ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 25.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 35.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iowa State70 | #1 North Carolina65 | Neutral site · Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Portland, OR |
| 2001 | Purdue72 | #1 Arizona69 | At home · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2025 | Memphis99 | #2 Connecticut97 | Neutral site · OT · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech71 | #3 Michigan State66 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2012 | UCF68 | #4 Connecticut63 | Neutral site · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1982 | Louisiana70 | #5 Georgetown61 | Neutral site |
| 2017 | Butler69 | #8 Arizona65 | Neutral site · Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 1986 | St. John's (NY)86 | #9 Louisville79 | At home |
| 2022 | Iona72 | #10 Alabama68 | Neutral site · HP Field House · Orlando, FL |
| 1996 | Duke88 | #10 Iowa81 | Neutral site |
| 1979 | Texas A&M54 | #10 Indiana49 | Neutral site |
| 2013 | Cal Poly70 | #11 UCLA68 | On the road · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2016 | Nevada-Las Vegas72 | #13 Indiana69 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2015 | Maryland72 | #13 Iowa State63 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 30.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #3 Massachusetts104 | #1 Arkansas80 | Neutral site |
| 2025 | #4 Auburn83 | #5 Iowa State81 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2004 | #6 Kansas81 | #3 Michigan State74 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1998 | #1 Arizona89 | #8 Kentucky74 | Neutral site |
| 1996 | #2 Kansas79 | #8 Utah68 | Neutral site |
| 1990 | #6 Arizona82 | #4 Michigan75 | Neutral site |
| 2007 | #10 Kansas82 | #1 Florida80 | Neutral site · OT · Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 1993 | #4 Indiana81 | #7 Florida State78 | Neutral site |
| 2006 | #1 Duke70 | #11 Memphis67 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2009 | #8 Notre Dame81 | #6 Texas80 | At home · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #8 Notre Dame81 | #6 Texas80 | 1 pt |
| 2007 | #10 Kansas82 | #1 Florida80 | 2 pts |
| 2025 | #4 Auburn83 | #5 Iowa State81 | 2 pts |
| 1999 | #3 Stanford55 | #23 St. John's (NY)53 | 2 pts |
| 2026 | #17 Tennessee76 | #3 Houston73 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #3 Massachusetts104 | #1 Arkansas80 | 24 pts |
| 2023 | #24 Purdue84 | #6 Gonzaga66 | 18 pts |
| 1998 | #1 Arizona89 | #8 Kentucky74 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Brigham Young79 | Dayton75 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2021 | Illinois-Chicago65 | Northern Illinois61 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2017 | #20 Baylor66 | #10 Louisville63 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2025 | #10 North Carolina92 | Dayton90 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2015 | Elon74 | Morgan State73 | Trailed by 19 |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Loyola Marymount145 | Nevada102 | 247 total pts |
| 2021 | Georgia State123 | Georgia Tech120 | 243 total pts |
| 2007 | Howard116 | Virginia Military Institute111 | 227 total pts |
| 1991 | Siena119 | UC Irvine108 | 227 total pts |
| 1998 | Alcorn State114 | Southeastern Louisiana110 | 224 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #1 Kentucky111 | Tennessee-Martin76 | 23,324 fans |
| 2006 | #7 Kentucky81 | Liberty51 | 22,717 fans |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky92 | UT Arlington44 | 22,639 fans |
| 2012 | #7 Louisville59 | Ohio54 | 21,334 fans |
| 2013 | #6 Syracuse87 | Colgate51 | 21,085 fans |
ON THIS DAY · November 25PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Morris Almond | Rice vs. Utah | 42 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 2007 | Eugene Myatt | Howard vs. Virginia Military Institute | 41 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast · 1 threes |
| 2026 | Ace Glass | Washington State vs. Arizona State | 40 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2018 | Collin Sexton | Alabama vs. Minnesota | 40 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast · 4 threes |
| 2017 | Jaylon Brown | Evansville vs. Toledo | 39 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast · 2 threes |