ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 10.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 10PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 79.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech61 | #2 Virginia60 | On the road · OT · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2007 | West Virginia70 | #2 UCLA65 | At home · WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV |
| 2022 | Michigan82 | #3 Purdue58 | At home · Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1996 | Missouri77 | #3 Kansas73 | At home |
| 1990 | Baylor82 | #3 Arkansas77 | At home · Ferrell Center · Waco, TX |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh71 | #3 Duke69 | On the road · H |
| 1951 | Minnesota61 | #3 Indiana54 | At home |
| 2000 | Louisville82 | #4 Syracuse69 | At home |
| 1999 | Marquette62 | #4 Cincinnati58 | At home · Bradley Center · Milwaukee, WI |
| 1973 | Purdue72 | #4 Indiana69 | At home · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 1964 | Drake64 | #4 Wichita State63 | At home · Veterans Memorial Auditorium · Des Moines, Iowa, IA |
| 2026 | Texas Christian62 | #5 Iowa State55 | At home · Schollmaier Arena · Fort Worth, TX |
| 2008 | Washington71 | #5 UCLA61 | At home · Alaska Airlines Arena · Seattle, WA |
| 1968 | Georgia61 | #5 Tennessee43 | At home · Georgia Coliseum · Athens, GA |
ON THIS DAY · February 10PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 46.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #1 Nevada-Las Vegas112 | #2 Arkansas105 | On the road · John Barnhill Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1983 | #1 North Carolina64 | #3 Virginia63 | At home · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2018 | #4 Michigan State68 | #3 Purdue65 | At home · Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI |
| 2003 | #3 Texas67 | #7 Oklahoma61 | At home · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 2013 | #1 Indiana81 | #10 Ohio State68 | On the road · Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 1951 | #8 Saint Louis72 | #5 Bradley69 | At home |
| 2001 | #1 North Carolina96 | #13 Maryland82 | At home · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1990 | #6 Syracuse90 | #8 Connecticut86 | At home · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1979 | #9 Marquette71 | #5 Louisville55 | At home · MECCA · Milwaukee, WI |
| 2020 | #7 Duke70 | #8 Florida State65 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
ON THIS DAY · February 10PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #25 Stanford67 | #17 UCLA66 | 1 pt |
| 1983 | #1 North Carolina64 | #3 Virginia63 | 1 pt |
| 1993 | #8 Cincinnati55 | #15 Marquette53 | 2 pts |
| 1986 | #10 St. John's (NY)60 | #11 Georgetown58 | 2 pts |
| 1973 | #11 Houston82 | #13 Louisiana80 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 10PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan82 | #3 Purdue58 | 24 pts |
| 2021 | Mississippi80 | #10 Missouri59 | 21 pts |
| 1996 | #18 Syracuse85 | #8 Georgetown64 | 21 pts |
| 2009 | #13 Villanova102 | #10 Marquette84 | 18 pts |
| 1968 | Georgia61 | #5 Tennessee43 | 18 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 10PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lehigh94 | Lafayette90 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2018 | Rider89 | Marist79 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | Presbyterian76 | Radford73 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2024 | Vermont72 | Maryland-Baltimore County70 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2024 | San Francisco71 | Santa Clara70 | Trailed by 19 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #20 Loyola Marymount139 | Saint Mary's110 | 249 total pts |
| 1990 | #11 Louisiana State119 | Tennessee113 | 232 total pts |
| 1979 | Idaho State114 | Nevada-Las Vegas112 | 226 total pts |
| 1990 | #4 Duke114 | Maryland111 | 225 total pts |
| 1968 | Texas A&M117 | Texas105 | 222 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #6 Syracuse90 | #8 Connecticut86 | 32,820 fans |
| 1996 | #18 Syracuse85 | #8 Georgetown64 | 32,589 fans |
| 2013 | #9 Syracuse77 | St. John's (NY)58 | 27,169 fans |
| 2010 | #2 Syracuse72 | Connecticut67 | 24,847 fans |
| 2007 | #1 Florida64 | #20 Kentucky61 | 24,465 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alante Fenner | Savannah State vs. Morgan State | 46 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast · 6 threes |
| 2008 | Charron Fisher | Niagara vs. Loyola (MD) | 45 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast · 4 threes |
| 2018 | Shamorie Ponds | St. John's (NY) vs. Marquette | 44 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 2016 | Ben Bentil | Providence vs. Marquette | 42 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2010 | Chris Harris | Navy vs. Lehigh | 40 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |