Strategy can play a big role. In fact, a 60 year-old strategy is still getting talked about today. Recently, Fulton basketball coach Darrell Davis showed off an old newspaper article about a basketball game from January 30th, 1948. In 1948, Don Faurot was the head football coach at Missouri. The Tigers played in the Big 6, and Leonard Brown started at quarterback. But after Lenny graduated, he took a job at Fulton High School coaching the football team.

"Took the team to first place... played in the first original Show Me game of football... which they won," said Jerry Carrington, a former Fulton basketball player.

Tom Holt remembers. He played on the football team.

"We did have a winning record for our football team that year. We were proud of that. I lettered. I thought, wow," said Holt, the 1948 Fulton graduate.

Leonard Brown also coached the Fulton basketball team. After losing to rival Mexico by 22 points earlier in the season, Brown needed to find a new strategy. Jerry Carrington remembers the game, he played on the "B" team.

"Doc Wright told Coach Brown how to beat Mexico," remebered Carrington.

A game plan that left Fulton's Dora Mae Harris, a cheerleader in her senior year, searching for answers.

"I remember talking with people... why did this happen," said Harris."

It was different... I didn't think too much about it then, but since then... it's quite a thing," said George Lewis, who watched from the stands.

Tom Holt said, "I don't know what happened... but it didn't work out."

"He told them that due to the rules and regulations of high school basketball, to hold the ball," explained Carrington.

"The basketball game was the most boring thing we ever sat through," Harris remembered.

"Boys just sit out there with the ball on their hip... visit like it was you and I with the Mexico boys," said Lewis.

The only two points of the game were scored on Mexico free throws. After that... Fulton just held onto the ball and didn't do anything.

"Referees kinda sat down and rested," said Carrington.

"We talked with the referees... why don't you make them move the ball. They don't have to," explained Harris.

The players didn't play, and the cheerleaders didn't cheer.

"Until we realized that nobody was moving and then we sat down to see what's happening," said Harris.

"The players just stood around... told jokes and laughed. They were having a good time... it was the easiest game they ever played... basically 5 minutes," said Carrington.

With five minutes left, they did play.

"And nobody scored," said Harris.

"It wasn't a game that you would want to be here... because it was very boring," said Holt.

There was a teacher at Fulton high school during the game, Helen Naismith Dodd. She was the daughter of James Naismith, the inventor of the game of the basketball.

"One thing you would wonder is how did she feel while we were holding the basketball," wondered Harris.

They get points for creativity, but no points for Fulton in the game. They lost to Mexico 2-0.

"Just anything to beat Mexico and I think that's what Coach Brown had in mind," thought Harris.

"I walked away that Doc Wright and Coach Brown came up with a great idea... because anyway to win a basketball game is what those coaches get paid for," said Carrington.

The 2-0 game is still the lowest in Missouri High School basketball history. And it's not even close, 6-4 is 2nd on the list. However, the game is not the United States record. There are three 1-0 games in American history. Lenny Brown only coached one year at Fulton before heading off to Florida.