ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 14.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 29.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Indiana67 | #2 Notre Dame66 | At home · Assembly Hall · Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN, IN |
| 1965 | North Carolina84 | #3 Vanderbilt78 | Neutral site · GBO |
| 2009 | Arizona69 | #4 Gonzaga64 | At home · Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ |
| 1964 | Denver84 | #4 Arizona State83 | At home |
| 2025 | Dayton71 | #6 Marquette63 | At home · UD Arena · Dayton, OH |
| 2022 | Memphis92 | #6 Alabama78 | At home · FedExForum · Memphis, TN |
| 2011 | Oakland89 | #7 Tennessee82 | On the road · Food City Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 2021 | Marquette89 | #8 Creighton84 | On the road · CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE |
| 1975 | Washington74 | #9 Kansas64 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1969 | East Tennessee State71 | #9 Duke63 | On the road · H |
| 1963 | California61 | #9 Oregon State59 | On the road · Gill Coliseum · Corvallis, OR |
| 1957 | Duke89 | #9 Alabama78 | Neutral site · N2 |
| 1964 | UCLA74 | #10 Kansas54 | Neutral site |
| 1961 | Wake Forest68 | #10 NC State67 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 20.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | #1 Michigan87 | #2 Wichita State85 | At home · Fielding H. Yost Field House · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1958 | #3 Kentucky73 | #9 Saint Louis60 | On the road |
| 2020 | #10 Oregon71 | #5 Michigan70 | On the road · OT · Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1986 | #7 Kansas83 | #9 Kentucky68 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1997 | #14 Duke87 | #4 Villanova79 | On the road · CoreStates]] Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1958 | #14 Seattle82 | #4 Bradley76 | On the road |
| 1992 | #1 Duke88 | #18 Michigan85 | On the road · OT · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1977 | #4 Notre Dame78 | #16 Indiana65 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 2020 | #6 Gonzaga84 | #15 Arizona80 | On the road · McKale Memorial Center · Tucson, AZ |
| 1956 | #16 North Carolina99 | #5 Alabama77 | At home · Charles T. Woollen Gymnasium · Chapel Hill, NC |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #10 Oregon71 | #5 Michigan70 | 1 pt |
| 1965 | #1 Michigan87 | #2 Wichita State85 | 2 pts |
| 1992 | #1 Duke88 | #18 Michigan85 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #16 North Carolina99 | #5 Alabama77 | 22 pts |
| 1964 | UCLA74 | #10 Kansas54 | 20 pts |
| 1986 | #7 Kansas83 | #9 Kentucky68 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina73 | Buffalo70 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2014 | Princeton81 | Penn State79 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2021 | William & Mary85 | George Washington84 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest77 | Virginia Military Institute70 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2012 | Princeton72 | Rider71 | Trailed by 16 |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Detroit Mercy123 | Xavier110 | 233 total pts |
| 1989 | #3 Syracuse135 | U.S. International93 | 228 total pts |
| 2024 | Tulane117 | Furman110 | 227 total pts |
| 1966 | Morehead State117 | Idaho State98 | 215 total pts |
| 1969 | Rhode Island111 | Maine101 | 212 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 14PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #7 Indiana66 | Purdue63 | 32,055 fans |
| 2003 | #21 Michigan State71 | #12 Kentucky67 | 23,145 fans |
| 2014 | #6 Louisville79 | Western Kentucky63 | 22,027 fans |
| 2020 | #13 Memphis51 | #19 Tennessee47 | 21,868 fans |
| 2014 | #18 North Carolina82 | #11 Kentucky77 | 21,750 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dennis Parker Jr. | Radford vs. Coppin State | 53 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 10 threes |
| 2020 | Mason Jones | Arkansas vs. Tulsa | 41 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2015 | Amida Brimah | Connecticut vs. Coppin State | 40 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 0 threes |
| 2011 | Xavier Silas | Northern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago | 40 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast · 2 threes |
| 2026 | Cade Tyson | Minnesota vs. Texas Southern | 38 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast · 8 threes |