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This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: January 24th

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January 24th

All-Time Record Playing On January 24th: 14-5 (.737)

101 Years Ago Today (1910): Kentucky – 11 DePauw – 24 Buell Armory Gymnasium

  • First meeting between the two schools
  • First time Kentucky allowed exactly 24 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 24 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Wayne Plummer (8 points)
  • DePauw’s leading scorer: Charles Crick (10 points)

98 Years Ago Today (1913): Kentucky – 25 Lexington YMCA – 27 Buell Armory Gymnasium

  • Last meeting between the two teams
  • Most points scored in a loss by Kentucky against the Lexington YMCA (7 meetings)
  • Kentucky’s smallest margin of defeat against the Lexington YMCA (7 meetings)
  • First time Kentucky allowed exactly 27 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s smallest margin of defeat when scoring exactly 25 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Henry Farmer (14 points)
  • Lexington YMCA’s leading scorer: Kimbrough (10 points)

97 Years Ago Today (1914): Kentucky – 18 VMI – 32 Jackson Memorial Hall

  • First meeting between the two schools
  • Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat against VMI (8 meetings)
  • Kentucky’s fewest points scored against VMI (8 meetings)
  • Kentucky’s fewest points allowed in a loss to VMI (8 meetings)
  • Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when scoring exactly 18 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when allowing exactly 32 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: R. C. Preston (10 points)
  • VMI’s leading scorer: S. Lowry (12 points)

93 Years Ago Today (1918): Kentucky – 22 Georgetown – 18 Buell Armory Gymnasium

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: H. C. Thomas (10 points)
  • Georgetown’s leading scorer: Deane, Henderson, and Jennings (6 points)

81 Years Ago Today (1930): Kentucky – 38 Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) – 17 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 3,000)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Stanley Milward (12 points)
  • Mississippi A&M’s leading scorer: G. W. Holliday (7 points)

69 Years Ago Today (1942): Kentucky – 56 Mexico – 26 Alumni Gymnasium

  • Last meeting between the two schools
  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ed Lander (9 points)
  • Mexico’s leading scorer: Bribiesca (10 points)

63 Years Ago Today (1948): Kentucky – 70 Cincinnati – 43 Alumni Gymnasium

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Beard and Ken Rollins (11 points)
  • Cincinnati’s leading scorer: Jack Laub (16 points)

45 Years Ago Today (1966): #2 Kentucky – 111 LSU – 85 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 12,000)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Thad Jaracz (25 points)
  • LSU’s leading scorer: Tommy Thigpen (23 points)

41 Years Ago Today (1970): #2 Kentucky – 109 LSU – 96 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dan Issel (35 points)
  • LSU’s leading scorer: Pete Maravich (55 points)

39 Years Ago Today (1972): Kentucky – 106 Vanderbilt – 80 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jim Andrews (34 points)
  • Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Terry Compton (20 points)

35 Years Ago Today (1976): Kentucky – 89 Florida – 82 Florida Gymnasium (Attendance: 5,512)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Larry Johnson (22 points)
  • Florida’s leading scorer: Bob Smyth (20 points)

34 Years Ago Today (1977): #6 Kentucky – 100 Ole Miss – 73 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 19,221)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Givens (19 points)
  • Ole Miss’s leading scorer: John Stroud (22 points)

30 Years Ago Today (1981): #6 Kentucky – 78 Vanderbilt – 64 Memorial Gymnasium (Attendance: 15,626)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dirk Minniefield (18 points)
  • Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Charles Davis (23 points)

21 Years Ago Today (1990): Kentucky – 70 Auburn – 74 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 8,633)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derrick Miller (21 points)
  • Auburn’s leading scorer: Derrick Dennison (27 points)

15 Years Ago Today (1996): #2 Kentucky – 82 Georgia – 77 Stegeman Coliseum (Attendance: 10,523)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tony Delk (29 points)
  • Georgia’s leading scorer: Shandon Anderson and Carlos Stro
    ng (17 points)

13 Years Ago Today (1998): #7 Kentucky – 85 Tennessee – 67 Thompson-Boling Arena (Attendance: 23,146)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Scott Padgett (20 points)
  • Tennessee’s leading scorer: C. J. Black (15 points)

5 Years Ago Today (2006): Kentucky – 71 Auburn – 62 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 6,651)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Joe Crawford (23 points)
  • Auburn’s leading scorer: Quantez Robertson (14 points)

4 Years Ago Today (2007): Kentucky – 69 Georgia – 78 (Overtime) Stegeman Coliseum (Attendance: 10,523)

  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Joe Crawford (29 points)
  • Georgia’s leading scorer: Takais Brown (20 points)

2 Years Ago Today (2009): Kentucky – 61 Alabama – 51 Coleman Coliseum (Attendance: 15,316)

  • The last time Kentucky has scored exactly 61 points in a game
  • The last time Kentucky has allowed exactly 51 points in a game
  • Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jodie Meeks (27 points)
  • Alabama’s leading scorer: JaMychal Green (15 points)

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