Yet the Irish came up with another great team whose only scar was a two-point loss to Boston College.

Miraculously, Russo's teams contested Lehigh closely during the era, including a two-point loss to an undefeated Lehigh squad in his final game in 1999.

In his first varsity game, Mount scored a game-high 28 points in a last-second, two-point loss to a top-ranked UCLA team.

Despite the impressive season, Texas saw its hopes of playing in the 32-team NCAA Tournament dashed in a two-point loss to Houston in the SWC Tournament Final.

In the second round of the MIAA tournament, the fourth-seeded Bulldogs closed the Dog Pound with a crushing two-point loss to fifth-seeded Cardinal Spellman.

La Salle ended their first round with two-point loss against Adamson, which made the Falcons within striking distance from FEU and Ateneo in the standings.

In the following date, they were edged by Greece in a two-point loss.

Their closest contest was a two-point loss to New Mexico at home, and their most lopsided defeat was a 55-0 rout by rival Kansas.

A two-point loss to Cork in the Munster final of 1943 was the only high point for Moylan.

In a two-point semifinal loss to host Venezuela, Anthony contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds.