Today in sports history: March 18
In 1993, Santa Clara beats Arizona 64-61 to become the second 15th-seeded team to win a first-round game in the NCAA tournament. See more sports moments:
1953: Don Schlundt leads Indiana to NCAA basketball championship
1953 — Don Schlundt scores 30 points to lead Indiana to a 69-68 victory over Kansas for the NCAA basketball championship.
University of Indiana coach Branch McCracken, center, is shown with members of his team, from left to right, Bobby Leonard, Jim Schooley, McCracken, Don Schlundt, and Lou Scott, in Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 26, 1953. (AP Photo)
1990: Loyola Marymount beats defending champion Michigan in tourney's highest-scoring game
1990 — Jeff Fryer's 41 points lead Loyola Marymount to a 149-115 victory over defending national champion Michigan in the highest-scoring game in NCAA tournament history.
Members of the Loyola Marymount University basketball team, from left, Tom Peabody, Jeff Fryer, Bo Kimble and Terrell Lowery, celebrate during the closing moments of their 149-115 victory over Michigan. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
1993: Santa Clara becomes second 15-seed to win first-round NCAA Tourney game
1993 — Santa Clara beats Arizona 64-61 to become the second 15th-seeded team to win a first-round game in the NCAA tournament.
2001: Reggie Miller becomes first player in NBA history to accumulate 2,000 3-pointers
2001 — Indiana's Reggie Miller becomes the first player in NBA history to accumulate 2,000 3-pointers after hitting four in a 101-95 win over Sacramento.
2007: Kobe Bryant scores 50 for second straight game
2007 — Kobe Bryant scores 50 points for the second consecutive game leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-102 win over Minnesota.
2008: Boston Celtics snap Houston Rockets' 22-game winning streak
2008 — The Houston Rockets' 22-game winning streak comes to an end. Kevin Garnett scores 22 points and Paul Pierce adds 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74, stopping Houston's remarkable run. The Rockets hadn't lost since a 97-89 defeat to Utah on Jan. 27.
2009: New Jersey's Martin Brodeur breaks Patrick Roy's NHL record for career wins by goaltender
2009 — New Jersey's Martin Brodeur breaks Patrick Roy's NHL record for career wins by a goaltender. Brodeur records his 552nd win in a 3-2 decision over the Chicago Blackhawks.
2013: LeBron James, Miami Heat win 23rd in a row
2013 — LeBron James and the Miami Heat escape Boston with their 23rd win in a row, the second longest win streak in NBA history. James scores 37 points and makes the go-ahead basket with 10.5 seconds left in Miami's 105-103 victory. The Heat overcome the largest deficit they've faced during their streak and only trail the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 in a row.
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