ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 14.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · January 14PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 80.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syracuse95 | #1 Duke91 | On the road · OT · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1998 | Maryland89 | #1 North Carolina83 | At home · OT |
| 1985 | Maryland78 | #2 Duke76 | At home · OT |
| 1978 | Duke92 | #2 North Carolina84 | At home · H |
| 1950 | Tennessee66 | #2 Kentucky53 | At home |
| 2020 | Clemson79 | #3 Duke72 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 2014 | Indiana75 | #3 Wisconsin72 | At home · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 2012 | Florida State90 | #3 North Carolina57 | At home · Tucker Center · Tallahassee, FL |
| 1999 | Charlotte62 | #3 Cincinnati60 | At home · Dale F. Halton Arena · Charlotte, NC |
| 1978 | Texas75 | #3 Arkansas69 | At home · Special Events Center · Austin, TX |
| 1967 | Denver71 | #3 New Mexico66 | At home |
| 1957 | Tulane68 | #3 Kentucky60 | At home · Tulane Gym · New Orleans, LA |
| 1989 | St. John's (NY)65 | #4 Syracuse63 | At home |
| 1961 | DePaul78 | #4 Louisville70 | At home · Alumni Hall · Chicago, IL |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 49.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #3 North Carolina72 | #1 NC State68 | On the road · OT · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1973 | #3 NC State87 | #2 Maryland85 | On the road |
| 1952 | #2 Illinois78 | #4 Indiana66 | At home · Huff Gym · Champaign, IL |
| 1989 | #2 Illinois96 | #6 Michigan84 | At home · Assembly Hall · Champaign, IL |
| 1957 | #7 Iowa State39 | #1 Kansas37 | At home · Iowa State Armory · Ames, IA |
| 1992 | #5 Indiana91 | #4 Ohio State83 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1953 | #2 Seton Hall69 | #7 Fordham62 | On the road |
| 1987 | #2 Iowa91 | #8 Illinois88 | On the road · Assembly Hall · Champaign, IL |
| 2006 | #8 Texas58 | #3 Villanova55 | At home · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 1981 | #2 Virginia66 | #10 Maryland64 | On the road |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #22 Baylor74 | #11 Iowa State73 | 1 pt |
| 2023 | #2 Kansas62 | #14 Iowa State60 | 2 pts |
| 2012 | #22 San Diego State69 | #12 Nevada-Las Vegas67 | 2 pts |
| 2007 | #15 Oregon79 | #10 Arizona77 | 2 pts |
| 1984 | #18 Boston College69 | #10 St. John's (NY)67 | 2 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Florida State90 | #3 North Carolina57 | 33 pts |
| 1976 | #7 North Carolina99 | #5 Wake Forest75 | 24 pts |
| 2023 | Oregon87 | #9 Arizona68 | 19 pts |
| 2016 | #16 Iowa76 | #4 Michigan State59 | 17 pts |
| 2026 | Texas80 | #10 Vanderbilt64 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 14PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | William & Mary76 | UNC Wilmington72 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2012 | Idaho State68 | Sacramento State67 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech59 | Middle Tennessee58 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2023 | Samford75 | Chattanooga74 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2026 | Kentucky75 | Louisiana State74 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · January 14PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | DePaul122 | Loyola Marymount108 | 230 total pts |
| 1986 | Chicago State115 | U.S. International110 | 225 total pts |
| 2017 | Sacred Heart112 | Bryant110 | 222 total pts |
| 2017 | Hawaii114 | Long Beach State107 | 221 total pts |
| 1991 | Washington State131 | Prairie View A&M89 | 220 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #6 Kentucky92 | Auburn72 | 24,372 fans |
| 2006 | Alabama68 | Kentucky64 | 23,471 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Syracuse78 | Providence55 | 23,311 fans |
| 2017 | #14 Louisville78 | #7 Duke69 | 22,686 fans |
| 2017 | #11 North Carolina96 | #9 Florida State83 | 21,750 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Quincy McKnight | Sacred Heart vs. Bryant | 44 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast · 4 threes |
| 2018 | Andre Walker | Loyola (MD) vs. Lafayette | 43 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 1989 | Jeff Fryer | Loyola Marymount vs. DePaul | 42 pts · 9 threes |
| 2023 | Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy vs. Robert Morris | 41 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast · 11 threes |
| 2013 | Preston Blackman | Savannah State vs. Morgan State | 41 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast · 8 threes |