Biggest college basketball upset
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In the last 30 college basketball seasons, a 30 or more points underdog team has never won. That was true before December 21, 2022, when Eastern Illinois Panthers beat Iowa Hawkeyes 92-83. Eastern Illinois had a record before the game of 3-9, was on the road, and was a 31.5-point underdog against Iowa, 8-3. Nevertheless, the Panthers kept it close in the first half, only down by eight before outscoring the Hawkeyes by 17 in the second half.
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I think going into halftime down eight was a real blessing for us. I think our guys felt like they had an opportunity if they played well in the second half.
Marty Simmons
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Iowa basketball suffers stunning home loss to woeful Eastern Illinois: 'We took them lightly'
The Hawkeyes were projected to dispatch their visitors by 32 points, according to KenPom.com. But with 8½ minutes to go, the 3-9 Panthers had stormed to a nine-point lead at a stunned Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Suddenly, the prospect of a jarring pre-Christmas loss seemed real. This was an opponent that had lost to Illinois by 30 points, Ohio State by 22, Northern Illinois by 20 and Ball State by 17.
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Eastern Illinois shocks Iowa on road as 31.5-point underdog
Eastern Illinois pulled off the biggest college basketball upset by point spread in the modern era Wednesday, knocking off Iowa 92-83 on the road as a 31.5-point underdog, according to Caesars Sportsbook.
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