THE longest regular-season winning streak in U.S. college basketball (NCAA) has ended.

    Division III Mount Union watched its NCAA-record 112-game winning run end Saturday in a 31-28 home loss to John Carroll in Alliance, Ohio.

    The matchup was the final one of the regular season for both Ohio-based schools. With the victory, John Carroll claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference title for the first time since 1994. The Blue Streaks also snagged an automatic bid into the 32-team D-III playoffs.

    “This is something that you dream about,” John Carroll coach Tom Arth told reporters, according to cleveland.com. “This is a win for John Carroll University and everyone that supports us.”

    Mount Union, meanwhile, saw an amazing run of domination end.

    The Purple Raiders were 222-1 in their last 223 games dating back to 1994. They won 110 games from 1994 to 2005, and after an Oct. 22, 2005, loss to Ohio Northern, they rattled off 112 straight wins entering Saturday.

    (SD-Agencies)