ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 29.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · March 29PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NC State67 | #8 Marquette58 | Neutral site · American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX |
| 1952 | La Salle71 | #10 St. John's (NY)62 | At home · MSG |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 34.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #1 Duke71 | #2 Kansas67 | Neutral site |
| 1999 | #3 Connecticut77 | #1 Duke74 | Neutral site · St. |
| 1975 | #1 UCLA75 | #4 Louisville74 | Neutral site · OT · Final Four |
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina63 | #6 Georgetown62 | Neutral site · New |
| 2026 | #7 Connecticut73 | #1 Duke72 | Neutral site · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 2025 | #1 Duke85 | #7 Alabama65 | Neutral site · Prudential Center · Newark, NJ |
| 2003 | #6 Kansas78 | #2 Arizona75 | Neutral site · Honda Center · Anaheim, CA |
| 1997 | #5 Kentucky78 | #3 Minnesota69 | Neutral site |
| 1975 | #2 Kentucky95 | #6 Syracuse79 | Neutral site |
| 2009 | #8 Michigan State64 | #1 Louisville52 | Neutral site |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #12 Wisconsin64 | #4 Arizona63 | 1 pt |
| 1975 | #1 UCLA75 | #4 Louisville74 | 1 pt |
| 2026 | #7 Connecticut73 | #1 Duke72 | 1 pt |
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina63 | #6 Georgetown62 | 1 pt |
| 2013 | #10 Michigan87 | #3 Kansas85 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1 Duke85 | #7 Alabama65 | 20 pts |
| 1976 | #1 Indiana86 | #9 Michigan68 | 18 pts |
| 2019 | #14 Auburn97 | #3 North Carolina80 | 17 pts |
| 1975 | #2 Kentucky95 | #6 Syracuse79 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · March 29PAINT
Games for the title
Conference tournament and NCAA Tournament championship games played on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #3 Connecticut77 | #1 Duke74 | Neutral site · St. |
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina63 | #6 Georgetown62 | Neutral site · New |
| 1976 | #1 Indiana86 | #9 Michigan68 | Neutral site · Philadelphia |
| 1941 | Wisconsin39 | Washington State34 | Neutral site · Kansas |
ON THIS DAY · March 29PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #7 Connecticut73 | #1 Duke72 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2013 | #10 Michigan87 | #3 Kansas85 | Trailed by 14 |
| 2013 | #14 Florida62 | Florida Gulf Coast50 | Trailed by 11 |
| 2025 | #3 Florida84 | #9 Texas Tech79 | Trailed by 10 |
| 2017 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi79 | Maryland-Baltimore County61 | Trailed by 10 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #5 UCLA106 | #4 Rutgers92 | 198 total pts |
| 2016 | Oakland104 | East Tennessee State81 | 185 total pts |
| 1985 | Tennessee100 | Louisville84 | 184 total pts |
| 2019 | #14 Auburn97 | #3 North Carolina80 | 177 total pts |
| 1975 | #2 Kentucky95 | #6 Syracuse79 | 174 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina63 | #6 Georgetown62 | 61,612 fans |
| 1999 | #3 Connecticut77 | #1 Duke74 | 41,340 fans |
| 2013 | #14 Florida62 | Florida Gulf Coast50 | 40,639 fans |
| 2013 | #10 Michigan87 | #3 Kansas85 | 40,639 fans |
| 2009 | #8 Michigan State64 | #1 Louisville52 | 36,084 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Allen Murphy | Louisville vs. UCLA | 33 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast |
| 1976 | Marques Johnson | UCLA vs. Rutgers | 30 pts · 18 reb · 6 ast |
| 1982 | James Worthy | North Carolina vs. Georgetown | 28 pts · 4 reb |
| 1999 | Richard Hamilton | Connecticut vs. Duke | 27 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast · 2 threes |
| 1976 | Scott May | Indiana vs. Michigan | 26 pts · 8 reb |