The largest margin of victory in a documented NCAA Division I men's basketball game occurred in 1998 when the Troy Trojans defeated the DeVry Hoyas by an astonishing score of 253–141. The game featured a revolutionary, frantic pace of play with intense full-court pressing and rapid-fire shooting, resulting in a total point output that shattered all competitive records. While modern game officiating and defensive strategies make such extreme point totals virtually impossible today, the game remains a legendary anomaly in basketball history.