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On this date in Kentucky basketball history…

Milt Ticco - photo from BigBlueHistory.net

– photo from BigBlueHistory.net

beats the overmatched Armoraiders of Fort Knox 64-30 in Alumni Gym on January 4, 1943.  This marks the first win of what would become a record home court winning streak of 129 games. The overflowing crowd of 1,500 cheered on senior Milt Ticco, who scored 17 for the Cats.  The streak went on for twelve years, and was stretched between Alumni Gymnasium and Memorial Coliseum, when it ended January 8, 1955 as Georgia Tech defeated , 59-58, in Memorial Coliseum. This 129-game home winning streak still stands as a national record.  From The Season Never Ends Calendar.

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