 That was the longest winning streak in Division I College Basketball history for seven years, until UConn surpassed it after they won their 91st straight game.UConn's 2nd winning streak ended at 111 straight after losing to Mississippi State on March 31, 2017 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Tournament 66–64 in overtime.In 1950, Phil Woolpert, a high school coach at the time, took over as head basketball coach of the San Francisco Dons when Pete Newell left to coach Michigan State University.