ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 11.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 11PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 76.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Louisiana State95 | #1 Kentucky94 | At home · OT · LSU Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh79 | #2 Georgetown74 | At home |
| 1967 | Georgia Tech82 | #2 North Carolina80 | At home · Alexander Memorial Coliseum · Atlanta, GA |
| 1957 | Mississippi State89 | #3 Kentucky81 | At home |
| 1949 | Oklahoma54 | #3 Oklahoma State41 | At home |
| 2023 | Stanford88 | #4 Arizona79 | At home · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 2016 | Indiana85 | #4 Iowa78 | At home · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1985 | Baylor94 | #4 Southern Methodist90 | At home · Heart O' Texas Fair Complex · Waco, TX |
| 1963 | Wisconsin84 | #4 Illinois77 | At home · The Wisconsin Field House · Madison, WI |
| 2014 | Wyoming68 | #5 San Diego State62 | At home · Arena-Auditorium · Laramie, WY |
| 1967 | Notre Dame87 | #5 Houston78 | At home · Fieldhouse, Notre Dame, IN |
| 1960 | St. John's (NY)79 | #5 West Virginia73 | On the road · Stansbury Hall · Morgantown, WV |
| 1955 | Brigham Young76 | #5 Utah74 | At home · OT |
| 2023 | Missouri86 | #6 Tennessee85 | On the road · Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 43.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #4 UCLA56 | #1 Notre Dame52 | On the road · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 1976 | #3 North Carolina81 | #4 Maryland69 | On the road |
| 2009 | #3 North Carolina101 | #6 Duke87 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1952 | #5 Duquesne69 | #4 St. Bonaventure63 | At home · The Gardens · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2012 | #4 Missouri72 | #6 Baylor57 | At home · Mizzou Arena · Columbia, MO |
| 2019 | #3 Virginia69 | #8 North Carolina61 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2012 | #11 Michigan State58 | #3 Ohio State48 | On the road · Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 1999 | #6 Stanford77 | #9 UCLA73 | At home · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 1970 | #13 Davidson68 | #2 South Carolina62 | On the road · Carolina Coliseum · Columbia, SC |
| 1959 | #8 Saint Louis72 | #7 Bradley53 | At home |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #17 Minnesota73 | #10 Purdue72 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #20 Michigan75 | #7 Purdue73 | 2 pts |
| 2012 | #14 Nevada-Las Vegas65 | #13 San Diego State63 | 2 pts |
| 1995 | #13 Missouri81 | #24 Oklahoma State79 | 2 pts |
| 1988 | #6 North Carolina75 | #16 NC State73 | 2 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #8 Saint Louis72 | #7 Bradley53 | 19 pts |
| 1998 | #16 West Virginia80 | #6 Connecticut62 | 18 pts |
| 1971 | #18 Villanova99 | #9 Notre Dame81 | 18 pts |
| 1958 | #8 Duke65 | #10 NC State48 | 17 pts |
| 1981 | #7 Wake Forest84 | #10 North Carolina68 | 16 pts |
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Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi90 | Auburn84 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2023 | McNeese79 | New Orleans78 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2012 | Seattle100 | Longwood99 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2012 | Yale59 | Columbia58 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | Iowa90 | Minnesota85 | Trailed by 20 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #20 Cincinnati119 | Morehead State113 | 232 total pts |
| 1989 | Louisiana State122 | Tennessee106 | 228 total pts |
| 1974 | Iowa112 | Purdue111 | 223 total pts |
| 1967 | Syracuse118 | West Virginia104 | 222 total pts |
| 2017 | Rider112 | Quinnipiac107 | 219 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #2 Syracuse85 | Connecticut67 | 33,430 fans |
| 2007 | Syracuse76 | St. John's (NY)74 | 24,106 fans |
| 2018 | Syracuse78 | Wake Forest70 | 24,018 fans |
| 2003 | #3 Kentucky87 | #20 Georgia67 | 23,165 fans |
| 2020 | NC State79 | Syracuse74 | 22,137 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mire Chatman | Texas-Rio Grande Valley vs. New Mexico State | 44 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2002 | Kyle Williams | Howard vs. Coppin State | 43 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2023 | Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy vs. Green Bay | 41 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2009 | Tasmin Mitchell | Louisiana State vs. Mississippi State | 41 pts · 11 reb · 5 ast · 2 threes |
| 2025 | Kam Craft | Miami (OH) vs. Toledo | 40 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast · 9 threes |