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Kentucky All-Time Winning Streaks/Biggest Wins & Losses

All-Time Winning Streaks
Overall  
No. Began Ended
38 Nov. 14, 2014 vs. Grand Canyon, 85-45 April 4, 2015 vs. Wisconsin, 64-71
   
32 Dec. 5, 1953 vs. , 86-59 Jan. 8, 1955 vs. Georgia Tech, 58-59
   
27 Dec. 2, 1995 vs. Indiana, (N) 89-82 Mar. 10, 1996 vs. , (N) 73-84
   
26 Jan. 28, 1946 vs. Georgia Tech, 54-26 Dec. 30, 1946 vs. Oklahoma State, (N) 31-37
   
26 Dec. 30, 2002 vs. State, 115-87 Mar. 29, 2003 vs. , (N) 69-83
   
25 Feb. 27, 1965 vs. Tennessee, 61-60 Mar. 5, 1966 at Tennessee, 62-69
   
24 Feb. 6, 1933 vs. Mexico, 81-22 Feb. 24, 1934 vs. Florida, (N) 32-38
   
24 Dec. 17, 2011 vs. , 87-62 March 11, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt, (N) 64-71
   
23 Jan. 2, 1952 vs. , 116-58 Mar. 22, 1952 vs. St. John's, (N) 57-64
   
21 Jan. 11, 1949 vs. Bowling Green, (N) 63-61 Mar. 31, 1949 vs. Loyola, Chicago, (N) 56-67
   
21 Dec. 30, 1950 vs. Syracuse, (N) 69-59 Mar. 3, 1951 vs. Vanderbilt, (N) 57-61
   
19 Nov. 13, 2009 vs. Morehead State, 75-59 Jan. 26, 2010 at South Carolina, 62-68
   
18 Feb. 5, 1948 at Alabama, 41-31 Mar. 31, 1948 vs. Phillips Oilers, (N) 49-53
   
16 Mar. 1, 1958 at Tennessee, 77-66 Jan. 6, 1959 at Vanderbilt, 66-75
   
16 Dec. 11, 1961 vs. St. Louis, 86-77 Feb. 12, 1962 vs. Mississippi State, 44-49
   
16 Mar. 15, 1969 vs. Miami, Ohio, (N) 72-71 Jan. 31, 1970 at Vanderbilt, 81-87
   
16 Feb. 21, 1976 vs. Florida, 96-89 Dec. 18, 1976 vs. , 68-70
   
16 Feb. 13, 1978 at Ole Miss, 64-52 Dec. 16, 1978 at Indiana, 67-68
   
Single Season
No. Began Ended
38 Nov. 14, 2014 vs. Grand Canyon, 85-45 April 4, 2015 vs. Wisconsin, 64-71
   
27 Dec. 2, 1995 vs. Indiana, (N) 89-82 Mar. 10, 1996 vs. Mississippi State, (N) 73-84
   
26 Dec. 30, 2002 vs. Tennessee State, 115-87 Mar. 29, 2003 vs. Marquette, (N) 69-83
   
*25 Dec. 5, 1953 vs. Temple, 86-59 Mar. 1, 1954 at Alabama, 68-43
   
24 Dec. 17, 2011 vs. Chattanooga, 87-62 March 11, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt, (N) 64-71
   
23 Jan. 2, 1952 vs. Ole Miss, (N) 116-58 Mar. 22, 1952 vs. St. John's, (N) 57-64
   
23 Dec. 1, 1965 vs. Hardin-Simmons, 83-55 Mar. 5, 1966 at Tennessee, 62-69
   
21 Jan. 11, 1949 vs. Bowling Green, (N) 63-61 Mar. 14, 1949 vs. Loyola, Chicago, (N) 56-67
   
21 Dec. 30, 1950 vs. Syracuse, (N) 69-59 Mar. 3, 1951 vs. Vanderbilt, (N) 57-61
   
Homecourt
No. Began Ended
**129 Jan. 4, 1943 vs. Ft. Knox, 64-30 Jan. 8, 1955 vs. Georgia Tech, 58-59
   
^55 Mar. 17, 2009 vs. , 70-60 Dec. 1, 2012 vs. Baylor, 64-55
   
42 March 4, 2014 vs. Alabama Dec. 3, 2016 vs. UCLA, 97-92
   
39 Jan. 10, 1933 vs. South Carolina, 44-36 Feb. 22, 1936 vs. Creighton, 29-31
   
33 Jan. 29, 1992 vs. Ole Miss, 96-78 Feb. 9, 1994 vs Arkansas, 82-90
   
30 Dec. 1, 1980 vs. E. Tennessee State, 62- 57 Mar. 6, 1982 vs. Alabama, 46-48
   
28 Dec. 21, 1957 vs. , 78-58 Dec. 19, 1959 vs. West Virginia, 70-79
   
28 Dec. 20, 1968 vs. Michigan, 112-104 Dec. 19, 1970 vs. Purdue, 83-89
   
27 Jan. 11, 1930 vs. Creighton, 25-21 Feb. 20, 1932 vs. Vanderbilt, 31-32
   
27 Feb. 18, 1995 vs. Florida, 87-77 Mar. 2, 1997 vs. South Carolina, 66-72
   
26 Jan. 22, 1977 vs. LSU, 87-72 Dec. 22, 1978 vs. , 69-73

* UK registered 25 wins during its undefeated season of 1953-54. The team declined a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
** NCAA record
^ Win streak began at Memorial Coliseum due to scheduling conflict at Rupp Arena.

Biggest Wins
  Margin Score Opponent Site Date
1 +77 143-66 Georgia Louisville, Ky. Feb. 27, 1956
2 +74 124-50 Tennessee-Martin Lexington, Ky. Nov. 26, 1994
3 +72 90-18 Western Ontario Lexington, Ky. Dec. 10, 1949
  +72 96-24 Wabash Lexington, Ky. Dec. 28, 1946
5 +69 98-29 Vanderbilt Louisville, Ky. Feb. 27, 1947
  +69 75-6 Arkansas State Lexington, Ky. Jan. 8, 1945
  +69 81-12 Oglethorpe Lexington, Ky. Dec. 13, 1934
8 +66 84-18 Auburn Louisville, Ky. Feb. 28, 1947
9 +65 83-18 Texas A&M Lexington, Ky. Dec. 14, 1946
10 +64 96-32 Morehead State Lexington, Ky. Dec. 16, 1995
11 +62 106-44 Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. Mar. 5, 2003
12 +61 101-40 Tennessee Lexington, Ky. Mar. 12, 1993
           
Biggest Losses
  Margin Score Opponent Site Date
1 -70 17-87 Central Danville, Ky. Jan. 28, 1910
2 -55 95-150 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Dec. 9, 1989
3 -47 10-57 Wabash Crawfordsville, Ind. Jan. 6, 1925
4 -42 9-51 Central Danville, Ky. Mar. 11, 1910
5 -41 52-93 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 12, 2008
  -41 11-52 Rose Polytechnic Terre Haute, Ind. Feb. 10, 1910
7 -39 50-89 City College of New York New York, N.Y. Mar. 14, 1950
8 -38 10-48 Cincinnati Lexington, Ky. Dec. 18, 1926
9 -37 17-54 Christ Church, Cin. Cincinnati, Ohio Feb. 15, 1906
10 -35 41-76 LSU Lexington, Ky. Jan. 18, 1987

 

 

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.