The Ultimate Troy State vs. DeVry Resource

Anything you could possibly ever want to know about the 1992 Troy State-DeVry game is right here. Stats, articles, and even videos will live right here. Be sure to scroll down and watch the Pretty Good episode if you haven’t already.

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Stats (from the 2021 Basketball Media Guide)

Records

1. Most Points in a Game (258)
   • Previous Record – 187, Troy vs. DeVry, 1991
2. Most Points in a Half (135 and 123)
   • Previous Record – 103, Troy vs. DeVry, 1991
3. Most Field Goals in a Game (102)
   • Previous Record – 79, Mississippi College, 1971
4. Most Field Goal Attempts in a Game (190)
   • Previous Record – 147, Oklahoma, 1989
5. Most Three Pointers in a Game (51)
   • Previous Record – 25, Troy vs. DeVry, 1991
6. Most Three Point Attempts in a Game (109)
   • Previous Record – 25, Troy vs. DeVry, 1991
   • Current Record – 111; Grinnell 2022
7. Most Players to Make a Three Pointer (10)
   • Previous Record – 9, Kentucky Weslyan
   • Current Record – 11; Hillsdale 2019 and UC San Diego 2020
8. Most Assists in a Game AND Most Assists in a Game by Both Teams* (65)
   • Previous Record – 47, Tampa, 1989
   • * – Division II Only
9. Most Points in a Season (3,513)
   • Previous Record – 3,480; Fairmont State, 1965
   • Beaten Same Year – 3,466; Central Oklahoma
   • Current Record – 3,784; West Liberty 2011
10. Highest Scoring Average in a Season (121.1)
    • Previous Record – 114.2, Mississippi College, 1960
11. Most Three Pointers in a Season (444)
    • Previous Record – 318, Hillsdale, 1991
    • Current Record – 503; West Liberty 2011
12. Most Three Point Attempts in a Season (1,303)
    • Previous Record Unknown
13. Most Three Pointers Made Per Game in a Season (15.3)
    • Previous Record Unknown

Online

1. Men of Troy – Sports Illustrated’s 1992 article about the game
2. 20 years ago: Troy State 258, DeVry 141 – The Troy Messenger’s reprint of its 1992 article, 20 years later
3. 258-141: Troy St. rips NCAA scoring record – The Rome News-Tribune’s 1992 article
4. Troy State: 258 points and counting – The Tampa Bay Times’ 1992 article
5. THIS IS NO COMPUTER ERROR: TROY STATE 258, DEVRY 141 – The Washington Post’s 1992 article
6. Run and Shoot: 258–141: It’s Basketball, Not Electronics, as Troy State Shatters Scoring Record Against DeVry Institute – AP’s 1992 article, from the LA Times
7. FLASHBACK: The incredible story of Troy’s record-setting 258-point basketball game – Yellowhammer News’ 2017 25th anniversary article
8. Highest-Scoring Game in NCAA History: Troy State vs. DeVry Jan. 12, 1992 – Referee’s 2020 article
9. Troy State’s astonishing season is still the standard in DII men’s basketball – NCAA.con’s 2022 analysis of the 1991-92 scoring season
10. Maestri looks back on the ‘Unbreakable Record’ – Troy Messenger’s 2022 article
11. Andy Davis relives Troy’s 258-point game ahead of celebration – Dothan Eagle’s 2022 article
12. Pella man, teammates honored before 30th anniversary of highest scoring basketball game – Colin Cahill’s (WOI-TV) 2022 story on Brian Simpson
13. Troy basketball celebrates record-setting ‘258 game’ 30 years later – Creg Stephenson’s AL.com article about the 30th anniversary game
14. Troy’s Unbreakable Game – The official T-Shirt by Homefield Apparel

Trojan Wall Coverage

1. DeVry Part One: How Troy State set the basketball scoring record—twice
2. Reloading for History: Troy’s Incredible 1992 Turnaround
3. The Trawicks: A Family of Troy Legends

Videos