Dior Johnson dropped 41 points on 13-of-15 shooting for UCF tonight.
Since 2008 per @PaintBasketball , only four players have scored 40+ points while shooting at least 13-of-15 from the field:
Amida Brimah (2014) Luka Garza (2020) Jemarl Baker Jr. (2023) Dior Johnson (2026)
Portland scored 133 against Willamette, the most points in program history. The old high was 122 against Willamette in 2021.
Portland scored 133 points tonight, the most in program history. The old record: 122, also against Willamette, in 2021.
Memphis beat Iowa State as a 15.5 point underdog, the biggest upset win for the Tigers in our lines data since 2008.
Iowa State, as a 15.5-point favorite: the Cyclones' biggest loss as a favorite since Florida A&M beat them as a 25.5-point underdog on Dec. 31, 2019.
Stephen F. Austin made 26 threes tonight against Lyon, shooting 26-of-56 from deep.
Since 2008, only one Division I team has made more in a game: Wyoming with 28 in 2021.
SFA ties Davidson (2017) and Marshall (2025) for second-most in that span.
Illinois beat Fairleigh Dickinson 120–45 tonight.
The 75-point margin is the largest win over a Division I opponent in program history, breaking a record set in 1993.
Illinois was favored by 39.5 and covered by 35.5, the biggest margin against the spread tonight.
Other facts per Paint Basketball database:
- First season-opener loss since November 2022, a 52 to 51 home loss to Sam Houston.
- The Sooners are 62 and 17 in openers since 1950, counting tonight.
- They beat this same team by 28 (84 to 56) in November 2024.
Oklahoma was a 30.5 point favorite and lost at home to East Texas A&M. Since 2008, only one team has lost as a bigger favorite: Iowa (by 31.5) against Eastern Illinois in 2022.
Bigger than Stephen F. Austin over Duke (27.5). Bigger than Gardner Webb over Kentucky (26.5).