ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 1.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 44.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern92 | #1 Purdue88 | At home · OT · Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL |
| 1987 | UCLA89 | #1 North Carolina84 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1972 | Arizona State95 | #3 Southern California78 | At home |
| 1963 | Virginia Tech80 | #3 Kentucky77 | On the road |
| 2023 | Utah81 | #4 Arizona66 | At home · Jon M. Huntsman Center · Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1977 | Toledo59 | #4 Indiana57 | At home · Centennial Hall · Toledo, OH |
| 1991 | Bowling Green98 | #5 Michigan State85 | At home · Anderson Arena · Bowling Green, OH |
| 1984 | Ohio State72 | #6 Maryland68 | Neutral site |
| 1976 | Northwestern89 | #6 Kentucky77 | At home · McGaw Memorial Hall · Evanston, IL |
| 2013 | Baylor64 | #8 Kentucky55 | On the road · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 1967 | Vanderbilt76 | #8 Western Kentucky70 | On the road · E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY |
| 1974 | Cincinnati65 | #9 Louisville58 | On the road |
| 1972 | Florida70 | #9 Louisville69 | At home · Florida Gymnasium · Gainesville, FL |
| 1999 | Penn State65 | #10 Temple64 | At home · Bryce Jordan Center · State College, PA |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 29.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #1 UCLA65 | #4 Maryland64 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 | #5 Illinois91 | #1 Wake Forest73 | At home · State Farm Center · Champaign, IL |
| 2011 | #1 Duke84 | #6 Michigan State79 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1979 | #1 Duke65 | #6 NC State63 | Neutral site · N1 |
| 2024 | #5 Kansas69 | #4 Connecticut65 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2023 | #2 Texas72 | #7 Creighton67 | At home · Moody Center · Austin, TX |
| 1980 | #3 Duke86 | #6 North Carolina74 | Neutral site · N2 |
| 2000 | #8 Michigan State86 | #2 North Carolina76 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1994 | #7 Temple73 | #3 Kansas59 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2016 | #9 North Carolina89 | #2 Maryland81 | At home · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #1 UCLA65 | #4 Maryland64 | 1 pt |
| 1979 | #1 Duke65 | #6 NC State63 | 2 pts |
| 2021 | #7 Kansas65 | #20 Kentucky62 | 3 pts |
| 1985 | #7 Illinois73 | #10 Oklahoma70 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #5 Illinois91 | #1 Wake Forest73 | 18 pts |
| 1999 | #8 Kentucky63 | #7 Kansas45 | 18 pts |
| 1972 | Arizona State95 | #3 Southern California78 | 17 pts |
| 2023 | Utah81 | #4 Arizona66 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky70 | High Point69 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2018 | Marist100 | The Citadel91 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2011 | Pepperdine70 | Pacific60 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2011 | McNeese69 | Louisiana66 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2013 | Bucknell65 | Columbia57 | Trailed by 17 |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sacred Heart133 | FDU130 | 263 total pts |
| 1991 | Louisiana128 | Grambling105 | 233 total pts |
| 1987 | UC Irvine121 | Bradley111 | 232 total pts |
| 1991 | Loyola Marymount114 | Idaho State110 | 224 total pts |
| 1994 | Clemson120 | Charleston Southern103 | 223 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #1 North Carolina86 | Kentucky77 | 24,252 fans |
| 2013 | Baylor64 | #8 Kentucky55 | 24,192 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky81 | St. John's (NY)59 | 24,119 fans |
| 2019 | #10 Kentucky78 | UNC Greensboro61 | 21,853 fans |
| 2019 | Syracuse63 | Cornell55 | 21,547 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 1PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A.J. English | Iona vs. Fairfield | 46 pts · 3 reb · 8 ast · 13 threes |
| 2019 | Markus Howard | Marquette vs. Kansas State | 45 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 4 threes |
| 2004 | Derrick Tarver | Akron vs. Hampton | 44 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 3 threes |
| 2016 | Jack Gibbs | Davidson vs. Charlotte | 41 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast · 6 threes |
| 2007 | Reggie Williams | Virginia Military Institute vs. Cornell | 41 pts · 16 reb · 4 ast · 6 threes |