ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 9.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 52.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rutgers70 | #1 Purdue68 | At home · Jersey Mike's Arena · Piscataway, NJ |
| 2018 | Boston College89 | #1 Duke84 | At home · Conte Forum · Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 1987 | Vanderbilt79 | #2 Indiana75 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
| 1968 | Northwestern88 | #3 Louisville83 | At home · McGaw Memorial Hall · Evanston, IL |
| 1968 | Loyola (IL)83 | #4 Kansas73 | At home |
| 1968 | Eastern Kentucky76 | #6 Dayton75 | At home · Alumni Coliseum · Richmond, KY |
| 2024 | Washington78 | #7 Gonzaga73 | At home · Alaska Airlines Arena · Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Massachusetts61 | #7 Connecticut59 | At home · Mullins Center · Amherst, MA |
| 1998 | Miami (OH)80 | #7 Xavier72 | At home · Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 1976 | St. John's (NY)79 | #7 Tennessee70 | At home |
| 1970 | Nebraska82 | #7 Duquesne77 | At home · Nebraska Coliseum · Lincoln, NE |
| 1996 | Little Rock70 | #8 Mississippi State68 | On the road · Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS |
| 1973 | Indiana64 | #8 Kentucky58 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 2011 | Temple68 | #9 Georgetown65 | At home · Liacouras Center · Philadelphia, PA |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 33.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #1 Ohio State84 | #3 Wake Forest62 | On the road |
| 1979 | #3 Notre Dame81 | #2 UCLA78 | At home · Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2007 | #1 UCLA65 | #6 Texas A&M62 | At home · Honda Center · Anaheim, CA |
| 2019 | #7 Tennessee76 | #1 Gonzaga73 | Neutral site · Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ |
| 1967 | #1 UCLA88 | #7 Duke54 | At home · A |
| 1968 | #8 Vanderbilt89 | #5 North Carolina76 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
| 1990 | #8 Michigan113 | #6 Duke108 | At home · OT · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1969 | #2 North Carolina100 | #12 Vanderbilt78 | Neutral site · CHAR |
| 2004 | #9 Arizona91 | #6 Texas83 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1979 | #10 Kentucky67 | #5 Kansas66 | At home · OT · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #10 Kentucky67 | #5 Kansas66 | 1 pt |
| 1993 | #20 Tulane86 | #21 Memphis85 | 1 pt |
| 2001 | #15 Connecticut71 | #5 Arizona69 | 2 pts |
| 2019 | #7 Tennessee76 | #1 Gonzaga73 | 3 pts |
| 2010 | #4 Kentucky64 | #14 Connecticut61 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | #1 UCLA88 | #7 Duke54 | 34 pts |
| 1962 | #1 Ohio State84 | #3 Wake Forest62 | 22 pts |
| 1975 | #13 Notre Dame75 | #7 Kansas59 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #10 Brigham Young67 | Clemson64 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2007 | Southern California74 | George Washington65 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2024 | Monmouth74 | Northern Illinois71 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Penn State83 | Ohio State80 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Duquesne80 | Longwood71 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #10 Arkansas166 | U.S. International101 | 267 total pts |
| 1990 | #2 Kansas150 | Kentucky95 | 245 total pts |
| 1990 | Southern Illinois114 | Murray State108 | 222 total pts |
| 1990 | #8 Michigan113 | #6 Duke108 | 221 total pts |
| 1988 | Miami (OH)110 | Evansville102 | 212 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Seton Hall107 | Long Island University54 | 39,187 fans |
| 2007 | Kentucky59 | Indiana54 | 24,253 fans |
| 2016 | #5 Kentucky88 | Eastern Kentucky67 | 22,544 fans |
| 2024 | #17 Tennessee86 | #20 Illinois79 | 21,678 fans |
| 2018 | Syracuse72 | Colgate58 | 21,380 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 9PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lamar Wilkerson | Indiana vs. Penn State | 44 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 10 threes |
| 2019 | Carsen Edwards | Purdue vs. Texas | 40 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 7 threes |
| 2011 | Jared Sullinger | Ohio State vs. IU Indy | 40 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast · 0 threes |
| 2021 | Richard Washington | San Jose State vs. Fresno Pacific | 38 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |
| 2016 | Yogi Ferrell | Indiana vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | 38 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast · 4 threes |