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Tradition A Home-Away-From-Home (Won 114, Lost 30, 79.2%) The University of Kentucky has built an impressive record playing in Louisville. Besides winning 18 of their last 21 there, the Wildcats have won an NCAA championship (1958), nine Southeastern Conference Tournament titles, and have defeated some of the best teams from around the country before Wildcats fans in Louisville. UK vs. Opponents in Louisville School UK-Won UK-Lost Alabama 5 0 Auburn 5 0 Austin Peay 2 0 Centre 0 1 DePaul 4 0 Florida 5 0 Florida St. 1 0 Georgia 5 1 Georgia Tech 6 0 Great Lakes 0 2 Illinois 1 0 Indiana 8 4 Kansas 3 0 LSU 5 0 Louisville 8 6 Louisville Coliseum 0 1 Marshall 1 0 Mississippi 3 0 Mississippi St. 3 0 Morehead 2 0 North Carolina 1 2 Notre Dame 23 9 Ohio State 0 1 Purdue 1 0 Seattle 1 0 Temple 5 0 Tennessee 5 2 Tulane 8 0 Vanderbilt 1 1 VMI 1 0 Western Kentucky 1 0 Total 113 30 Freedom Hall - Louisville Tubby Smith helped guide Kentucky to a 61-53 victory over Austin Peay on New Year’s Eve last season. Kentucky began playing in Louisville in 1908, when the Cats lost to Louisville Coliseum, 30-18. UK defeated the University of Louisville, 26-13 in 1914, lost to the Cards 26-15 the following year, and then defeated them 32-24 in 1916. Two years later, UK lost to Centre, 22- 12, in the state championship game played in Louisville. The Cats defeated the Cards there in 1922 and then did not play again in the Derby City until the 1936-37 season, when they dropped a 41-28 decision to Notre Dame. Most of those early games were played in the Armory downtown before Freedom Hall was opened (1957). The Cats christened the new facility by capturing the 1958 NCAA title with victories over Temple and Seattle. The spacious arena has played host to Kentucky teams every year since. Kentucky’s record at Freedom Hall now stands at 50-16. The Wildcats’ overall record in Louisville is 114- 30: 66-24 in regular-season play, 43-3 in SEC Tournament play and 5-3 in postseason competition. Kentucky’s most impressive string of victories in Louisville came when the Cats won 32 straight games between 1946 and 1951. Only 11 of the 31 teams Kentucky has faced in Louisville have been able to knock off the Cats. The longest running series has been with Notre Dame, with the Wildcats holding a 23-9 advantage over the Fighting Irish. Kentucky established a then-Freedom Hall attendance record in 1993 as 20,060 fans jammed the arena to watch the Cats down the Indiana Hoosiers, 81-78. Seven years earlier, 20,053 fans looked on as the Cats faced SECrival Georgia, Dec. 30, 1986. UK fans continued a Wildcat tradition as more than 19,000 arrived the night before for a brief Kentucky shooting practice and to catch a glimpse of super-frosh Rex Chapman in December 1986. Three days earlier, the Wildcats had handed Louisville its worst defeat ever at Freedom Hall, 85-51. Kentucky’s neutral site games in Freedom Hall are sellouts. The Cats have an incredible fan base in the Louisville and southern Indiana area. 2004-05 Kentucky Basketball • 219
Tradition Kentucky Results In Louisville Year Opponent Score W-L 1907-08 Louisville Coliseum 18-30 L 1913-14 Louisville 26-13 W 1914-15 Louisville 15-26 L 1915-16 Louisville 32-24 W 1917-18 Centre 12-22 L 1921-22 Louisville 38-14 W 1936-37 Notre Dame 28-41 L 1938-39 Notre Dame 37-42 L 1940-41 Notre Dame 47-48 L Ole Miss [SEC] 62-52 W Tulane [SEC] 53-30 W Alabama [SEC] 39-37 W Tennessee [SEC] 33-36 L 1941-42 Florida [SEC] 42-36 W Ole Miss [SEC] 59-32 W Auburn [SEC] 40-31 W Alabama [SEC] 36-34 W Great Lakes 47-58 L 1942-43 Indiana 52-58 L Notre Dame 60-55 W 1942-43 Tulane [SEC] 48-31 W Georgia [SEC] 59-30 W Mississippi State [SEC] 52-43 W Tennessee [SEC] 30-33 L Great Lakes 39-53 L 1943-44 Indiana 61-41 W Notre Dame 55-54 W Georgia [SEC] 57-29 W LSU [SEC] 55-28 W Tulane [SEC] 62-46 W 1944-45 Indiana 61-43 W Notre Dame (OT) 58-59 L Florida [SEC] 57-35 W LSU [SEC] 68-37 W Alabama [SEC] 52-41 W Tennessee [SEC] 39-35 W 1945-46 Notre Dame 47-56 L Auburn [SEC] 69-24 W Florida [SEC] 69-32 W Alabama [SEC] 59-30 W LSU [SEC] 59-36 W Temple 54-43 W 1946-47 DePaul 65-45 W Notre Dame 60-30 W Vanderbilt [SEC] 98-29 W Auburn [SEC] 84-18 W Georgia Tech [SEC] 75-53 W Tulane [SEC] 55-38 W 1946-47 Temple 68-29 W 1947-48 DePaul 74-50 W Temple 58-38 W Florida [SEC] 87-31 W LSU [SEC] 63-47 W Tennessee [SEC] 70-47 W Georgia Tech [SEC] 54-43 W 1948-49 DePaul 67-36 W Tulane 51-47 W 220 • 2004-05 Kentucky Basketball Notre Dame 62-38 W Florida [SEC] 73-36 W Auburn [SEC] 70-39 W Tennessee [SEC] 83-44 W Tulane [SEC] 68-52 W 1949-50 DePaul 49-47 W Mississippi State [SEC] 56-46 W Georgia [SEC] 79-63 W Tennessee [SEC] 95-58 W 1950-51 Mississippi State [SEC] 92-70 W Auburn [SEC] 84-54 W Georgia Tech [SEC] 82-56 W Vanderbilt [SEC] 57-61 L 1951-52 Georgia 95-55 W Georgia Tech [SEC] 80-59 W Tulane [SEC] 85-61 W Tennessee [SEC] 81-66 W LSU [SEC] 44-43 W 1953-54 Georgia Tech 99-48 W 1955-56 Georgia 143-66 W Freedom Hall Era Year Opponent Score W-L 1957-58 Temple [NCAA] 61-60 W Seattle [NCAA] 84-72 W 1958-59 Illinois 76-75 W 1959-60 Temple 97-92 W 1960-61 Notre Dame 68-62 W Morehead [NCAA] 71-64 W Ohio State [NCAA] 74-87 L 1961-62 Notre Dame 100-53 W 1962-63 Notre Dame 78-70 W 1963-64 Notre Dame 101-81 W 1964-65 Notre Dame 97-111 L 1965-66 Notre Dame 103-69 W 1966-67 Notre Dame 96-85 W 1967-68 Notre Dame 81-73 W 1968-69 Notre Dame 110-90 W 1969-70 Notre Dame 102-100 W 1970-71 Notre Dame 92-99 L 1971-72 Indiana (2OT) 89-90 L Notre Dame 83-67 W 1972-73 North Carolina 70-78 L Notre Dame 65-63 W 1973-74 Indiana 68-77 L Notre Dame 79-94 L 1974-75 North Carolina 90-78 W Kansas 100-63 W Notre Dame 113-96 W 1975-76 Indiana (OT) 68-77 L Notre Dame 79-77 W 1976-77 Notre Dame 102-78 W Florida State 97-57 W 1977-78 Notre Dame 73-68 W 1978-79 Notre Dame 81-76 W 1979-80 Notre Dame 86-80 W 1980-81 Notre Dame 61-67 L 1981-82 Notre Dame (OT) 34-28 W 1982-83 Kansas 82-62 W 1983-84 Purdue 88-67 W 1984-85 Louisville 64-71 L Kansas 92-89 W 1985-86 VMI 93-55 W 1986-87 Louisville 85-51 W Georgia 65-69 L 1987-88 Notre Dame 78-69 W 1988-89 Austin Peay 85-77 W Louisville 75-97 L 1989-90 North Carolina 110-121 L 1990-91 Western Kentucky 84-70 W Louisville 93-85 W 1991-92 Morehead State 101-84 W 1992-93 Louisville 88-68 W Indiana 81-78 W 1993-94 Ole Miss 98-64 W 1994-95 Indiana 73-70 W Louisville 86-88 L 1995-96 Marshall 118-99 W 1996-97 Indiana 99-65 W Louisville 74-54 W 1997-98 Alabama 70-67 W 1998-99 Indiana (OT) 70-61 W Louisville 74-83 L 1999-00 Georgia Tech 80-71 W 2000-01 Indiana 88-74 W Louisville 64-62 W 2001-02 Tulane 101-67 W 2002-03 Indiana 70-64 W Louisville 63-81 L 2003-04 Austin Peay 61-53 W Freedom Hall record: 51-16 • UK’s record in Louisville: 114-30 Jules Camara led the Cats to a 101-67 win over Tulane in Freedom Hall in early 2002.
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