This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: November 29th

November 29th

All-Time Record Playing On November 29th: 8-1 (.889)

63 Years Ago Today (1947): Kentucky – 80 Indiana Central – 41 Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Beard (17 points)
• Indiana Central’s leading scorer: Elwood McBride (18 points)
• Stat of the game: Kentucky shot just 37% from the free-throw line (10 of 27)

62 Years Ago Today (1948): Kentucky – 74 Indiana Central – 38 Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s least points scored against Indiana Central (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Beard (20 points)
• Indiana Central’s leading scorer: Dwight Swails (16 points)
• Stat of the game: Indiana Central had more made free-throws than made field goals (14 made free-throws, 12 made field goals)

30 Years Ago Today (1980): #1 Kentucky – 62 East Tennessee State – 57 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,498)

• First meeting ever between the two schools
• Kentucky’s least points scored against East Tennessee State (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against East Tennessee State (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sam Bowie (15 points)
• East Tennessee State’s leading scorer: Andrew Motley (15 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin (8 rebounds)
• East Tennessee State’s leading rebounder: George Underwood (17 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Dicky Beal (4 assists)
• East Tennessee State’s assists leader: Marc Quesenberry (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: East Tennessee State shot just 37.9% from the field (22 of 58)

24 Years Ago Today (1986): #11 Kentucky – 71 Austin Peay – 69 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,630)

• Austin Peay’s head coach, Lake Kelly, was a former Kentucky assistant coach
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against Austin Peay (5 meetings)
• Rex Chapman scored 18 points, tied for the 8th most in a player’s first varsity game in school history
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ed Davender (20 points)
• Austin Peay’s leading scorer: Lawrence Mitchell (19 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Robert Lock, Richard Madison, and Irving Thomas (6 rebounds)
• Austin Peay’s leading rebounder: Darryl Bedford (8 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Rex Chapman (6 assists)
• Austin Peay’s assists leader: Darryl Bedford (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: Both teams combined to have 34 steals (Kentucky – 21 Austin Peay – 13)

14 Years Ago Today (1996): #8 Kentucky – 104 Alaska-Anchorage – 72 Sullivan Arena (Attendance: 8,285)

• Great Alaska Shootout game
• Kentucky’s most points scored against Alaska-Anchorage (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derek Anderson (30 points)
• Alaska-Anchorage’s leading scorer: Ryan Williams (23 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Jamaal Magloire (10 rebounds)
• Alaska-Anchorage’s leading rebounder: Burt Wallace (6 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Ron Mercer (8 assists)
• Alaska-Anchorage’s assists leader: Rick Stafford (3 assists)
• Stat of the game: Alaska-Anchorage attempted 44 free throws

13 Years Ago Today (1997): #8 Kentucky – 76 #13 Clemson – 61 America West Arena (Attendance: 4,306)

• Premier Classic Game
• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Wayne Turner (17 points)
• Clemson’s leading scorer: Greg Buckner (19 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Nazr Mohammed (7 rebounds)
• Clemson’s leading rebounder: Harold Jamison (9 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Wayne Turner (5 assists)
  Clemson’s assists leader: Terrell McIntyre (7 assists)
• Stat of the game: Clemson shot only 36.1% from 2-point range (13 of 36)

11 Years Ago Today (1999): #11 Kentucky – 66 Dayton – 68 Firstar Center (Attendance: 17,232)

• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s least points scored against Dayton (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of defeat against Dayton (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jules Camara (12 points)
• Dayton’s leading scorer: Tony Stanley (23 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Jamaal Magloire and Marvin Stone (7 rebounds)
• Dayton’s leading rebounder: Mark Ashman (6 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: J. P. Blevins and Jules Camara (2 assists)
• Dayton’s assists leader: David Morris (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: Kentucky shot just 15.4% from 3-point range (2 of 13)

5 Years Ago Today (2005): #10 Kentucky – 75 High Point – 55 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 19,980)

• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s fewest points scored against High Point (3 meetings)
• High Point is Kentucky’s head coach Tubby Smith’s alma mater
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ramel Bradley and Rajon Rondo (14 points)
• High Point’s leading scorer: Arizona Reid (29 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Rajon Rondo (10 rebounds)
• High Point’s leading rebounder: Arizona Reid (16 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: Rajon Rondo (6 assists)
• High Point’s assists leader: Landon Quick (5 assists)
• Stat of the game: High Point shot just 5.3% from 3-point range (1 of 19)

2 Years Ago Today (2008): Kentucky – 54 West Virginia – 43 Orleans Arena (Attendance: 5,500)

• Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game
• Last time Kentucky scored exactly 54 points in a game
• Last time Kentucky allowed exactly 43 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jodie Meeks (19 points)
• West Virginia’s leading scorer: Alex Ruoff (10 points)
• Kentucky’s leading rebounder: Josh Harrellson and Patrick Patterson (10 rebounds)
• West Virginia’s leading rebounder: Da’Sean Butler (9 rebounds)
• Kentucky’s assists leader: DeAndre Liggins and Darius Miller (3 assists)
• West Virginia’s assists leader: Joe Mazzula (3 assists)
• Stat of the game: West Virginia shot just 30.6% from the field (15 of 49)

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