ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 6.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison79 | #4 Michigan State76 | On the road · OT · Breslin Events Center · East Lansing, MI |
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #4 Duke118 | #2 Kentucky84 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2019 | #1 Kansas92 | #10 Michigan State87 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #4 Duke118 | #2 Kentucky84 | 34 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Stony Brook77 | George Washington74 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest101 | Elon78 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2020 | Georgetown81 | Mount St. Mary's68 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2019 | Texas Southern72 | Baylor69 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2026 | South Alabama76 | Alcorn State70 | Trailed by 14 |
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #4 Duke118 | #2 Kentucky84 | 202 total pts |
| 2019 | #3 Gonzaga120 | Idaho State79 | 199 total pts |
| 2019 | Arizona State102 | Cal State Fullerton94 | 196 total pts |
| 2026 | Saint Louis108 | Chicago State86 | 194 total pts |
| 2019 | Campbell97 | UNC Wilmington93 | 190 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 6PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #11 Virginia48 | Syracuse34 | 22,518 fans |
| 2020 | #9 North Carolina76 | Notre Dame65 | 21,750 fans |
| 2008 | #20 Kentucky67 | Central Arkansas40 | 20,335 fans |
| 2019 | #16 Syracuse66 | Eastern Washington34 | 19,912 fans |
| 2025 | #16 Arkansas76 | Lipscomb60 | 19,200 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Creighton vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 49 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast · 2 threes |
| 2019 | Chris Clemons | Campbell vs. UNC Wilmington | 44 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast · 6 threes |
| 2019 | Matt Morgan | Cornell vs. Binghamton | 38 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast · 5 threes |
| 2020 | Andrew Fleming | Maine vs. Merrimack | 37 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast · 0 threes |
| 2019 | Josh McSwiggan | Portland vs. Multnomah University | 37 pts · 11 reb · 0 ast · 0 threes |