1981 Bradley vs. Cincinnati men's basketball game

Longest NCAA Division I men's basketball game in history

Cincinnati Bearcats

Bradley Braves

(6–1)

(5–2)

Head coach:
Ed Badger

Head coach:
Dick Versace

	1	2	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	6OT	7OT	Total
Cincinnati	35	26	2	2	0	2	4	2	2	75
Bradley	40	21	2	2	0	2	4	2	0	73

Date

Monday, December 21, 1981

Arena

Robertson Memorial Field House

Location

Peoria, Illinois

The 1981 Bradley vs. Cincinnati men's basketball game is the longest NCAA Division I men's basketball game ever played and tied for the most overtime periods, regardless of NCAA classification, with seven.^[1] The University of Cincinnati visited Bradley University on December 21, 1981 and defeated them 75–73 after 75 minutes of game time. Little-used bench player Doug Schloemer scored on a 15-foot jump shot with one second remaining to propel the Bearcats to victory.^[1]

At the end of regulation, which was two 20-minute halves, the score was tied at 61 apiece.^[2] Both teams played keep-away throughout each overtime period; only once, during the fifth overtime, did a team take more than a two-point lead.^[2] In the 35 additional minutes of playing time, Cincinnati only scored 14 more points while Bradley only mustered 12.^[3] The shot clock had not yet been introduced in NCAA basketball. Nine players recorded 60 or more minutes of playing time.^[1] Two players—Bradley's center Donald Reese and Cincinnati's guard Bobby Austin—each played 73 minutes, jointly setting the NCAA all-time single game minutes played record.^[1]^[4]

Three other times has an NCAA Division I men's basketball game reached six overtime periods: Niagara defeated Siena 88–81 in 1953, Minnesota defeated Purdue 59–56 in 1955, and most recently Syracuse defeated Connecticut 127–117 in 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Eisenberg, Jeff (June 6, 2012). "No. 8 in The Untouchables: Cincinnati and Bradley work overtime". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
1 2 Associated Press (December 22, 1981). "Cincy Edged Bradley: Bearcats Win in 7 Overtimes". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. p. 24. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
↑ United Press International (December 22, 1981). "Overtime! Cincinnati Finally Wins Longest College Game in History". TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
↑ "Cincinnati 75, at Bradley 73 – 7 OT – 12/21/81". Bradley-Cincinnati CBI Game Notes. Bradley University. March 17, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

Bradley Braves men's basketball

Venues	Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (19??–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–present)

Rivalries	Xavier

Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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