ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 29.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 29PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 42.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Villanova63 | #2 Kansas59 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 2004 | Purdue78 | #2 Duke68 | On the road · Sullivan Arena · Anchorage, AK |
| 1987 | Washington69 | #2 Louisville54 | Neutral site |
| 1982 | Ohio State47 | #5 Georgetown46 | Neutral site |
| 2023 | Marquette96 | #6 Baylor70 | At home · Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI |
| 1987 | Richmond67 | #6 Georgia Tech62 | At home · Robins Center · Richmond, VA |
| 2024 | Arkansas80 | #7 Duke75 | At home · Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1988 | Illinois81 | #7 Kansas75 | Neutral site |
| 2020 | Michigan82 | #8 Gonzaga64 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 2013 | Notre Dame64 | #8 Kentucky50 | At home · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 2003 | Villanova81 | #9 Michigan State73 | On the road · Sullivan Arena · Anchorage, AK |
| 2021 | Richmond76 | #10 Kentucky64 | On the road · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 2000 | Dayton68 | #11 Kentucky66 | Neutral site |
| 2020 | Creighton83 | #12 Texas Tech76 | Neutral site · OT · Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
ON THIS DAY · November 29PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 29.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #1 Indiana84 | #2 UCLA64 | Neutral site |
| 2012 | #2 Ohio State85 | #3 Duke63 | At home · Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 2003 | #7 Florida83 | #2 Kansas73 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2001 | #3 Michigan State77 | #6 North Carolina64 | At home |
| 2014 | #4 Arizona72 | #6 Duke66 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2007 | #7 North Carolina98 | #3 Ohio State89 | At home · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1998 | #4 North Carolina73 | #6 Purdue69 | Neutral site |
| 1981 | #6 UCLA94 | #10 Notre Dame81 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2020 | #6 North Carolina78 | #11 Oregon74 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1996 | #2 Kansas72 | #15 Virginia66 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · November 29PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #10 Iowa90 | #17 NC State89 | 1 pt |
| 2010 | #19 Clemson70 | #12 Butler69 | 1 pt |
| 1986 | #6 Duke71 | #18 St. John's (NY)70 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #13 Purdue80 | #23 Mississippi78 | 2 pts |
| 2008 | #17 Oregon80 | #25 Kansas State77 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 29PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marquette96 | #6 Baylor70 | 26 pts |
| 2012 | #2 Ohio State85 | #3 Duke63 | 22 pts |
| 1976 | #1 Indiana84 | #2 UCLA64 | 20 pts |
| 2020 | Michigan82 | #8 Gonzaga64 | 18 pts |
| 1997 | #20 Indiana85 | #6 Duke69 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 29PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Belmont64 | Lipscomb62 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2024 | Georgia68 | Florida State66 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2014 | Gardner-Webb86 | Morehead State82 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2010 | Florida State57 | Marquette56 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2020 | San Diego State83 | Iowa73 | Trailed by 16 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #17 Oklahoma173 | U.S. International101 | 274 total pts |
| 1998 | Texas Christian153 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley87 | 240 total pts |
| 1992 | Nevada120 | Loyola Marymount116 | 236 total pts |
| 1991 | North Texas118 | Jackson State115 | 233 total pts |
| 2014 | Mercer117 | Valparaiso108 | 225 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #7 North Carolina98 | #3 Ohio State89 | 21,750 fans |
| 2014 | #9 Louisville69 | Southern Mississippi38 | 21,416 fans |
| 2006 | #12 Illinois68 | North Carolina64 | 21,273 fans |
| 2024 | #17 North Carolina100 | #10 Tennessee92 | 20,756 fans |
| 2020 | #9 Kentucky69 | UAB58 | 20,401 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Markus Howard | Marquette vs. Southern California | 51 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 9 threes |
| 2015 | Craig Bradshaw | Belmont vs. Ohio | 42 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2024 | Jhamir Brickus | La Salle vs. Temple | 41 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast · 4 threes |
| 2016 | Miles Wright | Dartmouth vs. Long Island University | 39 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |
| 2014 | Alan Williams | UC Santa Barbara vs. South Dakota State | 39 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast · 0 threes |