Posted on: Sunday, November 22, 2009 On this date: 1950  Pistons tip Lakers 19-18 in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history

Associated Press

Nov. 22



1950  The Fort Wayne Pistons edge the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history. John Oldham leads the Pistons with five points and George Mikan had 15 of the Lakers' points. 1959  The AFL holds its first player draft. First-round choices are Boston, Gerhard Schwedes; Buffalo, Richie Lucas; Dallas, Don Meredith; Denver, Roger LeClerc; Houston, Billy Cannon; Los Angeles, Monty Stickles; Minneapolis, Dale Hackbart; New York, George Izo.



1961  Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks sets an NBA record by hitting 19 of 19 free throws in a 141-121 loss to the Boston Celtics.



1965  Muhammad Ali knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 12th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.



1981  Kellen Winslow of the San Diego Chargers catches five touchdown passes in a 55-21 rout of the Oakland Raiders.



1986  Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round to win the WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.



1986  Wayne Gretzky, playing in his 575th NHL game, scores his 500th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.



1992  North Carolina wins its seventh straight Division I women's soccer title with a 9-1 win over Duke. The Tar Heels set the record for most goals in a championship game.



1998  John Elway of the Denver Broncos joins Dan Marino as the only players with 50,000 yards as the Broncos post a 40-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders.



2003  The Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, in the NHL's first outdoor game. The game marking the 86th anniversary of the founding of the league is played in front of a record crowd of 57,167 at a football arena in Edmonton.



2006  Teemu Selanne scores his 500th career goal in Anaheim's 3-2 loss to Colorado. Selanne, the 36th player in NHL history to reach the milestone, joins Jari Kurri as the only Finnish-born NHL players to score 500 goals.



2007  Brett Favre sets a Green Bay record with 20 consecutive completions and finishes with 381 yards and three touchdowns in the Packers' 37-26 victory over the Detroit Lions.



2008  Abilene Christian sets a record for points in an NCAA playoff game, beating West Texas A&M 93-68 in the second round of the Division II playoffs. Bernard Scott rushes for 292 yards and scores seven touchdowns, both playoff records. The combined 161 points is also an NCAA Division II record.





