ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 29.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 20.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas Christian75 | #2 Baylor72 | At home · Schollmaier Arena · Fort Worth, TX |
| 2004 | Syracuse49 | #3 Pittsburgh46 | On the road · OT · Petersen Events Center · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1972 | NC State85 | #3 North Carolina84 | At home · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1956 | Duquesne87 | #3 Dayton86 | At home |
| 2000 | Saint Joseph's62 | #5 Temple59 | At home |
| 2020 | Clemson70 | #6 Florida State69 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 2020 | Virginia52 | #7 Duke50 | At home · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2012 | Cincinnati72 | #8 Marquette61 | At home · Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH |
| 1980 | Duke75 | #10 North Carolina61 | Neutral site · N5 |
| 1984 | Indiana78 | #11 Purdue59 | On the road · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2020 | Providence58 | #12 Villanova54 | On the road · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1984 | Clemson77 | #15 Duke76 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1992 | Louisiana State73 | #16 Alabama65 | On the road · Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1972 | Indiana79 | #16 Michigan75 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 11.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #8 Ohio State78 | #12 Michigan State65 | On the road |
| 1996 | #7 Cincinnati71 | #14 Memphis66 | At home · Myrl H. Shoemaker Center · Cincinnati, OH |
| 1960 | #20 Indiana99 | #2 Ohio State83 | At home |
| 2020 | #8 Kentucky73 | #15 Auburn66 | At home · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 1980 | #7 Maryland91 | #17 Clemson85 | Neutral site |
| 2004 | #12 North Carolina71 | #14 NC State64 | On the road · Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC |
| 2016 | #2 Kansas86 | #25 Texas56 | On the road · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 1980 | #20 Georgetown76 | #8 St. John's (NY)66 | Neutral site |
| 2020 | #24 Michigan State78 | #9 Maryland66 | On the road · XFINITY Center · College Park, MD |
| 2020 | #18 Iowa77 | #16 Penn State68 | At home · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #20 Indiana99 | #2 Ohio State83 | 16 pts |
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Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina Upstate90 | Hampton79 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2020 | Boston University74 | Bucknell71 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2012 | Colorado State66 | #17 Nevada-Las Vegas59 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2012 | Tennessee74 | Louisiana State69 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan67 | Central Michigan63 | Trailed by 14 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Arkansas131 | Baylor109 | 240 total pts |
| 1996 | Western Illinois120 | Troy100 | 220 total pts |
| 1992 | Holy Cross116 | Lehigh92 | 208 total pts |
| 2000 | Eastern Illinois107 | Austin Peay100 | 207 total pts |
| 1964 | Michigan State107 | Northwestern97 | 204 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina92 | Syracuse79 | 29,312 fans |
| 2012 | #6 North Carolina88 | Maryland64 | 21,750 fans |
| 2016 | #7 North Carolina75 | Syracuse70 | 20,714 fans |
| 2020 | #8 Kentucky73 | #15 Auburn66 | 20,638 fans |
| 2020 | Tennessee63 | Florida58 | 19,743 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy vs. IU Indy | 43 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 6 threes |
| 2020 | Sam Sessoms | Binghamton vs. New Hampshire | 38 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast · 4 threes |
| 2020 | Yoeli Childs | Brigham Young vs. Pepperdine | 38 pts · 14 reb · 0 ast · 1 threes |
| 2020 | Chauncey Hawkins | St. Francis (NY) vs. Central Connecticut State | 38 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 3 threes |
| 2020 | Markus Howard | Marquette vs. Seton Hall | 37 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast · 6 threes |