ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
December 28.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 72.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | St. John's (NY)72 | #2 North Carolina70 | Neutral site · NYC |
| 1982 | NC State60 | #3 Wichita State48 | Neutral site |
| 1968 | Western Kentucky110 | #3 Indiana91 | Neutral site |
| 1962 | Villanova78 | #3 Duquesne53 | At home · Villanova Field House · Villanova, PA |
| 1968 | Iowa64 | #4 Tennessee59 | Neutral site |
| 1957 | Utah83 | #4 West Virginia66 | Neutral site |
| 2013 | UCLA97 | #7 Missouri94 | At home · OT · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2003 | Memphis77 | #7 Illinois74 | At home |
| 1982 | Rice78 | #7 San Francisco66 | Neutral site |
| 1977 | Mississippi State88 | #7 Wake Forest83 | Neutral site |
| 1974 | Oregon State61 | #7 Indiana48 | On the road · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1966 | Arizona State89 | #7 Michigan87 | Neutral site |
| 1965 | Saint Joseph's75 | #7 Illinois71 | Neutral site |
| 1979 | Texas Tech87 | #8 Michigan85 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 58.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #3 UCLA81 | #5 Maryland75 | On the road |
| 1984 | #1 North Carolina64 | #8 St. John's (NY)51 | Neutral site |
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse78 | #8 Villanova62 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1954 | #2 Kentucky74 | #8 Minnesota59 | At home |
| 1993 | #6 Michigan79 | #5 North Carolina78 | Neutral site |
| 1969 | #4 Kentucky110 | #7 Notre Dame90 | Neutral site · Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY |
| 1957 | #2 North Carolina87 | #9 Duke71 | Neutral site · N3 |
| 1952 | #4 Kansas90 | #8 Kansas State88 | Neutral site |
| 1957 | #8 Louisville68 | #5 Saint Louis43 | At home |
| 1960 | #4 California62 | #10 Illinois48 | At home · Harmon Gym · Berkeley, CA |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #6 Michigan79 | #5 North Carolina78 | 1 pt |
| 1986 | #12 Nevada-Las Vegas73 | #14 UAB72 | 1 pt |
| 2017 | #21 Oregon89 | #2 UCLA87 | 2 pts |
| 2012 | #6 Baylor54 | #15 Mississippi State52 | 2 pts |
| 1988 | #18 Kansas64 | #20 Memphis62 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | #8 Indiana98 | #9 Saint Louis68 | 30 pts |
| 1962 | Villanova78 | #3 Duquesne53 | 25 pts |
| 1957 | #8 Louisville68 | #5 Saint Louis43 | 25 pts |
| 1972 | #14 Pennsylvania88 | #5 Southern California67 | 21 pts |
| 1959 | Bowling Green92 | #10 Xavier71 | 21 pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UC Riverside60 | Fresno State57 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2025 | Utah State67 | #20 San Diego State66 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse78 | #8 Villanova62 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2011 | Air Force76 | Sam Houston65 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2009 | Siena75 | Saint Joseph's74 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UT Arlington125 | Sam Houston123 | 248 total pts |
| 1992 | Louisiana State159 | Northern Arizona86 | 245 total pts |
| 1971 | Baylor132 | Mississippi113 | 245 total pts |
| 1989 | Loyola Marymount131 | Marist107 | 238 total pts |
| 2003 | Pepperdine116 | Little Rock110 | 226 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse78 | #8 Villanova62 | 28,135 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Syracuse75 | Seton Hall49 | 25,081 fans |
| 2014 | #18 Kentucky73 | #6 Louisville66 | 24,396 fans |
| 2011 | #11 Kentucky91 | Coppin State61 | 24,329 fans |
| 2012 | #3 Kentucky86 | Lamar64 | 24,230 fans |
ON THIS DAY · December 28PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young vs. Arizona | 49 pts · 7 reb · 9 ast · 9 threes |
| 2018 | Stone Gettings | Cornell vs. Delaware | 39 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast · 7 threes |
| 2009 | Craig Brackins | Iowa State vs. Houston | 38 pts · 14 reb · 0 ast · 2 threes |
| 2013 | LaDontae Henton | Providence vs. Brown | 37 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2003 | Terry Collins | Purdue Fort Wayne vs. UC Irvine | 36 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast · 9 threes |