ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 19.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 45.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Purdue89 | #3 Kentucky83 | On the road |
| 2016 | Ohio State74 | #4 Kentucky67 | Neutral site · Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY |
| 1970 | St. John's (NY)74 | #4 Davidson62 | At home |
| 2016 | Northern Iowa81 | #5 Iowa State79 | Neutral site · Wells Fargo Arena · Des Moines, IA |
| 1988 | Louisville81 | #5 Indiana69 | At home |
| 1985 | Western Michigan65 | #5 DePaul64 | At home · Read Fieldhouse · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1954 | Wisconsin82 | #5 Louisiana State66 | At home · The Wisconsin Field House · Madison, WI |
| 2024 | Providence72 | #6 Marquette57 | At home · Amica Mutual Pavilion · Providence, RI |
| 1982 | Houston62 | #6 Iowa52 | At home · Hofheinz Pavilion · Houston, TX |
| 2020 | Seton Hall52 | #7 Maryland48 | At home · Prudential Center · Newark, NJ |
| 2019 | NC State78 | #7 Auburn71 | At home · Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC |
| 2016 | Utah77 | #7 Duke75 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1965 | Illinois91 | #8 Kentucky86 | On the road |
| 2010 | Southern California77 | #9 Tennessee55 | At home · Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 33.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #1 Gonzaga99 | #3 Iowa88 | Neutral site · Sanford Pentagon · Sioux Falls, SD |
| 1959 | #3 Kansas State69 | #4 NC State67 | At home |
| 1953 | #2 Kansas State80 | #7 Notre Dame64 | Neutral site · Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, MI |
| 2001 | #2 Michigan State72 | #8 Seton Hall57 | On the road |
| 1951 | #2 Bradley79 | #9 UCLA74 | At home |
| 2010 | #2 Texas103 | #10 North Carolina90 | Neutral site |
| 1952 | #8 Washington58 | #4 Saint Louis53 | On the road |
| 1980 | #11 Louisville75 | #2 Ohio State65 | At home |
| 1956 | #5 Alabama89 | #10 Holy Cross84 | On the road |
| 1989 | #6 Illinois87 | #10 Missouri84 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #17 Georgia Tech87 | #21 Louisville85 | 2 pts |
| 1988 | #20 Iowa State102 | #7 Iowa100 | 2 pts |
| 1974 | #14 Arizona74 | #13 Kansas State72 | 2 pts |
| 1959 | #3 Kansas State69 | #4 NC State67 | 2 pts |
| 1989 | #6 Illinois87 | #10 Missouri84 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Southern California77 | #9 Tennessee55 | 22 pts |
| 2001 | #14 Virginia107 | #4 Tennessee89 | 18 pts |
| 1962 | #7 Duquesne74 | #9 St. Bonaventure57 | 17 pts |
| 1954 | Wisconsin82 | #5 Louisiana State66 | 16 pts |
| 1953 | #2 Kansas State80 | #7 Notre Dame64 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern78 | Kent State76 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2021 | Texas State70 | Denver68 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2008 | Baylor92 | South Carolina84 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2023 | Weber State75 | Utah State72 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2024 | Chattanooga69 | Gardner-Webb66 | Trailed by 17 |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bradley139 | UC Irvine119 | 258 total pts |
| 1967 | Northwestern121 | Tulane116 | 237 total pts |
| 1988 | Brigham Young121 | Utah State112 | 233 total pts |
| 2017 | Maryland-Baltimore County120 | The Citadel111 | 231 total pts |
| 1990 | Loyola Marymount117 | #21 Oregon State113 | 230 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #2 Texas103 | #10 North Carolina90 | 38,052 fans |
| 2010 | #3 Kentucky90 | Austin Peay69 | 23,938 fans |
| 2007 | Illinois73 | Missouri70 | 22,153 fans |
| 2007 | Kentucky74 | Santa Clara60 | 21,961 fans |
| 2016 | #19 Louisville78 | Western Kentucky56 | 21,606 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 19PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jordan Pope | Texas vs. New Orleans | 42 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2014 | Drew Kelly | Morehead State vs. South Dakota | 40 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2005 | Taylor Coppenrath | Vermont vs. Binghamton | 39 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast · 0 threes |
| 2018 | Trejon Jacob | Florida International vs. Florida Gulf Coast | 38 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 7 threes |
| 2016 | Kay Felder | Oakland vs. Washington | 38 pts · 6 reb · 9 ast · 2 threes |