ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 3.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 66.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UCLA79 | #1 Stanford73 | On the road · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 1964 | Ohio State86 | #2 Michigan85 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 2021 | St. John's (NY)70 | #3 Villanova59 | At home · Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY |
| 2007 | NC State83 | #3 North Carolina79 | At home · Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC |
| 1973 | Duke85 | #3 Maryland81 | At home · H |
| 2018 | St. John's (NY)81 | #4 Duke77 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1977 | Illinois State88 | #4 Nevada-Las Vegas84 | At home |
| 1968 | Arizona69 | #4 New Mexico68 | At home · Bear Down Gym · Tucson, AZ |
| 2021 | East Carolina82 | #5 Houston73 | At home · Minges Coliseum · Greenville, NC |
| 1978 | Furman89 | #6 North Carolina83 | Neutral site |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State84 | #7 Kansas79 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2010 | South Florida72 | #7 Georgetown64 | On the road · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 1979 | Indiana70 | #7 Ohio State62 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1968 | Florida91 | #7 Vanderbilt85 | On the road · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 40.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #2 North Carolina89 | #1 Duke78 | At home · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1982 | #3 Virginia74 | #2 North Carolina58 | At home · University Hall · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1958 | #4 Kansas State79 | #2 Kansas75 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1999 | #2 Duke95 | #7 Maryland77 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2024 | #3 North Carolina93 | #7 Duke84 | At home · Dean Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2022 | #7 Arizona76 | #3 UCLA66 | At home · McKale Center · Tucson, AZ |
| 1993 | #5 Duke81 | #6 North Carolina67 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1990 | #2 Kansas85 | #9 Oklahoma74 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2024 | #8 Kansas78 | #4 Houston65 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1981 | #1 Virginia80 | #11 North Carolina79 | On the road · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #16 Iowa State98 | #8 Oklahoma State97 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #12 Syracuse84 | #6 Connecticut83 | 1 pt |
| 1981 | #1 Virginia80 | #11 North Carolina79 | 1 pt |
| 1983 | #7 UCLA89 | #18 Washington State87 | 2 pts |
| 2024 | #18 Baylor70 | #12 Iowa State68 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Detroit Mercy91 | #9 Georgetown71 | 20 pts |
| 1999 | #2 Duke95 | #7 Maryland77 | 18 pts |
| 2025 | #11 Kansas69 | #3 Iowa State52 | 17 pts |
| 1982 | #3 Virginia74 | #2 North Carolina58 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver81 | North Dakota79 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green70 | Kent State62 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2018 | North Carolina Central72 | Delaware State61 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan86 | Western Michigan82 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2016 | Army84 | Lafayette81 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #14 Louisiana State148 | #20 Loyola Marymount141 | 289 total pts |
| 1993 | Lamar143 | Prairie View A&M88 | 231 total pts |
| 1997 | Long Island University129 | Robert Morris100 | 229 total pts |
| 1979 | La Salle123 | American103 | 226 total pts |
| 1988 | #11 Michigan120 | #13 Iowa103 | 223 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #12 Syracuse84 | #6 Connecticut83 | 27,347 fans |
| 2018 | #2 Virginia59 | Syracuse44 | 27,083 fans |
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse61 | Notre Dame55 | 25,850 fans |
| 2007 | Syracuse75 | DePaul69 | 24,638 fans |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky69 | Georgia58 | 24,256 fans |
ON THIS DAY · February 3PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gabe Levin | Long Beach State vs. UC Davis | 45 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast · 1 threes |
| 2022 | Charles Pride | Bryant vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 44 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast · 1 threes |
| 2024 | Quincy Olivari | Xavier vs. DePaul | 43 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast · 7 threes |
| 2018 | Andre Spight | Northern Colorado vs. Montana State | 41 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast · 8 threes |
| 2026 | Logan McIntire | Central Michigan vs. Massachusetts | 40 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 12 threes |