ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 7.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 74.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | St. John's (NY)79 | #1 Villanova75 | On the road · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 | Illinois74 | #1 Indiana72 | At home · State Farm Center · Champaign, IL |
| 1966 | West Virginia94 | #1 Duke90 | At home · A |
| 1984 | Saint Joseph's58 | #2 DePaul45 | At home |
| 1993 | Nebraska68 | #3 Kansas64 | At home · Bob Devaney Sports Center · Lincoln, NE |
| 1961 | NC State61 | #3 Duke59 | At home · A |
| 2000 | Seton Hall69 | #4 Syracuse67 | On the road · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1991 | Southern California87 | #5 Arizona83 | At home · Los Angeles, Memorial Sports Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1953 | Nebraska80 | #5 Kansas State67 | At home · Nebraska Coliseum · Lincoln, NE |
| 2015 | Arizona State81 | #6 Arizona78 | At home · Desert Financial Arena · Tempe, AZ |
| 2001 | NC State90 | #6 Virginia80 | At home · Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena · Raleigh, NC |
| 1962 | Villanova82 | #6 Duquesne63 | At home · Villanova Field House · Villanova, PA |
| 1959 | Purdue85 | #7 Michigan State81 | At home · Lambert Fieldhouse · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2021 | Indiana67 | #8 Iowa65 | At home · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 55.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky78 | #8 Florida58 | At home · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 1995 | #8 Maryland86 | #1 North Carolina73 | At home |
| 2015 | #3 Virginia52 | #9 Louisville47 | At home · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1986 | #9 Nevada-Las Vegas67 | #3 Memphis66 | At home · Thomas & Mack Center · Paradise, NV |
| 2015 | #4 Duke90 | #10 Notre Dame60 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2004 | #2 Stanford80 | #12 Arizona77 | At home · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 2026 | #10 Michigan State85 | #5 Illinois82 | At home · OT · Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI |
| 2011 | #2 Kansas103 | #14 Missouri86 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1998 | #7 Connecticut76 | #9 Stanford56 | At home |
| 1981 | #10 Tennessee87 | #6 Kentucky71 | At home · William B. Stokely Athletics Center · Knoxville, TN |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #14 Ohio State64 | #3 Purdue63 | 1 pt |
| 2004 | #9 Kentucky65 | #25 South Carolina64 | 1 pt |
| 1986 | #9 Nevada-Las Vegas67 | #3 Memphis66 | 1 pt |
| 1980 | #7 Maryland70 | #11 North Carolina69 | 1 pt |
| 1975 | #8 Southern California81 | #9 Oregon80 | 1 pt |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #4 Duke90 | #10 Notre Dame60 | 30 pts |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky78 | #8 Florida58 | 20 pts |
| 1998 | #7 Connecticut76 | #9 Stanford56 | 20 pts |
| 1962 | Villanova82 | #6 Duquesne63 | 19 pts |
| 1981 | #10 Tennessee87 | #6 Kentucky71 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Villanova74 | Providence72 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2009 | Florida State65 | #10 Clemson61 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2026 | Texas Christian84 | Kansas State82 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2015 | Bethune-Cookman75 | Delaware State70 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2015 | Colorado State83 | Nevada-Las Vegas82 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UC Irvine117 | Utah State110 | 227 total pts |
| 1966 | Houston125 | Centenary (LA)96 | 221 total pts |
| 2007 | Duquesne111 | La Salle105 | 216 total pts |
| 1976 | Tennessee Tech119 | East Tennessee State97 | 216 total pts |
| 1983 | Navy110 | Fairfield103 | 213 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #23 Connecticut74 | #8 Syracuse66 | 27,651 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky78 | #8 Florida58 | 24,389 fans |
| 2006 | #11 Tennessee75 | Kentucky67 | 24,184 fans |
| 2017 | #15 Kentucky92 | Louisiana State85 | 23,657 fans |
| 2007 | #20 Kentucky95 | South Carolina89 | 23,653 fans |
ON THIS DAY · February 7PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nate Wolters | South Dakota State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | 53 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 9 threes |
| 2018 | Jaylen Adams | St. Bonaventure vs. Saint Louis | 44 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast · 10 threes |
| 2017 | Sindarius Thornwell | South Carolina vs. Alabama | 44 pts · 21 reb · 2 ast · 1 threes |
| 2017 | Marcus Keene | Central Michigan vs. Ohio | 41 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast · 9 threes |
| 2002 | Casey Jacobsen | Stanford vs. Oregon | 41 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 3 threes |