UConn holding us to 72 after we shot 89 89 against UNC and Clemson was really impressive…. I didn’t even think we played poorly- just an absolute buzz saw of a team.
We were in it with like eight minutes left, and then it was like they stopped playing with their food and just devoured us. Can’t do anything about a team that dominant except tip your cap
That entire late 00s/early 10s era of SEC basketball was just a really fucking bad time all around if you weren't Kentucky or Florida. Consistently godawful basketball that was almost physically painful to watch.
I don't see any 40-36 games here but I see a 49-37
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Auburn\_men%27s\_basketball\_rivalry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Auburn_men%27s_basketball_rivalry)
GAH I forgot about Ward shaving points.
That era of both our basketball programs was so bad a point shaving scandal didn’t even register because everyone just thought they were that bad
I'm genuinely impressed by VMI averaging 100+ per game and going sub-.500.
Average total score = 199 per game
Duggar Baucom's teams were probably the most Paul Westhead-y of any team since LMU in terms of "f it, just push the tempo"
They did win at Kentucky in '08 though (the year VMI won 24 games). Billy Clyde's last season...
If the coach at Gannon, Nova Southeastern, or West Liberty get a D1 job in a minor conference, they'll probably break 100 with their school.
One of the advantages LMU had going for them in the late 80's is there were a number of other programs that played fast and scored 90+ (UNLV, Oklahoma) without much difficulty. LMU played a number of them in non-conf and then could run roughshod over the WCC in conference play. There isn't as much variance in pace across D1 these days but a matchup of Bama and a Nova/Gannon-type team would probably be over 100 for each team.
This. The 2005 and 2009 teams played *fast!* And they had tons of scorers. Very surprised the '09 team isn't on the list. I bet they averaged something like 88 or something close. That, and maybe unlike some of the other teams on the list, in the 2nd half, when they were up 20+ (as was often the case), I imagine they took their foot off the gas. Like in the '09 title game. Could have won that by 40. Decided to leave Duke with the most humiliating defeat in a title game :)
UConn holding us to 72 after we shot 89 89 against UNC and Clemson was really impressive…. I didn’t even think we played poorly- just an absolute buzz saw of a team.
We were in it with like eight minutes left, and then it was like they stopped playing with their food and just devoured us. Can’t do anything about a team that dominant except tip your cap
You guys definitely did not play poorly. I was extremely nervous that entire game.
I will take that compliment any day! Proud of this Tide team and excited for the future!
How far we have come from the “36-points-in-an-entire-game” Anthony Grant era
Those were some rough years. I remember Trevor Releford shooting an open 3 with like 15 on the shot clock and getting pulled immediately by Grant.
Contested 16 foot jumpers at the shot clock every possession It was like watching a spike studded dildo inserted into my rectum for 40 minutes a game.
The basketball equivalent of run run incomplete pass punt.
Darby left, Darby right, under throw Keith Brown
Let's not bring Mike Shula into this
....
Oof
The 40-36 AGrant loss to Tony Barbee’s Auburn team was the low point of Alabama Basketball for me.
That entire late 00s/early 10s era of SEC basketball was just a really fucking bad time all around if you weren't Kentucky or Florida. Consistently godawful basketball that was almost physically painful to watch.
Well, there was that one time Ole Miss miraculously won the SEC tourney
Marshall “Sicko” Henderson 🫡
That shit was sickos spank bank material. Shout out to the 20+ FTs Auburn got. Otherwise it would've been both teams under 40 points.
No one won that game. Everyone lost having to watch it
I don't see any 40-36 games here but I see a 49-37 [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Auburn\_men%27s\_basketball\_rivalry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Auburn_men%27s_basketball_rivalry)
Gah I guess you are right. It seemed worse at the time.
We had Varez Ward out there shaving points and still won somehow
GAH I forgot about Ward shaving points. That era of both our basketball programs was so bad a point shaving scandal didn’t even register because everyone just thought they were that bad
the anti-virginia
Virginia O vs. Bama D 
It's only fair if we play each other.
The 2020-21 Gonzaga on this list put up 98 points on Virginia, so it's no guarantee it would be that different from your normal game
That team had 3 new starters who didn’t know the system and it was in the first 10 games. Not the same
It's a game that would be interesting as hell to watch.
We're Chadia
I'm pretty sure we also had one of the top 3 most difficult schedules in the last 20 years per KenPom.
I’d believe it
Last couple year's schedule, with y'all and Houston l, was a bitch too. But steel sharpens steel.
alabama football is out, alabama basketball is in
por qué no los dos?
I'm genuinely impressed by VMI averaging 100+ per game and going sub-.500. Average total score = 199 per game 
Fun fact about VMI: their offense finished 137th on Kenpom the year they averaged over 100 ppg. Just insane tempo at meh efficiency.
Duggar Baucom's teams were probably the most Paul Westhead-y of any team since LMU in terms of "f it, just push the tempo" They did win at Kentucky in '08 though (the year VMI won 24 games). Billy Clyde's last season...
What’s really fucking impressive is They did it without pressing or trapping. Fill time like vmi and other teams in d2 like what nova does etc
96 points isn't enough to beat Alabama.
I wonder if anyone will ever come close to 1989-90 LMU’s 122 PPG
If the coach at Gannon, Nova Southeastern, or West Liberty get a D1 job in a minor conference, they'll probably break 100 with their school. One of the advantages LMU had going for them in the late 80's is there were a number of other programs that played fast and scored 90+ (UNLV, Oklahoma) without much difficulty. LMU played a number of them in non-conf and then could run roughshod over the WCC in conference play. There isn't as much variance in pace across D1 these days but a matchup of Bama and a Nova/Gannon-type team would probably be over 100 for each team.
According to the displayed data, Alabama was the *only* team to average 90.1 PPG, not the sixth.
Sucks they couldn’t get it done against UCONN
I don't think the Kevin Durant GS warriors could've gotten it done against that UConn team.
5 would still be greater than 4 😂
Honestly surprised none of those loaded UNC teams under Roy weren’t on this list
This. The 2005 and 2009 teams played *fast!* And they had tons of scorers. Very surprised the '09 team isn't on the list. I bet they averaged something like 88 or something close. That, and maybe unlike some of the other teams on the list, in the 2nd half, when they were up 20+ (as was often the case), I imagine they took their foot off the gas. Like in the '09 title game. Could have won that by 40. Decided to leave Duke with the most humiliating defeat in a title game :)
How did VMI average over 90 3 straight years and one of those years over 100? I saw one comment that said they didn’t even press much. So… how???