ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 28.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | City College of New York71 | #1 Bradley68 | Neutral site · New |
| 2021 | UCLA88 | #5 Alabama78 | Neutral site · OT · Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2014 | Kentucky74 | #5 Louisville69 | Neutral site · Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2024 | Clemson77 | #9 Arizona72 | Neutral site · Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1951 | Syracuse69 | #14 Toledo52 | Neutral site |
| 2003 | Michigan State60 | #17 Maryland58 | Neutral site |
| 1951 | Utah67 | #20 Villanova65 | Neutral site |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 38.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #3 Indiana97 | #1 Nevada-Las Vegas93 | Neutral site |
| 1992 | #1 Duke104 | #6 Kentucky103 | Neutral site · OT |
| 2015 | #3 Wisconsin85 | #5 Arizona78 | Neutral site · crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1998 | #7 Utah65 | #1 North Carolina59 | Neutral site |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky68 | #8 Notre Dame66 | Neutral site · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH |
| 1992 | #5 Indiana106 | #4 UCLA79 | Neutral site |
| 2026 | #2 Arizona79 | #8 Purdue64 | Neutral site · SAP Center at San Jose · San Jose, CA |
| 1993 | #4 North Carolina75 | #7 Cincinnati68 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1981 | #6 North Carolina78 | #5 Virginia65 | Neutral site |
| 1977 | #7 Marquette67 | #5 North Carolina59 | Neutral site · ATL |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #5 Kentucky86 | #10 Stanford85 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #1 Duke104 | #6 Kentucky103 | 1 pt |
| 2010 | #13 Michigan State70 | #15 Tennessee69 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #2 Houston62 | #22 Purdue60 | 2 pts |
| 2024 | #19 Alabama89 | #5 North Carolina87 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #5 Indiana106 | #4 UCLA79 | 27 pts |
| 2008 | #7 Texas82 | #10 Stanford62 | 20 pts |
| 2019 | #9 Texas Tech63 | #8 Michigan44 | 19 pts |
| 1981 | #9 Indiana67 | #4 Louisiana State49 | 18 pts |
| 2008 | #23 Davidson73 | #6 Wisconsin56 | 17 pts |
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Games for the title
Conference tournament and NCAA Tournament championship games played on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #7 Marquette67 | #5 North Carolina59 | Neutral site · ATL |
| 1950 | City College of New York71 | #1 Bradley68 | Neutral site · New |
| 1944 | Utah42 | Dartmouth40 | Neutral site · OT · New |
| 1942 | Stanford53 | Dartmouth38 | Neutral site · Kansas |
ON THIS DAY · March 28PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UC Santa Barbara70 | Northern Illinois63 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2023 | North Texas56 | Wisconsin54 | Trailed by 14 |
| 2019 | Texas Southern108 | Louisiana-Monroe102 | Trailed by 14 |
| 2014 | Kentucky74 | #5 Louisville69 | Trailed by 13 |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina69 | South Alabama68 | Trailed by 12 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Southern108 | Louisiana-Monroe102 | 210 total pts |
| 1992 | #1 Duke104 | #6 Kentucky103 | 207 total pts |
| 1977 | #4 Nevada-Las Vegas106 | #17 Charlotte94 | 200 total pts |
| 2019 | #13 Purdue99 | #6 Tennessee94 | 193 total pts |
| 1987 | #3 Indiana97 | #1 Nevada-Las Vegas93 | 190 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #4 Kansas72 | Villanova57 | 57,028 fans |
| 2010 | #3 Duke78 | #19 Baylor71 | 47,492 fans |
| 2014 | Kentucky74 | #5 Louisville69 | 41,072 fans |
| 2014 | #7 Michigan73 | Tennessee71 | 41,072 fans |
| 2003 | #5 Texas82 | #23 Connecticut78 | 33,009 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Andre Spight | Northern Colorado vs. Sam Houston | 40 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast · 7 threes |
| 1981 | Al Wood | North Carolina vs. Virginia | 39 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast |
| 1987 | Freddie Banks | Nevada-Las Vegas vs. Indiana | 38 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 10 threes |
| 1977 | Eddie Owens | Nevada-Las Vegas vs. Charlotte | 34 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast |
| 1987 | Steve Alford | Indiana vs. Nevada-Las Vegas | 33 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 2 threes |