ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 22.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 63.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Temple74 | #1 Kansas66 | Neutral site · OT |
| 2013 | Temple83 | #3 Syracuse79 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1966 | Butler79 | #3 Michigan64 | At home · Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 1955 | Loyola (LA)72 | #3 Illinois66 | At home |
| 1985 | Loyola (IL)63 | #4 Illinois62 | At home |
| 1991 | Iowa88 | #5 UCLA71 | At home · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1956 | Wake Forest86 | #5 Brigham Young80 | At home |
| 1963 | Arizona60 | #6 Colorado52 | At home · Bear Down Gym · Tucson, AZ |
| 2006 | West Virginia92 | #7 Oklahoma68 | On the road · Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1999 | Georgia Tech66 | #7 North Carolina64 | At home · Alexander Memorial Coliseum · Atlanta, GA |
| 1985 | Brigham Young84 | #7 Washington75 | At home · J. Willard Marriott Center · Provo, UT |
| 1973 | Alabama74 | #7 Florida State68 | Neutral site |
| 2013 | Kansas State67 | #8 Florida61 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | New Mexico71 | #8 Wichita State68 | At home · Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 55.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #2 Duke71 | #3 Kentucky60 | Neutral site |
| 1955 | #1 Kentucky63 | #4 La Salle54 | At home |
| 1960 | #1 Cincinnati86 | #5 Bradley71 | At home |
| 2008 | #2 Memphis85 | #5 Georgetown71 | At home · FedExForum · Memphis, TN |
| 1983 | #5 Indiana62 | #2 Kentucky59 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1961 | #1 Ohio State84 | #8 Detroit Mercy73 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 2021 | #3 Kansas79 | #7 West Virginia65 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1978 | #8 Louisville61 | #2 Marquette60 | At home |
| 2010 | #2 Texas79 | #9 Michigan State68 | At home · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 1984 | #4 DePaul68 | #7 Purdue61 | At home |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #24 Mississippi84 | #13 Southern California83 | 1 pt |
| 1980 | #3 Kentucky61 | #9 Purdue60 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #8 Louisville61 | #2 Marquette60 | 1 pt |
| 2016 | #11 Iowa State81 | #22 Cincinnati79 | 2 pts |
| 1955 | #13 Southern California54 | #2 Utah52 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #1 UCLA109 | #10 Bradley73 | 36 pts |
| 1953 | #15 Tulsa84 | #10 Louisiana State58 | 26 pts |
| 2015 | Temple77 | #10 Kansas52 | 25 pts |
| 2006 | West Virginia92 | #7 Oklahoma68 | 24 pts |
| 1957 | #7 Kentucky91 | #5 Illinois70 | 21 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Weber State66 | Morehead State64 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2010 | Niagara77 | St. Bonaventure71 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Brown71 | Siena67 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2022 | Denver75 | St. Thomas74 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2016 | UCF101 | Bethune-Cookman96 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Vanderbilt130 | Mississippi112 | 242 total pts |
| 1995 | #2 UCLA137 | George Mason100 | 237 total pts |
| 1991 | Georgia Tech135 | Loyola Marymount94 | 229 total pts |
| 1989 | #5 Illinois127 | Louisiana State100 | 227 total pts |
| 2008 | Seton Hall112 | James Madison110 | 222 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kentucky82 | Massachusetts68 | 24,307 fans |
| 2013 | Kentucky82 | Marshall54 | 24,271 fans |
| 2012 | #3 Kentucky87 | Loyola (MD)63 | 22,774 fans |
| 2011 | #13 Kentucky89 | Winthrop52 | 22,698 fans |
| 2007 | #2 North Carolina69 | Saint Louis48 | 22,539 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 22PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Trey Johnson | Jackson State vs. UTEP | 49 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 6 threes |
| 2018 | R.J. Cole | Howard vs. UNC Wilmington | 42 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2011 | Adrian Oliver | San Jose State vs. Puget Sound | 42 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast · 7 threes |
| 2014 | RJ Hunter | Georgia State vs. UTSA | 41 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast · 12 threes |
| 2008 | Michael Beasley | Kansas State vs. Winston-Salem | 40 pts · 15 reb · 1 ast · 3 threes |