ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 18.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 18PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 15.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Xavier85 | #4 Louisville83 | At home · Cincinnati Gardens · Cincinnati, OH |
| 2013 | Oklahoma State76 | #6 NC State56 | Neutral site · Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez · Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 1999 | Utah State62 | #9 Utah54 | At home · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · Logan, UT |
| 2024 | Bryant61 | #10 Florida Atlantic52 | On the road · Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena · Boca Raton, FL |
| 2011 | Texas90 | #13 Illinois84 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2012 | Mississippi State67 | #15 Arizona57 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2001 | Southern Mississippi63 | #15 Arkansas54 | On the road · Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 2006 | Florida75 | #16 Syracuse70 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2022 | Xavier71 | #19 Ohio State65 | At home · Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH |
| 2007 | Nebraska73 | #20 Creighton61 | At home · Bob Devaney Center · Lincoln, NE |
| 2008 | New Orleans65 | #21 NC State63 | On the road · Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC |
| 1999 | St. John's (NY)73 | #23 Massachusetts69 | At home |
| 2023 | Colorado103 | #24 Texas A&M75 | Neutral site · The HTC Center · Conway, SC |
| 1998 | Wisconsin80 | #24 Illinois State66 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 13.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky72 | #5 Kansas40 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 1985 | #2 Illinois81 | #5 Oklahoma64 | Neutral site |
| 1994 | #9 Kansas73 | #6 California56 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2005 | #5 Syracuse71 | #12 Mississippi State58 | On the road · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1994 | #1 North Carolina90 | #19 Cincinnati63 | At home · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2023 | #16 Virginia86 | #5 Baylor79 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 2015 | #4 Duke81 | #19 Michigan State71 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2023 | #19 Illinois79 | #8 UCLA70 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 2026 | #5 Duke78 | #24 Kansas66 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2026 | #17 Michigan State83 | #12 Kentucky66 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky72 | #5 Kansas40 | 32 pts |
| 2013 | Oklahoma State76 | #6 NC State56 | 20 pts |
| 1994 | #9 Kansas73 | #6 California56 | 17 pts |
| 1985 | #2 Illinois81 | #5 Oklahoma64 | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Niagara86 | New Mexico State83 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky62 | Georgia State61 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2023 | Florida76 | Florida State67 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Pacific77 | Lamar76 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Pepperdine86 | Miami (OH)80 | Trailed by 18 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Citadel116 | Stetson112 | 228 total pts |
| 2008 | Seton Hall111 | Robert Morris107 | 218 total pts |
| 2026 | Troy108 | San Diego State107 | 215 total pts |
| 2011 | Lipscomb104 | Austin Peay101 | 205 total pts |
| 2013 | Hofstra103 | Marshall100 | 203 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #9 Syracuse56 | St. Francis (NY)50 | 23,117 fans |
| 2017 | #18 Syracuse71 | Monmouth50 | 22,636 fans |
| 2009 | #1 North Carolina77 | Kentucky58 | 21,538 fans |
| 2006 | Tennessee106 | East Tennessee State83 | 21,280 fans |
| 2013 | #2 Louisville80 | Miami (OH)39 | 20,258 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stephen Curry | Davidson vs. Oklahoma | 44 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast · 6 threes |
| 2017 | Deandre Burnett | Mississippi vs. Oral Roberts | 41 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 9 threes |
| 2009 | Ryan Toolson | Utah Valley vs. Montana-Western | 41 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast · 4 threes |
| 2019 | Khalil Ahmad | Cal State Fullerton vs. Monmouth | 40 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2025 | Daniel Batcho | Louisiana Tech vs. Mississippi College | 38 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 1 threes |