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Rk	Year	Date	Region	Round	School	PTS	Opponent	PTS	OT	Diff	Location
1	2024	March 24, 2024	Midwest	Second Round	8 Utah State	67	1 Purdue	106		-39	Indianapolis, IN
2	2024	March 24, 2024	Midwest	Second Round	1 Purdue	106	8 Utah State	67		+39	Indianapolis, IN
3	2024	March 24, 2024	South	Second Round	12 James Madison	55	4 Duke	93		-38	Brooklyn, NY
4	2024	March 24, 2024	South	Second Round	4 Duke	93	12 James Madison	55		+38	Brooklyn, NY
5	2024	March 22, 2024	East	First Round	16 Stetson	52	1 UConn	91		-39	Brooklyn, NY
6	2024	March 22, 2024	South	First Round	16 Longwood	46	1 Houston	86		-40	Memphis, TN
7	2024	March 22, 2024	South	First Round	1 Houston	86	16 Longwood	46		+40	Memphis, TN
8	2024	March 22, 2024	East	First Round	1 UConn	91	16 Stetson	52		+39	Brooklyn, NY
9	2021	March 20, 2021	West	First Round	16 Norfolk State	55	1 Gonzaga	98		-43	Indianapolis, IN
10	2021	March 20, 2021	West	First Round	1 Gonzaga	98	16 Norfolk State	55		+43	Indianapolis, IN
11	2019	March 21, 2019	West	First Round	1 Gonzaga	87	16 FDU	49		+38	Salt Lake City, UT
12	2019	March 21, 2019	West	First Round	16 FDU	49	1 Gonzaga	87		-38	Salt Lake City, UT
13	2017	March 17, 2017	South	First Round	16 Texas Southern	64	1 UNC	103		-39	Greenville, SC
14	2017	March 17, 2017	South	First Round	1 UNC	103	16 Texas Southern	64		+39	Greenville, SC
15	2017	March 17, 2017	Midwest	First Round	1 Kansas	100	16 UC-Davis	62		+38	Tulsa, OK
16	2017	March 17, 2017	Midwest	First Round	16 UC-Davis	62	1 Kansas	100		-38	Tulsa, OK
17	2016	April 2, 2016	National	National Semifinal	2 Villanova	95	2 Oklahoma	51		+44	Houston, TX
18	2016	April 2, 2016	National	National Semifinal	2 Oklahoma	51	2 Villanova	95		-44	Houston, TX
19	2016	March 18, 2016	West	First Round	1 Oregon	91	16 Holy Cross	52		+39	Spokane, WA
20	2016	March 18, 2016	West	First Round	16 Holy Cross	52	1 Oregon	91		-39	Spokane, WA
Rk	Year	Date	Region	Round	School	PTS	Opponent	PTS	OT	Diff	Location
21	2015	March 26, 2015	Midwest	Regional Semifinal	5 West Virginia	39	1 Kentucky	78		-39	Cleveland, OH
22	2015	March 26, 2015	Midwest	Regional Semifinal	1 Kentucky	78	5 West Virginia	39		+39	Cleveland, OH
23	2015	March 19, 2015	East	Second Round	1 Villanova	93	16 Lafayette	52		+41	Pittsburgh, PA
24	2015	March 19, 2015	East	Second Round	16 Lafayette	52	1 Villanova	93		-41	Pittsburgh, PA
25	2014	March 20, 2014	West	Second Round	2 Wisconsin	75	15 American	35		+40	Milwaukee, WI
26	2014	March 20, 2014	West	Second Round	15 American	35	2 Wisconsin	75		-40	Milwaukee, WI
27	2013	March 21, 2013	South	Second Round	5 VCU	88	12 Akron	42		+46	Auburn Hills, MI
28	2013	March 21, 2013	East	Second Round	4 Syracuse	81	13 Montana	34		+47	San Jose, CA
29	2013	March 21, 2013	East	Second Round	13 Montana	34	4 Syracuse	81		-47	San Jose, CA
30	2013	March 21, 2013	South	Second Round	12 Akron	42	5 VCU	88		-46	Auburn Hills, MI
31	2011	March 18, 2011	West	Second Round	16 Hampton	45	1 Duke	87		-42	Charlotte, NC
32	2011	March 18, 2011	West	Second Round	1 Duke	87	16 Hampton	45		+42	Charlotte, NC
33	2009	March 27, 2009	Midwest	Regional Semifinal	1 Louisville	103	12 Arizona	64		+39	Indianapolis, IN
