ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 25.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | City College of New York78 | #5 NC State73 | Neutral site |
| 1950 | Brigham Young83 | #7 UCLA62 | Neutral site · West Regional, consolation game in Provo, Utah |
| 2022 | Saint Peter's67 | #10 Purdue64 | Neutral site · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 2022 | North Carolina73 | #11 UCLA66 | Neutral site · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1994 | Boston College77 | #18 Indiana68 | Neutral site |
| 2004 | Alabama80 | #20 Syracuse71 | Neutral site · Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ |
| 2000 | Wisconsin64 | #25 Purdue60 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 51.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #2 Cincinnati70 | #1 Ohio State65 | Neutral site · OT · Kansas |
| 1974 | #1 NC State76 | #3 Marquette64 | Neutral site · Greensboro, NC |
| 1971 | #1 UCLA68 | #4 Kansas60 | Neutral site |
| 1995 | #4 North Carolina74 | #2 Kentucky61 | Neutral site |
| 1978 | #1 Kentucky64 | #5 Arkansas59 | Neutral site |
| 1972 | #2 North Carolina105 | #4 Louisville91 | Neutral site · LA |
| 1950 | #2 Ohio State72 | #4 Holy Cross52 | Neutral site |
| 2000 | #2 Michigan State75 | #6 Iowa State64 | Neutral site |
| 1974 | #2 UCLA78 | #6 Kansas61 | Neutral site |
| 2001 | #5 Arizona87 | #4 Illinois81 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #2 North Carolina67 | #19 Villanova66 | 1 pt |
| 2011 | #11 Kentucky62 | #1 Ohio State60 | 2 pts |
| 1990 | #9 Georgia Tech93 | #20 Minnesota91 | 2 pts |
| 1952 | #10 St. John's (NY)61 | #2 Illinois59 | 2 pts |
| 1971 | #19 Villanova92 | #7 Western Kentucky89 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #10 Connecticut82 | #9 Gonzaga54 | 28 pts |
| 1967 | #7 Houston84 | #4 North Carolina62 | 22 pts |
| 1950 | Brigham Young83 | #7 UCLA62 | 21 pts |
| 1950 | #2 Ohio State72 | #4 Holy Cross52 | 20 pts |
| 1974 | #2 UCLA78 | #6 Kansas61 | 17 pts |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Games for the title
Conference tournament and NCAA Tournament championship games played on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #1 NC State76 | #3 Marquette64 | Neutral site · Greensboro, NC |
| 1972 | #1 UCLA81 | #10 Florida State76 | Neutral site · Final Four |
| 1967 | #1 UCLA79 | Dayton64 | Neutral site · Final Four, KY |
| 1961 | #2 Cincinnati70 | #1 Ohio State65 | Neutral site · OT · Kansas |
| 1947 | Holy Cross58 | Oklahoma47 | Neutral site · New |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Massachusetts81 | Syracuse77 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2017 | Saint Peter's49 | Texas State44 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2025 | Chattanooga67 | Bradley65 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2024 | Purdue Fort Wayne73 | Tarleton State72 | Trailed by 11 |
| 2016 | Syracuse63 | Gonzaga60 | Trailed by 11 |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Saint Joseph's127 | Utah120 | 247 total pts |
| 1990 | #2 Nevada-Las Vegas131 | #21 Loyola Marymount101 | 232 total pts |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina109 | West Virginia91 | 200 total pts |
| 1995 | #1 UCLA102 | #8 Connecticut96 | 198 total pts |
| 2010 | #7 Kansas State101 | #25 Xavier96 | 197 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #2 North Carolina67 | #19 Villanova66 | 30,916 fans |
| 2005 | #20 Wisconsin65 | NC State56 | 30,713 fans |
| 2012 | #6 Kansas80 | #4 North Carolina67 | 24,107 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky82 | #9 Baylor70 | 24,035 fans |
| 2010 | #2 Kentucky62 | Cornell45 | 22,271 fans |
ON THIS DAY · March 25PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bo Kimble | Loyola Marymount vs. Nevada-Las Vegas | 42 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast · 8 threes |
| 1961 | Jack Egan | Saint Joseph's vs. Utah | 42 pts · 16 reb |
| 1990 | Dennis Scott | Georgia Tech vs. Minnesota | 40 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast · 7 threes |
| 2019 | Max Strus | DePaul vs. Longwood | 38 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |
| 1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas vs. Vanderbilt | 38 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast · 2 threes |