ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 9.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 73.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wisconsin65 | #3 Michigan62 | At home · OT · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 2004 | Seton Hall68 | #4 Pittsburgh67 | At home · OT · IZOD Center · East Rutherford, NJ |
| 1985 | NC State82 | #4 Southern Methodist78 | At home · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1957 | Texas Tech68 | #4 Southern Methodist67 | At home · Lubbock Municipal Coliseum · Lubbock, TX |
| 2016 | Creighton70 | #5 Xavier56 | At home · CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE |
| 2013 | Oklahoma72 | #5 Kansas66 | At home · Lloyd Noble Center · Norman, OK |
| 2004 | Notre Dame80 | #5 Connecticut74 | At home · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 2002 | Mississippi State76 | #5 Alabama62 | At home · Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS |
| 2000 | Iowa67 | #5 Ohio State64 | On the road · The Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 1957 | Washington90 | #5 UCLA74 | At home · Hec Edmundson Pavilion · Seattle, WA |
| 2022 | Southern Methodist85 | #6 Houston83 | At home · Moody Coliseum · Dallas, TX |
| 2008 | Louisville59 | #6 Georgetown51 | At home · Freedom Hall · Louisville, KY |
| 1974 | Creighton75 | #6 Marquette69 | On the road |
| 1963 | Louisiana State56 | #6 Georgia Tech54 | At home · John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum · Baton Rouge, LA |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 55.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #2 Duke81 | #3 Virginia71 | On the road · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1986 | #4 Duke75 | #2 Georgia Tech59 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1997 | #1 Kansas69 | #6 Iowa State62 | On the road · Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 1994 | #3 Arkansas90 | #4 Kentucky82 | On the road · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
| 1989 | #5 Oklahoma112 | #3 Missouri105 | At home · Lloyd Noble Center · Norman, OK |
| 2005 | #7 Duke71 | #2 North Carolina70 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2026 | #11 Kansas82 | #1 Arizona78 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1970 | #7 North Carolina88 | #5 NC State86 | At home · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1959 | #11 Mississippi State66 | #1 Kentucky58 | At home |
| 1952 | #9 Iowa73 | #3 Illinois68 | At home |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #18 Purdue82 | #8 Michigan State81 | 1 pt |
| 2019 | #10 Marquette66 | #14 Villanova65 | 1 pt |
| 2005 | #7 Duke71 | #2 North Carolina70 | 1 pt |
| 1989 | #10 Michigan108 | #8 Iowa107 | 1 pt |
| 1954 | #15 Duke90 | #19 NC State89 | 1 pt |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Memphis85 | #9 Louisville68 | 17 pts |
| 1986 | #4 Duke75 | #2 Georgia Tech59 | 16 pts |
| 1957 | Washington90 | #5 UCLA74 | 16 pts |
| 2022 | Oklahoma70 | #9 Texas Tech55 | 15 pts |
| 2000 | #25 Louisiana State83 | #9 Auburn68 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah93 | UCLA92 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2013 | Omaha85 | IU Indy78 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2019 | Texas Southern95 | Prairie View A&M90 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2013 | East Tennessee State62 | Stetson61 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2017 | #10 UCLA82 | #5 Oregon79 | Trailed by 19 |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Evansville136 | Butler128 | 264 total pts |
| 1990 | #20 Loyola Marymount137 | San Francisco123 | 260 total pts |
| 2017 | Wofford131 | Samford127 | 258 total pts |
| 1970 | Louisiana State127 | Tulane114 | 241 total pts |
| 1974 | Canisius129 | Saint Peter's109 | 238 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #11 Georgetown64 | #12 Syracuse56 | 26,904 fans |
| 2019 | Syracuse67 | Boston College56 | 26,011 fans |
| 2014 | #1 Syracuse57 | Clemson44 | 25,931 fans |
| 2013 | Kentucky72 | Auburn62 | 24,253 fans |
| 2008 | Kentucky62 | Alabama52 | 24,190 fans |
ON THIS DAY · February 9PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Justin Wright-Foreman | Hofstra vs. William & Mary | 48 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast · 7 threes |
| 2026 | Mikel Brown Jr. | Louisville vs. NC State | 45 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast · 10 threes |
| 2017 | Cameron Morse | Youngstown State vs. Illinois-Chicago | 44 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast · 6 threes |
| 2023 | Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee | 42 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast · 7 threes |
| 2002 | Jason Conley | Virginia Military Institute vs. Western Carolina | 42 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |