This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: December 27th

December 27th

All-Time Record Playing On December 27th: 14-5 (.737)

84 Years Ago Today (1926): Kentucky – 22 Cincinnati – 51 Schmidlapp Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when scoring exactly 22 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Paul Jenkins (10 points)
• Cincinnati’s leading scorer: Richard Bolton (20 points)

80 Years Ago Today (1930): Kentucky – 42 Marshall – 26 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 800)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Louis McGinnis (15 points)
• Marshall’s leading scorer: Ramey Hunter (15 points)

71 Years Ago Today (1939): Kentucky – 36 Ohio State – 30 Municipal Auditorium (Attendance: 7,000)

• Sugar Bowl Championship Game
• Fewest points scored by Kentucky in a win against Ohio State (18 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Layton Rouse (14 points)
• Ohio State’s leading scorer: William Sattler (13 points)

70 Years Ago Today (1940): Kentucky – 70 Centenary – 18 Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when scoring exactly 70 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Lee Huber (12 points)
• Centenary’s leading scorer: Lurlin Harmon (4 points)

49 Years Ago Today (1961): #6 Kentucky – 79 Yale – 58 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 9,800)

• Only meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Larry Pursiful (25 points)
• Yale’s leading scorer: William Madden (15 points)

48 Years Ago Today (1962): #5 Kentucky – 95 Dartmouth – 49 Memorial Coliseum

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Scotty Baesler and Cotton Nash (18 points)
• Dartmouth’s leading scorer: Michael Buckley (16 points)

41 Years Ago Today (1969): #1 Kentucky – 102 #11 Notre Dame – 100 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 17,395)

• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory when scoring exactly 102 points
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against an opponent ranked #11 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Mike Pratt (42 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Austin Carr (43 points)

30 Years Ago Today (1980): #2 Kentucky – 61 #8 Notre Dame – 67 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,384)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sam Bowie (18 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Kelly Tripucka (30 points)

24 Years Ago Today (1986): #18 Kentucky – 85 Louisville – 51 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 19,513)

• Tied for Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Louisville (41 meetings)
• Kentucky’s fewest points allowed when ranked #18 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when ranked #18 in the AP Poll
• Louisville’s Kenny Payne, future Kentucky assistant coach, played in the game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Rex Chapman (26 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: Tony Kimbro and Felton Spencer (10 points)

22 Years Ago Today (1988): Kentucky – 85 Austin Peay – 77 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 18,178)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: LeRon Ellis (23 points)
• Austin Peay’s leading scorer: Keith Rawls (28 points)

21 Years Ago Today (1989): Kentucky – 110 #24 North Carolina – 121 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 19,098)

• Kentucky’s most points scored against an opponent ranked #24 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s most points allowed against an opponent ranked #24 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s most points scored against North Carolina (33 meetings)
• Kentucky’s most points allowed against North Carolina (33 meetings)
• Kentucky’s only loss when scoring exactly 110 points in a game
• The only time Kentucky has allowed exactly 121 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Deron Feldhaus (27 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: King Rice (22 points)

20 Years Ago Today (1990): #18 Kentucky – 74 Eastern Kentucky – 60 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,980)

• First meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Reggie
  Hanson (27 points)
• Eastern Kentucky’s leading scorer: John Allen (14 points)

16 Years Ago Today (1994): #5 Kentucky – 116 Marshall – 75 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,782)

• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Marshall (11 meetings)
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 75 points in a game
• The last time Kentucky scored exactly 116 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jeff Sheppard (21 points)
• Marshall’s leading scorer: Ttroy Gray (20 points)

15 Years Ago Today (1995): #2 Kentucky – 90 Rider – 65 Madison Square Garden (Attendance: 13,175)

• ECAC Holiday Festival Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Antoine Walker (27 points)
• Rider’s leading scorer: Charles Smith (20 points)

13 Years Ago Today (1997): #4 Kentucky – 76 Louisville – 79 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,303)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jeff Sheppard (18 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: Eric Johnson (20 points)

11 Years Ago Today (1999): Kentucky – 62 Alaska-Anchorage – 42 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 19,872)

• Former Kentucky player J. Ed Parker died on this day
• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s fewest points scored against Alaska-Anchorage (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s fewest points allowed against Alaska-Anchorage (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against Alaska-Anchorage (5 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamaal Magloire, Tayshaun Prince, and Marvin Stone (10 points) 
• Alaska-Anchorage’s leading scorer: Scott Larrabee (14 points)

10 Years Ago Today (2000): Kentucky – 102 High Point – 49 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 19,734)

• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 49 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jason Parker (16 points)
• High Point’s leading scorer: Jermaine Wallace (12 points)

7 Years Ago Today (2003): #2 Kentucky – 56 #20 Louisville – 65 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,328)

• Kentucky’s least points allowed in a loss to an opponent ranked #20 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s least points scored against an opponent ranked #20 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kelenna Azubuike and Cliff Hawkins (12 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: Otis George (13 points)

2 Years Ago Today (2008): Kentucky – 76 Florida Atlantic – 69 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,018)

• Only meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Patrick Patterson (27 points)
• Florida Atlantic’s leading scorer: Paul Graham (31 points)

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