ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 5.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 5PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 46.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Vanderbilt78 | #1 North Carolina76 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
| 1999 | College of Charleston66 | #3 North Carolina64 | Neutral site |
| 1967 | Illinois98 | #3 Kentucky97 | On the road · OT |
| 1965 | Saint Joseph's77 | #4 Davidson64 | At home |
| 1968 | Miami (OH)64 | #6 Dayton61 | On the road |
| 2018 | Arizona67 | #7 Texas A&M64 | Neutral site · Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ |
| 1967 | Michigan86 | #7 Houston75 | At home · Fielding H. Yost Field House · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1965 | Penn State81 | #7 Syracuse59 | At home · Recreation Building · University Park, PA |
| 2025 | Penn State81 | #8 Purdue70 | At home · Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA |
| 1965 | Indiana74 | #8 Kansas State70 | On the road |
| 2018 | Ball State80 | #9 Notre Dame77 | On the road · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 2001 | Indiana86 | #10 Notre Dame78 | On the road · Joyce Center · Notre Dame, IN |
| 1996 | Arkansas104 | #11 Missouri93 | At home · Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1973 | Louisiana State94 | #11 Memphis81 | At home · LSU Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
ON THIS DAY · December 5PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 35.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #3 Kansas74 | #2 Indiana69 | Neutral site |
| 1993 | #4 Duke79 | #1 Michigan68 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1965 | #1 Michigan86 | #5 Duke79 | On the road · H |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky63 | #6 Texas51 | At home · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 1988 | #2 Kentucky82 | #5 Indiana76 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1971 | #2 South Carolina85 | #5 Notre Dame82 | On the road · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 1992 | #1 Duke91 | #7 St. John's (NY)81 | Neutral site |
| 1999 | #1 Connecticut82 | #9 Michigan State68 | At home |
| 1991 | #6 Georgetown79 | #5 Duke74 | At home |
| 2024 | #5 Connecticut87 | #9 North Carolina76 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #17 St. John's (NY)73 | #20 Georgia Tech72 | 1 pt |
| 1999 | #16 Indiana63 | #10 Temple62 | 1 pt |
| 2010 | #5 Kentucky68 | #10 North Carolina66 | 2 pts |
| 1999 | #18 UCLA69 | #11 Oklahoma State66 | 3 pts |
| 1982 | #18 Nevada-Las Vegas66 | #15 Brigham Young63 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 5PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Penn State81 | #7 Syracuse59 | 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Morgan State74 | Binghamton68 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2012 | Siena64 | Albany (NY)60 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2015 | #11 Kansas71 | Florida65 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2025 | Radford70 | North Carolina Central67 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2022 | NJIT90 | Lafayette86 | Trailed by 16 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Loyola Marymount130 | Pacific103 | 233 total pts |
| 1988 | St. Francis (NY)118 | Rider115 | 233 total pts |
| 1991 | Fairfield112 | Central Connecticut State109 | 221 total pts |
| 1991 | Nicholls State112 | North Texas106 | 218 total pts |
| 1991 | #8 UCLA123 | Saint Mary's93 | 216 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #5 Kentucky68 | #10 North Carolina66 | 24,468 fans |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky63 | #6 Texas51 | 24,340 fans |
| 2015 | #5 Louisville82 | Florida International57 | 20,541 fans |
| 2016 | #24 Louisville111 | Grand Canyon63 | 20,380 fans |
| 2010 | #8 Syracuse101 | Maine55 | 20,302 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dylan O'Hearn | NJIT vs. Lafayette | 42 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast · 5 threes |
| 2017 | Tyler Hall | Montana State vs. Milwaukee | 42 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast · 6 threes |
| 2020 | Ben Stanley | Hampton vs. Howard | 40 pts · 11 reb · 0 ast · 1 threes |
| 2019 | Tyree Appleby | Cleveland State vs. Bowling Green | 37 pts · 8 reb · 8 ast · 7 threes |
| 2008 | Antoine Agudio | Hofstra vs. Fordham | 36 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |