ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 5.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 5PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #2 Kentucky69 | #1 Michigan State62 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2020 | #4 Duke68 | #3 Kansas66 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #4 Duke68 | #3 Kansas66 | 2 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 | UC Irvine76 | San Diego73 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2027 | South Alabama83 | Jacksonville State80 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2027 | Pittsburgh80 | Buffalo61 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2027 | Jackson State87 | Tulane85 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech82 | NC State81 | Trailed by 15 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Penn State97 | Chattanooga93 | 190 total pts |
| 2027 | #5 Arizona104 | Cal Poly84 | 188 total pts |
| 2020 | Iowa State110 | Mississippi Valley State74 | 184 total pts |
| 2027 | #3 Illinois112 | Pennsylvania70 | 182 total pts |
| 2026 | Marquette100 | Southern82 | 182 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #2 Kentucky69 | #1 Michigan State62 | 19,812 fans |
| 2020 | Tennessee78 | UNC Asheville63 | 19,273 fans |
| 2027 | Syracuse102 | Central Connecticut State49 | 18,494 fans |
| 2020 | Arkansas91 | Rice43 | 17,274 fans |
| 2027 | Indiana92 | Bellarmine69 | 17,222 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jordan Roland | Northeastern vs. Boston University | 39 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 2 threes |
| 2020 | Markus Howard | Marquette vs. Loyola (MD) | 38 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 7 threes |
| 2020 | Xavier Johnson | Chicago State vs. Judson University | 37 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast · 7 threes |
| 2025 | TY Johnson | UC Davis vs. Washington | 35 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast · 2 threes |
| 2008 | Lester Hudson | Tennessee-Martin vs. Memphis | 35 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |