This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: January 24th
By Paul Jordan
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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