ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 24.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 29.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UAB59 | #2 Illinois52 | Neutral site |
| 1979 | Long Beach State76 | #6 Texas71 | At home |
| 2007 | Missouri State66 | #7 Wisconsin64 | At home · SPI Convention Center · South Padre Island, TX |
| 2011 | Connecticut84 | #8 Kentucky67 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2008 | Xavier80 | #8 Indiana65 | Neutral site · Now Arena · Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 2014 | Georgetown84 | #10 Virginia Commonwealth80 | Neutral site · Coliseo de Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1979 | Pepperdine59 | #10 Indiana58 | Neutral site |
| 2001 | Georgia65 | #13 Utah60 | At home · Stegeman Coliseum · Athens, GA |
| 2014 | Charlotte63 | #14 Michigan61 | Neutral site · Coliseo de Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1991 | Villanova93 | #14 Louisiana State91 | Neutral site |
| 2018 | Arizona State102 | #15 Xavier86 | Neutral site · Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 2024 | Ohio State92 | #17 Alabama81 | Neutral site · Raider Arena · Niceville, FL |
| 1998 | Appalachian State66 | #17 Charlotte60 | At home |
| 2020 | Florida70 | #18 Xavier65 | Neutral site · TD Arena · Charleston, SC |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 27.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #5 Duke76 | #2 Louisville71 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1986 | #5 Kansas83 | #9 Louisville78 | Neutral site |
| 2011 | #2 Michigan State76 | #13 Washington71 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 1996 | #1 Kentucky96 | #14 Maryland84 | Neutral site |
| 1996 | #10 Iowa101 | #6 Connecticut95 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1994 | #18 Massachusetts91 | #1 North Carolina86 | Neutral site |
| 2018 | #18 Purdue89 | #2 Arizona64 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1985 | #17 Louisville75 | #4 Indiana64 | On the road · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 2008 | #15 Texas97 | #7 Tennessee78 | Neutral site · Prudential Center · Newark, NJ |
| 2026 | #13 Gonzaga95 | #11 Alabama85 | Neutral site · MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #16 Iowa State83 | #14 St. John's (NY)82 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #11 Kentucky61 | #24 Maryland58 | 3 pts |
| 1999 | #17 Indiana52 | #18 Utah49 | 3 pts |
| 2022 | #22 Connecticut115 | #19 Auburn109 | 6 pts |
| 2018 | #7 Florida111 | #17 Gonzaga105 | 6 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #18 Purdue89 | #2 Arizona64 | 25 pts |
| 2008 | #15 Texas97 | #7 Tennessee78 | 19 pts |
| 2011 | Connecticut84 | #8 Kentucky67 | 17 pts |
| 2008 | Xavier80 | #8 Indiana65 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cal State Fullerton84 | New Mexico State73 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2025 | Louisiana State109 | UCF102 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2024 | Evansville85 | Chattanooga77 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | Savannah State80 | Alcorn State75 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | William & Mary87 | Saint Joseph's85 | Trailed by 20 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Northeastern152 | Loyola Marymount123 | 275 total pts |
| 1991 | UTSA132 | Texas State97 | 229 total pts |
| 2020 | Evansville115 | Morgan State112 | 227 total pts |
| 1991 | #25 St. John's (NY)135 | Central Connecticut State92 | 227 total pts |
| 2022 | #22 Connecticut115 | #19 Auburn109 | 224 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #1 Kentucky82 | Boston University62 | 22,623 fans |
| 2008 | Kentucky83 | Texas Southern35 | 21,445 fans |
| 2013 | Brigham Young87 | Cal State Northridge75 | 20,900 fans |
| 2024 | #16 Kentucky118 | Marshall82 | 20,246 fans |
| 2009 | Kentucky91 | Longwood57 | 20,105 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chris Clemons | Campbell vs. Georgetown | 45 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast · 9 threes |
| 2018 | Tra Holder | Arizona State vs. Xavier | 40 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2015 | Sterling Gibbs | Seton Hall vs. Illinois State | 40 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |
| 2008 | Steven Rush | North Carolina A&T vs. DePaul | 40 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast · 10 threes |
| 2005 | Ronny Turiaf | Gonzaga vs. Idaho | 40 pts · 11 reb · 0 ast · 0 threes |