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The record for most overtimes in a college basketball game is a whopping seven extra periods.'
In 1981 – before the introduction of the shot clock – Bradley and Cincinnati played a 7OT game that ended with a 75-73 win for Cincinnati.'
Because there was no shot clock, both teams used their possessions to play keep-away from the other team for minutes at a time, resulting in 26 total points being scored throughout all seven combined overtime periods.
Since then, Syracuse and UConn played a much more dramatic six-overtime game during the 2009 Big East Tournament. Syracuse won, 127-117.'