This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: November 24th

November 24th

All-Time Record Playing On November 24th: 8-0 (1.000)

20 Years Ago Today (1990): Kentucky – 85 Pennsylvania – 62 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,996)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Reggie Hanson (15 points)
• Pennsylvania’s leading scorer: Paul McMahon (15 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Reggie Hanson and John Pelphrey (6 rebounds)
• Pennsylvania’s leading rebounder: Paul McMahon (6 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Jamal Mashburn, Carlos Toomer, and Sean Woods (3 assists)
• Pennsylvania’s assists leader: Ray Marshall (3 assists)
• Stat of the game: Kentucky had 6 players score in double figures

15 Years Ago Today (1995): #1 Kentucky – 96 #14 Maryland – 84 Springfield Civic Center (Attendance: 8,999)

• Basketball Hall Of Fame Tip-Off Classic Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Mark Pope (26 points)
• Maryland’s leading scorer: Johnny Rhodes (30 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Mark Pope and Walter McCarty (6 rebounds)
• Maryland’s leading rebounder: Johnny Rhodes and Duane Simpkins (5 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Anthony Epps (6 assists)
• Maryland’s assists leader: Duane Simpkins (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: Maryland shot just 8.3% from 3-point range (1 of 12)

13 Years Ago Today (1997): #9 Kentucky – 70 George Washington – 55 Lahaina Civic Center (Attendance: 2,500)

• Maui Classic Invitational Tournament Game
• Only meeting ever between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Wayne Turner (16 points)
• George Washington’s leading scorer: Shawnta Rogers (15 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Heshimu Evans (11 rebounds)
• George Washington’s leading rebounder: Anxton Iturbe (10 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Heshimu Evans (4 assists)
• George Washington’s assists leader: Shawnta Rogers (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: George Washington shot only 30.8% from the free-throw line (4 of 13)

11 Years Ago Today (1999): #11 Kentucky – 61 #22 Maryland – 58 Madison Square Garden (Attendance: 10,762)

• Preseason NIT Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tayshaun Prince (21 points)
• Maryland’s leading scorer: Terence Morris (25 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Marvin Stone (13 rebounds)
• Maryland’s leading rebounder: Juan Dixon (11 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Desmond Allison and Saul Smith (3 assists)
• Maryland’s assists leader: Steven Blake (7 assists)
• Stat of the game: Both teams combined to shoot just 27.3% from 3-point range (9 of 33)

9 Years Ago Today (2001): #10 Kentucky – 94 Morehead State – 75 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 19,774)

• Morehead State’s coach, Kyle Macy, was a former player at Kentucky
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tayshaun Prince (23 points)
• Morehead State’s leading scorer: Ricky Minard (23 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Marvin Stone (7 rebounds)
• Morehead State’s leading rebounder: Ricky Minard (8 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Keith Bogans (6 assists)
• Morehead State’s assists leader: Marquis Sykes (6 assists)
• Stat of the game: Kentucky shot 68.3% from 2-point range (28 of 41)

3 Years Ago Today (2007): Kentucky – 83 Texas Southern – 35 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 21,445)

• Only ever meeting between the two schools
• The last time Kentucky has held an opponent to exactly 35 points
• The last time Kentucky has scored exactly 83 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Joe Crawford (32 points)
• Texas Southern’s leading scorer: David Burrell (11 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Patrick Patterson and Ramel Bradley (7 rebounds)
• Texas Southern’s leading rebounder: Sollie Norwood (8 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Ramel Bradley (9 assists)
• Texas Southern’s assists leader: Matthew Miller (2 assists)
• Stat of the game: Texas Southern made just 10 field goals the entire game

2 Years Ago Today (2008): Kentucky – 91 Longwood – 57 Rupp Arena (20,105)

• Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational Game
• Only ever meeting between the two schools
• The last time Kentuck
  y has scored exactly 91 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Patrick Patterson (28 points)
• Longwood’s leading scorer: Ryan Bogan (20 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Patrick Patterson (12 rebounds)
• Longwood’s leading rebounder: Brandon Evans (7 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Patrick Patterson (6 assists)
• Longwood’s assists leader: Durann Niel (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: Kentucky shot just 22.7% from 3-point range (5 of 22)

1 Year Ago Today (2009): #5 Kentucky – 73 Cleveland State – 49 Moon Palace Ballroom (Attendance: 832)

• Cancun Challenge Game
• The last time Kentucky has allowed exactly 49 points in a game
• Only ever meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: John Wall (15 points)
• Cleveland State’s leading scorer: D’Aundray Brown and Jeremy Montgomery (10 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Ramon Harris and Darius Miller (8 rebounds)
• Cleveland State’s leading rebounder: D’Aundray Brown (5 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: John Wall (6 assists)
• Cleveland State’s assists leader: Norris Cole (3 assists)
• Stat of the game: Cleveland State shot just 19.2% from 3-point range (5 of 26)

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