradshaw U.S. Int'l vs. Loyola Marymount 01/05/91 ;

69 Pete Maravich Louisiana St. vs. Alabama 04/07/70 ;

68 Calvin Murphy Niagara vs. Syracuse 12/07/68 ;