This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: December 29th

December 29th

All-Time Record Playing On December 29th: 19-6 (.760)

73 Years Ago Today (1937): Kentucky – 40 Pittsburgh – 29 Municipal Auditorium

• Sugar Bowl Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Homer Thompson (11 points)
• Pittsburgh’s leading scorer: Joe Garcia and Robert Johnson (9 points)

65 Years Ago Today (1945): Kentucky – 73 St. John’s – 59 Old Madison Square Garden (Attendance: 18,411)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Wilbur Schu (18 points)
• St. John’s’ leading scorer: Harry Boykoff (27 points)

62 Years Ago Today (1948): Kentucky – 78 Tulane – 47 Municipal Auditorium (Attendance: 7,500)

• Sugar Bowl Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones (18 points) 
• Tulane’s leading scorer: Jim Riffey (13 points)

61 Years Ago Today (1949): Kentucky – 57 Villanova – 56 (Overtime) Municipal Auditorium (Attendance: 7,000)

• Sugar Bowl Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bill Spivey (14 points)
• Villanova’s leading scorer: Paul Arizin (24 points)

60 Years Ago Today (1950): #1 Kentucky – 42 St. Louis – 43 (Overtime) Municipal Auditorium (Attendance: 7,000)

• Sugar Bowl Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bill Spivey (16 points)
• St. Louis’s leading scorer: Ray Sonnenberg (12 points)

59 Years Ago Today (1951): #1 Kentucky – 60 #12 St. Louis – 61 Municipal Auditorium

• Sugar Bowl Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Lou Tsioropoulos (18 points)
• St. Louis’s leading scorer: Ray Sonnenberg and Ray Steiner (14 points)

54 Years Ago Today (1956): #3 Kentucky – 111 Houston – 76 Loyola Field House (Attendance: 3,500)

• Sugar Bowl Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox (25 points)
• Houston’s leading scorer: Russell Boone (14 points)

52 Years Ago Today (1958): #1 Kentucky – 82 Navy – 69 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox (23 points)
• Navy’s leading scorer: Jay Metzler (18 points)

48 Years Ago Today (1962): #5 Kentucky – 78 Notre Dame – 70 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 17,101)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Cotton Nash (26 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Larry Sheffield (28 points)

46 Years Ago Today (1964): Kentucky – 97 Notre Dame – 111 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 17,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Louie Dampier (32 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Ron Reed (32 points)

45 Years Ago Today (1965): #5 Kentucky – 103 Notre Dame – 69 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 17,952)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Pat Riley (36 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Bucky McGann (16 points)

41 Years Ago Today (1969): #1 Kentucky – 80 Miami (Ohio) – 58 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• Future Kentucky player Travis Ford was born on this day
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dan Issel (33 points)
• Miami (Ohio)’s leading scorer: Walt Williams (14 points)

40 Years Ago Today (1970): #7 Kentucky – 92 #14 Notre Dame – 99 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 17,245)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Mike Casey (25 points) 
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Austin Carr (50 points)

37 Years Ago Today (1973): Kentucky – 79 #3 Notre Dame – 94 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,613)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kevin Grevey (25 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: John Shumate (25 points)

31 Years Ago Today (1979): #2 Kentucky – 86 #8 Notre Dame – 80 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,613)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kyle Macy (21 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Bill Hanzlik (18 points)

29 Years Ago Today (1981): #2 Kentucky – 34 Notre Dame – 28 (Overtime) Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,843)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Melvin Turpin (11 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: John Paxson (12 points)

28 Years Ago Today (1982): #3 Kentucky – 83 Kansas – 62 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,834)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derrick Hord (23 points)
• Kansas’s leading scorer: Kerry Boagni (13 points)

#20 Years Ago Today (1990): #18 Kentucky – 93 Louisville – 85 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 19,589)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sean Woods (20 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: LaBradford Smith (26 points)

15 Years Ago Today (1995): #2 Kentucky – 106 Iona – 79 Madison Square Garden (Attendance: 13,659)

• ECAC Holiday Festival Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tony Delk (29 points) 
• Iona’s leading scorer: Greg Barr (20 points)

12 Years Ago Today (1998): #3 Kentucky – 97 Tennessee State – 47 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,128)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamaal Magloire (15 points)
• Tennessee State’s leading scorer: Jamie Roberts (14 points)

9 Years Ago Today (2001): #6 Kentucky – 82 Louisville – 62 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,330)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tayshaun Prince (18 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: Reece Gaines, Carlos Hurt, and Bryant Northern (10 points)

6 Years Ago Today (2004): #8 Kentucky – 82 Campbell – 50 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,411)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Randolph Morris (25 points)
• Campbell’s leading scorer: Anthony Atkinson (14 points)

3 Years Ago Today (2007): Kentucky – 72 San Diego – 81 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,756)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Patrick Patterson and Ramel Bradley (20 points)
• San Diego’s leading scorer: Brandon Johnson (27 points)

2 Years Ago Today (2008): Kentucky – 84 Central Michigan – 52 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,944)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jodie Meeks (23 points)
• Central Michigan’s leading scorer: Jacolby Hardiman (12 points)

1 Year Ago Today (2009): #3 Kentucky – 104 Hartford – 61 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,340)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: DeMarcus Cousins and Darnell Dodson (19 points)
• Hartford’s leading scorer: Joe Zeglinski (19 points)

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