Tradition College Tournaments at <strong>Rupp</strong> <strong>Arena</strong> NCAA Tournaments 1977: Mideast Region Semifinals Michigan 86, Detroit 81 Charlotte 81, Syracuse 59 Mideast Region Final Charlotte 75, Michigan 68 1980: Mideast Region Semifinals Duke 55, <strong>Kentucky</strong> 54 Purdue 76, Indiana 69 Mideast Region Final Purdue 68, Duke 60 1984: Mideast Region Semifinals <strong>Kentucky</strong> 72, Louisville 67 Illinois 72, Maryland 70 Mideast Region Final <strong>Kentucky</strong> 54, Illinois 51 1985: NCAA Final Four: Semis Georgetown 77, St. John’s 59 Villanova 52, Memphis 45 NCAA Championship Game Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 1989: Southeast Region Semifinals Virginia 86, Oklahoma 80 Michigan 92, North Carolina 87 Southeast Region Final Michigan 102, Virginia 65 1992: Southeast Region Semifinals Ohio State 80, North Carolina 73 Michigan 75, Oklahoma St. 72 Southeast Region Final Michigan 75, Ohio State 71 (OT) 1994: Southeast Region 1st Round Purdue 98, Central Florida 67 Alabama 76, Providence 70 Wake Forest 68, Col. Of Charleston 58 Kansas 102, Chattanooga 73 Southeast Region 2nd Round Purdue 83, Alabama 73 Kansas 69, Wake Forest 58 1996: Southeast Region Semifinals Mississippi St. 60, Connecticut 55 Cincinnati 87, Georgia Tech 70 Southeast Region Final Mississippi St. 73, Cincinnati 63 1998: South Region 1st Round Duke 99, Radford 63 Oklahoma St. 74, George Washington 59 Syracuse 63, Iona 61 New Mexico 79, Butler 62 South Region 2nd Round Duke 79, Oklahoma St. 73 Syracuse 56, New Mexico 62 2002: South Region Semifinals Indiana 73, Duke, 72 Kent State 78, Pittsburgh 73 South Region Finals Indiana 81, Kent State 69 Ohio Valley Conference Tournaments 1992: First Round Tennessee Tech 89, Austin Peay 68 Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> 88, Tennessee State 67 Morehead State 81, Middle Tennessee 80 Semifinals Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> 72, Tennessee Tech 67 Murray State 109, Morehead State 77 Final Murray State 81, Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> 60 1993: First Round Tennessee Tech 97, Morehead 89 Murray State 82, Austin Peay 66 Semifinals Tennessee State 77, Tennessee Tech 70 Murray State 74, Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> 73 Final Tennessee State 82, Murray State 68 Southeastern Conference Tournaments 1982: First Round Vanderbilt 47, Florida 46 (2OT) Auburn 38, Mississippi 36 (OT) Second Round Alabama 85, Georgia 74 Ole Miss 59, LSU 52 Tennessee 57, Vanderbilt 54 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 89, Auburn 66 Semifinals Alabama 56, Tennessee 50 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 62, Ole Miss 58 Final Alabama 48, <strong>Kentucky</strong> 46 1986: First Round Mississippi State 62, Vanderbilt 54 Ole Miss 73, Tennessee 56 Second Round Alabama 79, Georgia 59 LSU 72, Florida 66 Mississippi State 65, Auburn 63 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 95, Ole Miss 69 Semifinals Alabama 77, Mississippi State 65 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 61, LSU 58 Final <strong>Kentucky</strong> 83, Alabama 72 1993: First Round Alabama 87, South Carolina 79 Georgia 87, Mississippi State 56 Ole Miss 67, Florida 62 Tennessee 78, Auburn 76 Second Round Vanderbilt 76, Alabama 59 Arkansas 65, Georgia 60 LSU 89, Ole Miss 70 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 101, Tennessee 40 Semifinals LSU 72, Vanderbilt 62 <strong>Kentucky</strong> 92, Arkansas 81 Final <strong>Kentucky</strong> 82, LSU 65 Indiana upset Duke in the 2002 South Regional in Lexington. 2004-05 <strong>Kentucky</strong> Basketball • 213
Tradition Year-by-Year at <strong>Rupp</strong> <strong>Arena</strong> Year W-L Pct. 1976-77 12-2 .857 1977-78 16-0 1.000 1978-79 11-4 .733 1979-80 12-3 .800 1980-81 15-0 1.000 1981-82 15-1 .938 1982-83 14-1 .933 1983-84 16-0 1.000 1984-85 11-3 .786 1985-86 18-0 1.000 1986-87 13-2 .867 1987-88 14-2 .875 1988-89 8-6 .571 1989-90 13-2 .867 1990-91 13-0 1.000 1991-92 15-2 .882 1992-93 16-0 1.000 1993-94 13-1 .929 1994-95 12-1 .923 1995-96 13-0 1.000 1996-97 12-1 .923 1997-98 9-3 .750 1998-99 12-1 .923 1999-00 14-0 1.000 2000-01 11-1 .917 2001-02 12-3 .800 2002-03 12-1 .923 2003-04 11-2 .846 Totals 363-42 .896 <strong>Kentucky</strong> at Home Through the Years Seasons Won Lost Pct. Pre-Alumni Gym (1903 through 1924) 22 91 46 .664 Alumni Gym (1924-25 through 1949-50) 26 247 24 .911 Memorial Coliseum (1950-51 through 1975-76) 25 306 38 .890 <strong>Rupp</strong> <strong>Arena</strong> (1976-77 through Present) 28 363 42 .896 Totals 101 1,007 150 .870 214 • 2004-05 <strong>Kentucky</strong> Basketball