ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 8.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 38.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri76 | #1 Kansas67 | At home · Mizzou Arena · Columbia, MO |
| 2003 | Notre Dame98 | #2 Texas92 | On the road · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 1966 | Wichita State100 | #2 Michigan94 | At home · WSU Field House · Wichita, KS |
| 1963 | Ohio State76 | #3 West Virginia69 | On the road · Stansbury Hall · Morgantown, WV |
| 1972 | Virginia78 | #5 Maryland57 | At home · University Hall · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1968 | Washington98 | #7 Purdue87 | At home · Hec Edmundson Pavilion · Seattle, WA |
| 1954 | Wake Forest81 | #7 NC State69 | At home |
| 1970 | Michigan86 | #8 Marquette78 | At home · University Events Building · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1963 | Iowa State63 | #8 Indiana55 | On the road |
| 2019 | Seton Hall84 | #9 Kentucky83 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2002 | NC State82 | #9 Syracuse68 | On the road · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1999 | Iowa85 | #10 Kansas81 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2025 | UCLA73 | #12 Oregon71 | On the road · Matthew Knight Arena · Eugene, OR |
| 2019 | Marquette74 | #12 Wisconsin69 | At home · OT · Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 28.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #1 Cincinnati77 | #7 North Carolina68 | Neutral site |
| 1970 | #2 Kentucky94 | #7 North Carolina87 | Neutral site · CHAR |
| 1976 | #4 North Carolina90 | #7 Kentucky77 | Neutral site · CHAR |
| 2020 | #5 Virginia56 | #7 North Carolina47 | At home · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1982 | #2 Kentucky85 | #10 Indiana69 | At home · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
| 2021 | #5 Kansas73 | #8 Creighton72 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1974 | #3 Indiana77 | #10 Kentucky68 | Neutral site |
| 2021 | #6 Illinois83 | #10 Duke68 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1999 | #5 Kentucky70 | #11 Indiana61 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1997 | #7 Michigan62 | #10 Duke61 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #5 Kansas73 | #8 Creighton72 | 1 pt |
| 1997 | #7 Michigan62 | #10 Duke61 | 1 pt |
| 1999 | #5 Kentucky70 | #11 Indiana61 | 9 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Virginia78 | #5 Maryland57 | 21 pts |
| 1982 | #2 Kentucky85 | #10 Indiana69 | 16 pts |
| 2021 | #6 Illinois83 | #10 Duke68 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #22 Wisconsin64 | Indiana59 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2021 | Miami (FL)58 | Purdue54 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2011 | Sacred Heart56 | Hartford55 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2008 | #7 UCLA75 | Davidson63 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Army66 | Air Force61 | Trailed by 17 |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #16 Oklahoma141 | Virginia Commonwealth105 | 246 total pts |
| 1970 | Utah State125 | Saint Peter's108 | 233 total pts |
| 1971 | #3 Jacksonville114 | Florida State108 | 222 total pts |
| 2014 | #13 Oregon115 | Mississippi105 | 220 total pts |
| 1991 | NC State114 | Mount St. Mary's104 | 218 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syracuse72 | Georgetown71 | 24,082 fans |
| 2013 | Kentucky74 | Portland46 | 22,285 fans |
| 2013 | #4 Syracuse108 | Monmouth56 | 21,760 fans |
| 2016 | Syracuse78 | Colgate51 | 21,201 fans |
| 2008 | Rhode Island91 | Syracuse89 | 21,197 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 8PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Matt Hunter | Central Connecticut State vs. Indiana | 40 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2011 | Charles Jenkins | Hofstra vs. Binghamton | 40 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast · 3 threes |
| 2002 | Rahsaan Johnson | Monmouth vs. Princeton | 40 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast · 3 threes |
| 2001 | Theron Smith | Ball State vs. Texas Tech | 40 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast · 4 threes |
| 2020 | Jacob Davison | Eastern Washington vs. North Dakota | 39 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast · 3 threes |