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The lowest scoring game in DI men’s college basketball history happened Dec. 15, 1973, when Tennessee beat Temple, 11-6.
Temple held the ball for long stretches to run out the clock. Tennessee didn’t come out of its zone. More on that game in a bit.
First, here the fewest points scored by both teams in a game since 1938:
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These are the fewest points scored by both teams in a game since the 1985-1986 season (when the shot clock was implemented):
The 11-6 game between Tennessee and Temple came down to more than bad shooting — the teams just flat out didn’t play.
The lack of a shot clock allowed the ball to be held for multiple stretches of more than 10 minutes with nothing but unavailing passes between two players and the odd soda cup thrown from the rowdiest of the 11,700 fans in attendance. Temple was content to hold the ball while Tennessee stayed in a zone.
Here’s how the game was covered at the time.
From the Knoxville News:
From the UPI:
And the Johnson City Press:
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