ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
April 2.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kansas66 | #5 Duke59 | Neutral site |
| 2022 | North Carolina81 | #9 Duke77 | Neutral site · Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 16.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #1 Houston94 | #2 Louisville81 | Neutral site |
| 2007 | #3 Florida84 | #1 Ohio State75 | Neutral site · Georgia Dome · Atlanta, GA |
| 2005 | #1 Illinois72 | #4 Louisville57 | Neutral site · The Dome at America's Center · St. Louis, MO |
| 2001 | #1 Duke82 | #5 Arizona72 | Neutral site · Minneapolis |
| 1988 | #4 Oklahoma86 | #2 Arizona78 | Neutral site |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky67 | #6 Kansas59 | Neutral site · Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA |
| 1984 | #2 Georgetown84 | #5 Houston75 | Neutral site · Seattle |
| 2022 | #3 Kansas81 | #6 Villanova65 | Neutral site · Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA |
| 2018 | #2 Villanova79 | #7 Michigan62 | Neutral site · Alamodome · San Antonio, TX |
| 1994 | #2 Arkansas91 | #9 Arizona82 | Neutral site |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #9 Connecticut56 | #11 Kentucky55 | 1 pt |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #6 Villanova95 | #7 Oklahoma51 | 44 pts |
| 2018 | #2 Villanova79 | #7 Michigan62 | 17 pts |
| 2022 | #3 Kansas81 | #6 Villanova65 | 16 pts |
| 2005 | #1 Illinois72 | #4 Louisville57 | 15 pts |
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Games for the title
Conference tournament and NCAA Tournament championship games played on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #2 Villanova79 | #7 Michigan62 | Neutral site · Alamodome · San Antonio, TX |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky67 | #6 Kansas59 | Neutral site · Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA |
| 2007 | #3 Florida84 | #1 Ohio State75 | Neutral site · Georgia Dome · Atlanta, GA |
| 2001 | #1 Duke82 | #5 Arizona72 | Neutral site · Minneapolis |
| 1990 | #2 Nevada-Las Vegas103 | #15 Duke73 | Neutral site · Denver |
ON THIS DAY · April 2PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lipscomb71 | Wichita State64 | Trailed by 11 |
| 2026 | Creighton82 | Rutgers69 | Trailed by 10 |
| 2019 | Marshall80 | Hampton78 | Trailed by 10 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State100 | Butler93 | 193 total pts |
| 2024 | Indiana State100 | Utah90 | 190 total pts |
| 1990 | #2 Nevada-Las Vegas103 | #15 Duke73 | 176 total pts |
| 1983 | #1 Houston94 | #2 Louisville81 | 175 total pts |
| 2019 | Green Bay87 | Texas Southern86 | 173 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #3 North Carolina83 | Syracuse66 | 75,505 fans |
| 2016 | #6 Villanova95 | #7 Oklahoma51 | 75,505 fans |
| 2011 | #9 Connecticut56 | #11 Kentucky55 | 75,421 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky67 | #6 Kansas59 | 70,913 fans |
| 2022 | North Carolina81 | #9 Duke77 | 70,602 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sean Elliott | Arizona vs. Oklahoma | 31 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast · 2 threes |
| 1994 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas vs. Arizona | 29 pts · 13 reb · 5 ast · 0 threes |
| 1990 | Anderson Hunt | Nevada-Las Vegas vs. Duke | 29 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 1994 | Grant Hill | Duke vs. Florida | 25 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast · 3 threes |
| 1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas vs. Duke | 25 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast · 0 threes |