34	2009	March 27, 2009	Midwest	Regional Semifinal	12 Arizona	64	1 Louisville	103		-39	Indianapolis, IN
35	2009	March 19, 2009	South	First Round	16 Radford	58	1 UNC	101		-43	Greensboro, NC
36	2009	March 19, 2009	South	First Round	1 UNC	101	16 Radford	58		+43	Greensboro, NC
37	2009	March 19, 2009	West	First Round	1 UConn	103	16 Chattanooga	47		+56	Philadelphia, PA
38	2009	March 19, 2009	West	First Round	16 Chattanooga	47	1 UConn	103		-56	Philadelphia, PA
39	2008	March 21, 2008	East	First Round	1 UNC	113	16 Mount St. Mary's	74		+39	Raleigh, NC
40	2008	March 21, 2008	East	First Round	16 Mount St. Mary's	74	1 UNC	113		-39	Raleigh, NC
Rk	Year	Date	Region	Round	School	PTS	Opponent	PTS	OT	Diff	Location
41	2008	March 20, 2008	West	First Round	1 UCLA	70	16 Mississippi Valley State	29		+41	Anaheim, CA
42	2008	March 20, 2008	West	First Round	16 Mississippi Valley State	29	1 UCLA	70		-41	Anaheim, CA
43	2007	March 16, 2007	West	First Round	16 Niagara	67	1 Kansas	107		-40	Chicago, IL
44	2007	March 16, 2007	West	First Round	1 Kansas	107	16 Niagara	67		+40	Chicago, IL
45	2007	March 16, 2007	Midwest	First Round	16 Jackson State	69	1 Florida	112		-43	New Orleans, LA
46	2007	March 16, 2007	Midwest	First Round	1 Florida	112	16 Jackson State	69		+43	New Orleans, LA
47	2002	March 15, 2002	West	First Round	1 Cincinnati	90	16 Boston University	52		+38	Pittsburgh, PA
48	2002	March 15, 2002	West	First Round	16 Boston University	52	1 Cincinnati	90		-38	Pittsburgh, PA
49	2002	March 14, 2002	South	First Round	16 Winthrop	37	1 Duke	84		-47	Greenville, SC
50	2002	March 14, 2002	South	First Round	1 Duke	84	16 Winthrop	37		+47	Greenville, SC
51	2001	March 16, 2001	Midwest	First Round	16 Northwestern State	54	1 Illinois	96		-42	Dayton, OH
52	2001	March 16, 2001	Midwest	First Round	1 Illinois	96	16 Northwestern State	54		+42	Dayton, OH
53	2001	March 15, 2001	East	First Round	16 Monmouth	52	1 Duke	95		-43	Greensboro, NC
54	2001	March 15, 2001	East	First Round	1 Duke	95	16 Monmouth	52		+43	Greensboro, NC
55	1999	March 14, 1999	East	Second Round	9 Tulsa	56	1 Duke	97		-41	Charlotte, NC
56	1999	March 14, 1999	East	Second Round	1 Duke	97	9 Tulsa	56		+41	Charlotte, NC
57	1999	March 12, 1999	East	First Round	16 Florida A&M	58	1 Duke	99		-41	Charlotte, NC
58	1999	March 12, 1999	East	First Round	1 Duke	99	16 Florida A&M	58		+41	Charlotte, NC
59	1999	March 11, 1999	South	First Round	16 Winthrop	41	1 Auburn	80		-39	Indianapolis, IN
60	1999	March 11, 1999	South	First Round	1 Auburn	80	16 Winthrop	41		+39	Indianapolis, IN
Rk	Year	Date	Region	Round	School	PTS	Opponent	PTS	OT	Diff	Location
61	1998	March 13, 1998	Midwest	First Round	2 Purdue	95	15 Delaware	56		+39	Chicago, IL
62	1998	March 13, 1998	Midwest	First Round	16 Prairie View	52	1 Kansas	110		-58	Oklahoma City, OK
63	1998	March 13, 1998	Midwest	First Round	1 Kansas	110	16 Prairie View	52		+58	Oklahoma City, OK
64	1998	March 13, 1998	Midwest	First Round	15 Delaware	56	2 Purdue	95		-39	Chicago, IL
65	1998	March 12, 1998	West	First Round	16 Nicholls State	60	1 Arizona	99		-39	Sacramento, CA
66	1998	March 12, 1998	West	First Round	1 Arizona	99	16 Nicholls State	60		+39	Sacramento, CA
67	1997	March 13, 1997	West	First Round	16 Montana	54	1 Kentucky	92		-38	Salt Lake City, UT
