ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 27.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 40.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dayton85 | #2 Connecticut67 | Neutral site · Lahaina Civic Center · Maui, HI |
| 2010 | Florida77 | #2 Michigan State74 | Neutral site |
| 2003 | North Carolina67 | #2 Kansas56 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1992 | Michigan State86 | #2 Arkansas71 | Neutral site |
| 1982 | Brigham Young79 | #2 UCLA75 | On the road · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2025 | West Virginia86 | #3 Gonzaga78 | Neutral site · OT · Imperial Arena · Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1977 | Wake Forest97 | #3 North Carolina96 | Neutral site · OT · GBO |
| 2021 | San Francisco61 | #4 Virginia60 | Neutral site · Mohegan Sun Arena · Uncasville, CT |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh68 | #4 Kentucky56 | Neutral site |
| 2009 | Maryland80 | #5 Michigan State62 | Neutral site · HP Field House · Orlando, FL |
| 2003 | Stanford69 | #7 Florida65 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2019 | Louisville82 | #9 Michigan State78 | At home · OT · KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY |
| 2026 | Texas Christian84 | #10 Florida80 | Neutral site · Jenny Craig Pavilion · San Diego, CA |
| 2011 | Richmond65 | #10 Purdue54 | Neutral site · Now Arena · Hoffman Estates, IL |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 35.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #5 Maryland76 | #2 Illinois63 | At home |
| 1989 | #3 Michigan91 | #4 Oklahoma80 | Neutral site |
| 2002 | #1 Duke80 | #7 Iowa62 | Neutral site |
| 1994 | #2 Kentucky78 | #7 Louisville70 | At home · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
| 1993 | #4 Indiana78 | #6 Seton Hall74 | Neutral site |
| 2000 | #9 Stanford67 | #2 Auburn58 | Neutral site |
| 1998 | #4 North Carolina109 | #7 UCLA68 | Neutral site |
| 1999 | #9 North Carolina57 | #3 Stanford49 | Neutral site |
| 2013 | #1 Indiana83 | #14 North Carolina59 | At home · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1999 | #5 Maryland70 | #10 UCLA54 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #14 Notre Dame80 | #8 Maryland79 | 1 pt |
| 1999 | #14 Purdue70 | #23 St. John's (NY)69 | 1 pt |
| 2023 | #18 Alabama103 | #1 North Carolina101 | 2 pts |
| 2020 | #11 Oregon71 | #13 Seton Hall69 | 2 pts |
| 2017 | #11 Gonzaga73 | #21 Iowa State71 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #4 North Carolina109 | #7 UCLA68 | 41 pts |
| 2023 | #24 Purdue75 | #8 Duke56 | 19 pts |
| 2025 | Dayton85 | #2 Connecticut67 | 18 pts |
| 2009 | Maryland80 | #5 Michigan State62 | 18 pts |
| 2002 | #1 Duke80 | #7 Iowa62 | 18 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tulane60 | Stephen F. Austin59 | Trailed by 26 |
| 2020 | Mississippi74 | Penn State72 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2025 | Northern Arizona74 | Houston Christian71 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2016 | Stanford69 | Arkansas66 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2011 | Nebraska60 | Southern California58 | Trailed by 20 |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | George Mason129 | Troy119 | 248 total pts |
| 1995 | New Mexico122 | Stephen F. Austin105 | 227 total pts |
| 1992 | #18 Georgia Tech120 | Texas107 | 227 total pts |
| 1988 | #17 Arizona133 | Duquesne78 | 211 total pts |
| 2007 | Eastern Washington110 | Cal State Fullerton100 | 210 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3 Kentucky81 | Eastern Michigan63 | 22,721 fans |
| 2011 | Louisville80 | Marshall66 | 21,262 fans |
| 2018 | Syracuse72 | Maryland70 | 20,852 fans |
| 2010 | #10 Syracuse85 | Columbia60 | 20,166 fans |
| 2008 | Kentucky62 | Stony Brook52 | 19,269 fans |
ON THIS DAY · November 27PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marques Warrick | Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech | 45 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2003 | Keydren (Keekee) Clark | Saint Peter's vs. St. Francis (NY) | 44 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 1 threes |
| 2022 | Trayce Jackson-Davis | Indiana vs. Marshall | 43 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast · 0 threes |
| 2021 | Luka Garza | Iowa vs. Southern | 41 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast · 3 threes |
| 2022 | Jalen Gibbs | Jacksonville State vs. Elon | 40 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 10 threes |