ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 7.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 40.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | William & Mary78 | #2 North Carolina75 | At home · William & Mary Hall · Williamsburg, VA |
| 1964 | Kansas51 | #3 Cincinnati47 | On the road |
| 2007 | Notre Dame99 | #4 Alabama85 | At home · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 1984 | Louisville79 | #5 Iowa58 | At home |
| 1977 | Utah100 | #5 Nevada-Las Vegas96 | At home · Jon M. Huntsman Center · Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1975 | Oklahoma90 | #5 South Carolina84 | At home |
| 2014 | Colorado75 | #6 Kansas72 | At home · CU Events Center · Boulder, CO |
| 1985 | Louisiana Tech73 | #6 Louisville64 | Neutral site |
| 1969 | Southern California65 | #6 Houston64 | At home |
| 1963 | Seattle60 | #7 Oregon State58 | At home · | Washington State Coliseum · Seattle, WA |
| 2003 | Notre Dame79 | #9 Maryland67 | On the road · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 2000 | Wisconsin61 | #10 Texas45 | At home · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 1992 | Missouri87 | #11 Arkansas76 | On the road · John Barnhill Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 2022 | Texas Tech57 | #13 Tennessee52 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 35.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #2 North Carolina87 | #3 Kentucky77 | On the road |
| 1969 | #1 UCLA88 | #5 Notre Dame75 | On the road · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 2000 | #6 Connecticut78 | #2 Arizona69 | Neutral site |
| 2005 | #5 Oklahoma State74 | #4 Syracuse60 | On the road · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2000 | #4 Michigan State66 | #5 Kansas54 | Neutral site |
| 1995 | #4 Kansas69 | #6 Florida63 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2025 | #4 Kentucky90 | #7 Gonzaga89 | Neutral site · OT · Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA |
| 1964 | #6 Arizona State93 | #5 Wichita State87 | At home · Tempe, Ariz. |
| 2016 | #6 Oklahoma78 | #8 Villanova55 | Neutral site · Bloch Arena · Pearl Harbor, HI |
| 2001 | #11 Wake Forest84 | #3 Kansas53 | At home · Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4 Kentucky90 | #7 Gonzaga89 | 1 pt |
| 1974 | #12 Long Beach State65 | #11 San Francisco64 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #14 Kentucky76 | #9 Indiana74 | 2 pts |
| 1998 | #23 Maryland86 | #2 Kansas83 | 3 pts |
| 1978 | #16 Louisville88 | #9 Michigan85 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #6 Kentucky99 | #8 Indiana65 | 34 pts |
| 2001 | #11 Wake Forest84 | #3 Kansas53 | 31 pts |
| 2016 | #6 Oklahoma78 | #8 Villanova55 | 23 pts |
| 1984 | Louisville79 | #5 Iowa58 | 21 pts |
| 2000 | Wisconsin61 | #10 Texas45 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #15 Memphis65 | UAB57 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | Massachusetts79 | Providence78 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2025 | #4 Kentucky90 | #7 Gonzaga89 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2014 | #17 Iowa State91 | Northern Iowa82 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2025 | Lafayette77 | Mercyhurst73 | Trailed by 17 |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Loyola Marymount152 | U.S. International137 | 289 total pts |
| 1978 | #12 Maryland130 | East Carolina106 | 236 total pts |
| 1991 | Colorado124 | Central Connecticut State108 | 232 total pts |
| 1975 | Texas Christian115 | Oklahoma City113 | 228 total pts |
| 1969 | Niagara118 | Syracuse110 | 228 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4 Syracuse93 | Binghamton65 | 25,844 fans |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky82 | Eastern Kentucky49 | 23,268 fans |
| 2017 | #6 Kentucky87 | Valparaiso63 | 21,805 fans |
| 2003 | #18 Kentucky98 | #12 North Carolina81 | 21,750 fans |
| 2009 | Kentucky88 | Mississippi Valley State65 | 21,476 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 7PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mike Daum | South Dakota State vs. Southern | 42 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast · 2 threes |
| 2003 | Marcus Moore | Washington State vs. Gonzaga | 42 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast · 9 threes |
| 2020 | Sam Sessoms | Binghamton vs. Boston University | 40 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast · 6 threes |
| 2020 | Max Mahoney | Boston University vs. Binghamton | 38 pts · 13 reb · 0 ast · 0 threes |
| 2020 | DeAndre Williams | Evansville vs. Miami (OH) | 37 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast · 2 threes |