On this day in college basketball history: December 17

8 games worth remembering were played on December 17. Each entry links to the full season, game by game, and to the box score where one exists.

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1995: Tulsa Golden Hurricane routs Prairie View A&M Panthers 141-50, a 91-point margin

Blowout · Final 141-50. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1995-96 season · Prairie View A&M Panthers

2014: Texas Tech Red Raiders routs South Carolina State Bulldogs 101-39, a 62-point margin

Blowout · Final 101-39. Texas Tech Red Raiders 2014-15 season · South Carolina State Bulldogs

1983: Virginia Tech Hokies routs VMI Keydets 122-61, a 61-point margin

Blowout · Final 122-61. Virginia Tech Hokies 1983-84 season · VMI Keydets

2025: Saint Louis Billikens routs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 112-53, a 59-point margin

Blowout · Final 112-53. Saint Louis Billikens 2025-26 season · Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

2006: Wichita State Shockers routs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 102-46, a 56-point margin

Blowout · Final 102-46. Wichita State Shockers 2006-07 season · Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks

1994: Saint Louis Billikens routs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 103-49, a 54-point margin

Blowout · Final 103-49. Saint Louis Billikens 1994-95 season · Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

2024: Maryland Terrapins routs Saint Francis Red Flash 111-57, a 54-point margin

Blowout · Final 111-57. Maryland Terrapins 2024-25 season · Saint Francis Red Flash

2001: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles routs UT Arlington Mavericks 115-62, a 53-point margin

Blowout · Final 115-62. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 2001-02 season · UT Arlington Mavericks

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