This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: December 7th

December 7th

All-Time Record Playing On December 7th: 15-4 (.789)

70 Years Ago Today (1940): Kentucky – 62 Alumni – 25 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 2,000)

• Last meeting ever between the two teams
• Most points scored by Kentucky against Alumni (4 meetings)
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against Alumni (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Waller White (12 points)
• Alumni’s leading scorer: Forest Sale (11 points)

65 Years Ago Today (1945): Kentucky – 51 Western Ontario – 42 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 4,500)

• First ever meeting between the two schools
• Fewest points scored by Kentucky against Western Ontario (4 meetings)
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against Western Ontario (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against Western Ontario (4 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Parkinson (17 points)
• Western Ontario’s leading scorer: Bob Phibbs (14 points)

64 Years Ago Today (1946): Kentucky – 80 Cincinnati – 49 Music Hall (Attendance: 5,000)

• First time Kentucky scored exactly 80 points in a game
• Kentucky’s first win allowing exactly 49 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Beard (17 points)
  Cincinnati’s leading scorer: Al Rubenstein (16 points)

53 Years Ago Today (1957): Kentucky – 85 Temple – 83 (3 Overtimes) Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 12,300)

• Vernon Hatton made a shot from midcourt at the buzzer to tie the game at the end of the first overtime
• Tied for the longest game in school history (in terms of overtimes played)
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory when scoring exactly 85 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox (22 points)
• Temple’s leading scorer: Mel Brodsky and Guy Rodgers (24 points)

50 Years Ago Today (1960): Kentucky – 68 Notre Dame – 62 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 12,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bill Lickert (21 points)
  Notre Dame’s leading scorer: John Tully (18 points)

47 Years Ago Today (1963): #9 Kentucky – 95 Northwestern – 63 McGaw Memorial Hall (Attendance: 7,500)

• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Northwestern (8 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ted Deeken (29 points)
• Northwestern’s leading scorer: Rich Falk (23 points)

46 Years Ago Today (1964): #11 Kentucky – 67 #13 North Carolina – 82 Charlotte Coliseum (Attendance: 10,292)

• Kentucky’s first loss when ranked #11 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat against a team ranked #13 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s first loss when allowing exactly 82 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Pat Riley (16 points)
  North Carolina’s leading scorer: Bob Lewis (23 points)

42 Years Ago Today (1968): #3 Kentucky – 77 #2 North Carolina – 87 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Mike Casey (26 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: Charlie Scott (19 points)

40 Years Ago Today (1970): #3 Kentucky – 106 West Virginia – 100 West Virginia Coliseum (Attendance: 13,323)

• Most points allowed by Kentucky against West Virginia (18 meetings)
• Tied for the most points scored by Kentucky against West Virginia (18 meetings)
• Tied for the most points allowed by Kentucky when they score exactly 106 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tom Parker (24 points)
• West Virginia’s leading scorer: Wil Robinson (29 points)

36 Years Ago Today (1974): #15 Kentucky – 74 #3 Indiana – 98 Assembly Hall (Attendance: 17,418)

• Most points allowed by Kentucky when ranked #15 in the AP Poll
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against a team ranked #3 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat against a team ranked #3 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when scoring exactly 74 points
  Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when allowing exactly 98 points
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against Indiana (53 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kevin Grevey (22 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Kent Benson (26 points)

28 Years Ago Today (1982): #3 Kentucky – 83 Detroit – 46 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,556)

• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Melvin Turpin (20 points)
• Detroit’s leading scorer: Albert Blakey and Roy Simms (8 points)

25 Years Ago Today (1985): #9 Kentucky – 63 #19 Indiana – 58 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,203)

• Least points allowed by Kentucky against a team ranked #19 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ed Davender (22 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Rick Calloway (22 points)

22 Years Ago Today (1988): Kentucky – 82 Northwestern State – 85

• LeRon Ellis scored 37 points, tied for the 5th most by a sophomore in a single game in school history
• Last meeting between the two schools
• First time Kentucky scored exactly 82 points and lost
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: LeRon Ellis (37 points)
• Northwestern State’s leading scorer: Terrence Rayford and Pernell Smith (21 points)

19 Years Ago Today (1991): #14 Kentucky – 76 #9 Indiana – 74 Hoosier Dome (Attendance: 37,704)

• Tied for the smallest margin of victory against Indiana (53 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamal Mashburn (21 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Eric Anderson (18 points)

16 Years Ago Today (1994): #7 Kentucky – 73 Indiana – 70 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 19,825)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Walter McCarty (16 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Brian Evans and Neil Reed (17 points)

14 Years Ago Today (1996): #6 Kentucky – 99 #8 Indiana – 65 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 20,074)

• Most points scored by Kentucky against a team ranked #8 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against a team ranked #8 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derek Anderson (30 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Jason Collier (21 points)

11 Years Ago Today (1999): #23 Kentucky – 86 UNC-Asheville – 41 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 21,378)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Desmond Allison (15 points)
• UNC-Asheville’s leading scorer: John Risinger (11 points)

8 Years Ago Today (2002): #18 Kentucky – 98 #12 North Carolina – 81 Dean Smith Center (Attendance: 21,750)

• Most points scored by Kentucky when ranked #18 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Gerald Fitch (25 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: Rashad McCants (22 points)

2 Years Ago Today (2008): Kentucky – 88 Mississippi Valley State – 65 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 21,476)

• Mississippi Valley State’s head coach, Sean Woods, was a former Kentucky player
• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jodie Meeks (24 points)
• Mississippi Valley State’s leading scorer:  Shannon Behling (20 points)

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