ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 4.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 4PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCF64 | #13 Texas A&M61 | At home · Addition Financial Arena · Orlando, FL |
| 2025 | Ohio State80 | #19 Texas72 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6 Gonzaga101 | #8 Baylor63 | At home · Spokane Arena · Spokane, WA |
ON THIS DAY · November 4PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6 Gonzaga101 | #8 Baylor63 | 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado76 | Eastern Washington56 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2025 | California Baptist83 | Incarnate Word78 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2025 | Pennsylvania58 | NJIT57 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2025 | Washington State100 | Portland State92 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin85 | Holy Cross61 | Trailed by 16 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Northern Kentucky102 | South Dakota94 | 196 total pts |
| 2025 | Washington State100 | Portland State92 | 192 total pts |
| 2027 | Queens (NC)96 | Loyola Marymount95 | 191 total pts |
| 2025 | Miami (FL)113 | FDU72 | 185 total pts |
| 2026 | Florida State108 | Alcorn State76 | 184 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #23 Kentucky103 | Wright State62 | 19,635 fans |
| 2025 | Syracuse86 | Le Moyne82 | 19,619 fans |
| 2026 | #9 Kentucky77 | Nicholls State51 | 19,289 fans |
| 2025 | #12 Tennessee80 | Gardner-Webb64 | 17,813 fans |
| 2025 | #9 North Carolina90 | Elon76 | 17,242 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Davion Bailey | Incarnate Word vs. California Baptist | 41 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast · 7 threes |
| 2027 | Noah Pagotto | Northern Kentucky vs. South Dakota | 30 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 1 threes |
| 2027 | Nojus Indrusaitis | California vs. Radford | 30 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2027 | Nasir Mann | Queens (NC) vs. Loyola Marymount | 28 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |
| 2027 | William Berg | Wichita State vs. Cal State Northridge | 26 pts · 16 reb · 0 ast · 0 threes |