ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 12.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 12PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 73.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwestern64 | #1 Purdue58 | At home · Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL |
| 1994 | Georgia Tech96 | #1 North Carolina89 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1984 | Arkansas65 | #1 North Carolina64 | Neutral site |
| 2003 | Saint Louis59 | #2 Louisville58 | At home · Enterprise Center · St. Louis, MO |
| 1992 | Colorado57 | #2 Oklahoma State53 | At home · CU Events Center · Boulder, CO |
| 1980 | Georgetown52 | #2 Syracuse50 | On the road |
| 1977 | Washington78 | #2 UCLA73 | At home · Hec Edmundson Pavilion · Seattle, WA |
| 1992 | Minnesota71 | #4 Indiana67 | At home |
| 1989 | UCLA77 | #4 Louisville75 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech64 | #5 Louisville58 | At home · McCamish Pavilion · Atlanta, GA |
| 2009 | Notre Dame90 | #5 Louisville57 | At home · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 2001 | Baylor85 | #5 Kansas77 | At home · Ferrell Center · Waco, TX |
| 1998 | Wyoming62 | #5 Utah56 | At home · Arena-Auditorium · Laramie, WY |
| 1983 | Oregon State69 | #5 UCLA65 | At home · Gill Coliseum · Corvallis, OR |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 56.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #5 Oklahoma82 | #1 Arizona80 | At home · Lloyd Noble Center · Norman, OK |
| 1997 | #2 Wake Forest55 | #7 Clemson49 | At home · Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1987 | #7 Purdue80 | #4 Iowa73 | On the road · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1962 | #9 Mississippi State49 | #2 Kentucky44 | On the road |
| 2013 | #8 Michigan State75 | #4 Michigan52 | At home · Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI |
| 2011 | #4 Pittsburgh57 | #9 Villanova54 | On the road · Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA |
| 1995 | #3 Connecticut77 | #10 Syracuse70 | On the road · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1968 | #8 Kentucky60 | #5 Tennessee59 | At home |
| 2011 | #13 Wisconsin71 | #1 Ohio State67 | At home · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 1978 | #11 DePaul69 | #4 Notre Dame68 | On the road · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #15 Villanova72 | #18 Marquette71 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #11 DePaul69 | #4 Notre Dame68 | 1 pt |
| 1968 | #8 Kentucky60 | #5 Tennessee59 | 1 pt |
| 2019 | #2 Duke71 | #16 Louisville69 | 2 pts |
| 2019 | #19 Louisiana State73 | #5 Kentucky71 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Notre Dame90 | #5 Louisville57 | 33 pts |
| 2024 | #23 Texas Tech79 | #4 Kansas50 | 29 pts |
| 2013 | #8 Michigan State75 | #4 Michigan52 | 23 pts |
| 1951 | Seton Hall71 | #9 Villanova54 | 17 pts |
| 2006 | #19 Ohio State69 | #10 Illinois53 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 12PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harvard85 | Brown78 | Trailed by 24 |
| 2019 | #2 Duke71 | #16 Louisville69 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2011 | UNC Wilmington95 | Towson93 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2017 | New Hampshire63 | Binghamton55 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2011 | Santa Clara60 | San Diego56 | Trailed by 20 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Troy124 | Chicago State110 | 234 total pts |
| 1966 | #10 Michigan120 | Wisconsin102 | 222 total pts |
| 1990 | Southern Utah110 | U.S. International109 | 219 total pts |
| 2025 | #12 Texas Tech111 | Arizona State106 | 217 total pts |
| 1971 | San Diego State115 | San Jose State102 | 217 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #3 Connecticut77 | #10 Syracuse70 | 31,211 fans |
| 2005 | #5 Kentucky60 | Georgia51 | 23,897 fans |
| 2019 | #19 Louisiana State73 | #5 Kentucky71 | 23,490 fans |
| 2011 | #16 Louisville73 | #12 Syracuse69 | 22,755 fans |
| 2011 | #7 Brigham Young72 | Utah59 | 22,700 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JT Toppin | Texas Tech vs. Arizona State | 41 pts · 15 reb · 1 ast · 1 threes |
| 2011 | Norris Cole | Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State | 41 pts · 20 reb · 9 ast · 5 threes |
| 2026 | Darin Smith Jr. | Central Connecticut State vs. New Haven | 40 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast · 3 threes |
| 2007 | Larry Blair | Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina | 40 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast · 3 threes |
| 2001 | Chris Rivers | Fairfield vs. Canisius | 40 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 4 threes |