This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: December 8th

December 8th

All-Time Record Playing On December 8th: 16-4 (.800)

65 Years Ago Today (1945): Kentucky – 71 Western Ontario – 28 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 4,500)

• First time Kentucky scored exactly 71 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Tingle (14 points)
• Western Ontario’s leading scorer: Bill Gauld (13 points)

62 Years Ago Today (1948): Kentucky – 67 DePaul – 36 Jefferson County Armory (Attendance: 7,800)

• Fewest points allowed by Kentucky against DePaul (21 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dale Barnstable and Ralph Beard (15 points)
• DePaul’s leading scorer: Bato Govedarica (8 points)

59 Years Ago Today (1951): Kentucky – 96 Washington & Lee – 46 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 9,000)

• Most points scored by Kentucky against Washington & Lee (13 meetings)
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Washington & Lee (13 meetings)
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 46 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Lou Tsioropoulos (22 points)
• Washington & Lee’s leading scorer: Jay Handlan (18 points)

54 Years Ago Today (1956): Kentucky – 73 Temple – 58 The Palestra (Attendance: 7,591)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox (23 points)
• Temple’s leading scorer: Guy Rodgers (27 points)

52 Years Ago Today (1958): Kentucky – 78 Duke – 64 Duke Indoor Stadium

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sid Cohen (19 points)
• Duke’s leading scorer: Carroll Youngkin (17 points)

48 Years Ago Today (1962): #9 Kentucky – 56 Temple – 52 The Palestra (Attendance: 5,258)

• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Cotton Nash (15 points)
• Temple’s leading scorer: Gary Kasmer (19 points)

45 Years Ago Today (1965): Kentucky – 86 Illinois – 68 UIUC Assembly Hall (Attendance: 7,966)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Thad Jaracz (32 points)
• Illinois’s leading scorer: Don Freeman (26 points)

41 Years Ago Today (1969): #2 Kentucky – 94 #7 North Carolina – 87 Old Charlotte Coliseum (Attendance: 11,666)

• Dan Issel scored 41 points, tied for the 14th most by a player in a single game in school history
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dan Issel (41 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: Charlie Scott (29 points)

37 Years Ago Today (1973): #10 Kentucky – 68 #3 Indiana – 77 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 16,613)

• First game between Kentucky and Indiana where both teams were ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kevin Grevey (25 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: John Laskowski (23 points)

35 Years Ago Today (1975): #7 Kentucky – 77 #4 North Carolina – 90 Old Charlotte Coliseum (Attendance: 11,177)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Givens (24 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: Mitch Kupchak (24 points)

31 Years Ago Today (1979): #5 Kentucky – 80 Baylor – 46 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,493)

• Last meeting between the two schools
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kyle Macy (17 points)
• Baylor’s leading scorer: Terry Teagle (18 points)

29 Years Ago Today (1981): #2 Kentucky – 85 #12 Indiana – 69 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,165)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dirk Minniefield (22 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Ted Kitchel (17 points)

26 Years Ago Today (1984): Kentucky – 68 #11 Indiana – 81 Assembly Hall (Attendance: 17,214)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Richard Madison and Kenny Walker (16 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Steve Alford (24 points)

20 Years Ago Today (1990): #25 Kentucky – 88 Kansas – 71 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,175)

• Most points scored by Kentucky when ranked #25 in the AP Poll
• First game Kentucky played when ranked #25 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sean Woods (25 points)
• Kansas’s leading scorer: Alonzo Jamison (14 points)

18 Years Ago Today (1992): #3 Kentucky – 82 Eastern Kentucky – 73 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,835)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamal Mashburn (38 points)
• Eastern Kentucky’s leading scorer: Chris Brown (18 points)

17 Years Ago Today (1993): #6 Kentucky – 107 Eastern Kentucky – 78 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,209)

• Travis Ford had 15 assists, the 2nd most by a player in a single game in school history
• Most points scored against Kentucky against Eastern Kentucky (9 meetings)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Rodney Dent (16 points)
• Eastern Kentucky’s leading scorer: Arlando Johnson (24 points)

12 Years Ago Today (1998): #8 Kentucky – 70 #11 Indiana – 61 (Overtime) Freedom Hall (Attendance: 20,047)

• Last overtime game between Kentucky and Indiana
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Heshimu Evans (22 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Luke Recker (18 points)

9 Years Ago Today (2001): #11 Kentucky – 79 North Carolina – 59 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,153)

• Tayshaun Prince started off the game making 5 3-point field goals in a row on 5 consecutive possessions for Kentucky
• Kentucky’s 1,800th victory, was the fastest school to 1,800 wins
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tayshaun Prince (31 points)
• North Carolina’s leading scorer: Kris Lang (18 points)

6 Years Ago Today (2004): #10 Kentucky – 71 Morehead State – 40 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 20,652)

• Tied for the fewest points scored by Kentucky against Morehead State (9 meetings)
• Morehead State’s head coach, Kyle Macy, was a former Kentucky player
• Fewest points allowed by Kentucky when ranked #10 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kelenna Azubuike (21 points)
• Morehead State’s leading scorer: Josh Reed (10 points)

3 Years Ago Today (2007): Kentucky – 51 #15 Indiana – 70 Assembly Hall (Attendance: 17,410)

• Kentucky’s last loss to Indiana
• The last time Kentucky scored exactly 51 points in a game
• Fewest points scored by Kentucky against a team ranked #15 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat against a team ranked #15 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s last loss when allowing exactly 70 points
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when allowing exactly 70 points
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Patrick Patterson (15 points)
  Indiana’s leading scorer: Jordan Crawford, brother of Kentucky player Joe Crawford (20 points)