68	1997	March 13, 1997	West	First Round	1 Kentucky	92	16 Montana	54		+38	Salt Lake City, UT
69	1996	March 15, 1996	West	First Round	14 Valparaiso	51	3 Arizona	90		-39	Tempe, AZ
70	1996	March 15, 1996	West	First Round	15 South Carolina State	54	2 Kansas	92		-38	Tempe, AZ
71	1996	March 15, 1996	West	First Round	2 Kansas	92	15 South Carolina State	54		+38	Tempe, AZ
72	1996	March 15, 1996	West	First Round	3 Arizona	90	14 Valparaiso	51		+39	Tempe, AZ
73	1996	March 14, 1996	Midwest	First Round	16 San Jose State	72	1 Kentucky	110		-38	Dallas, TX
74	1996	March 14, 1996	Midwest	First Round	1 Kentucky	110	16 San Jose State	72		+38	Dallas, TX
75	1995	March 16, 1995	Southeast	First Round	16 Mount St. Mary's	67	1 Kentucky	113		-46	Memphis, TN
76	1995	March 16, 1995	Southeast	First Round	1 Kentucky	113	16 Mount St. Mary's	67		+46	Memphis, TN
77	1993	March 20, 1993	East	Second Round	8 Rhode Island	67	1 UNC	112		-45	Winston-Salem, NC
78	1993	March 20, 1993	East	Second Round	1 UNC	112	8 Rhode Island	67		+45	Winston-Salem, NC
79	1993	March 19, 1993	Midwest	First Round	16 Wright State	54	1 Indiana	97		-43	Indianapolis, IN
80	1993	March 19, 1993	Southeast	First Round	16 Rider	52	1 Kentucky	96		-44	Nashville, TN
Rk	Year	Date	Region	Round	School	PTS	Opponent	PTS	OT	Diff	Location
81	1993	March 19, 1993	Southeast	First Round	1 Kentucky	96	16 Rider	52		+44	Nashville, TN
82	1993	March 19, 1993	Midwest	First Round	1 Indiana	97	16 Wright State	54		+43	Indianapolis, IN
83	1992	March 20, 1992	Midwest	First Round	13 Delaware	47	4 Cincinnati	85		-38	Dayton, OH
84	1992	March 20, 1992	Midwest	First Round	4 Cincinnati	85	13 Delaware	47		+38	Dayton, OH
85	1992	March 19, 1992	West	First Round	2 Indiana	94	15 Eastern Illinois	55		+39	Boise, ID
86	1992	March 19, 1992	West	First Round	15 Eastern Illinois	55	2 Indiana	94		-39	Boise, ID
87	1991	March 15, 1991	Southeast	First Round	16 Georgia State	76	1 Arkansas	117		-41	Atlanta, GA
88	1991	March 15, 1991	Southeast	First Round	1 Arkansas	117	16 Georgia State	76		+41	Atlanta, GA
89	1989	March 18, 1989	Southeast	Second Round	1 Oklahoma	124	9 Louisiana Tech	81		+43	Nashville, TN
90	1989	March 18, 1989	Southeast	Second Round	9 Louisiana Tech	81	1 Oklahoma	124		-43	Nashville, TN
91	1988	March 18, 1988	West	First Round	16 Cornell	50	1 Arizona	90		-40	Los Angeles, CA
92	1988	March 18, 1988	West	First Round	1 Arizona	90	16 Cornell	50		+40	Los Angeles, CA
93	1986	March 14, 1986	East	First Round	2 Syracuse	101	15 Brown	52		+49	Syracuse, NY
94	1986	March 14, 1986	East	First Round	15 Brown	52	2 Syracuse	101		-49	Syracuse, NY
95	1974	March 9, 1974	Mideast	First Round	Notre Dame	108	Austin Peay	66		+42	Terre Haute, IN
96	1974	March 9, 1974	Mideast	First Round	Austin Peay	66	Notre Dame	108		-42	Terre Haute, IN
97	1971	March 20, 1971	East	Regional Final	Villanova	90	Penn	47		+43	Raleigh, NC
98	1971	March 20, 1971	East	Regional Final	Penn	47	Villanova	90		-43	Raleigh, NC
99	1969	March 15, 1969	West	Regional Final	UCLA	90	Santa Clara	52		+38	Los Angeles, CA
100	1969	March 15, 1969	West	Regional Final	Santa Clara	52	UCLA	90		-38	Los Angeles, CA

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