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Kentucky vs. Louisville Saturday, Dec. 28 – 4:00 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. Game Notes: UK | UL |
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Kentucky owns a 30-15 record in the all-time series and has won seven of the last 10 against Louisville including a Final Four matchup in 2012. This is the 31st regular-season meeting between the teams since the series was renewed in 1983-84.
UK has won 20 of the 31 games in that span. The series began in 1913 with UK winning seven of the first nine contests. The teams then met three times in the NCAA Tournament between 1948-59. After a 24-year absence, the series was renewed at the 1983 NCAA Mideast Region title game in Knoxville, with Louisville winning the “Dream Game,” 80-68 in overtime to advance to the Final Four.
UK coach John Calipari is 10-6 versus Louisville. UofL head coach Rick Pitino is 5-8 against the Cats. Pitino was 6-2 against the Cards while coaching at Kentucky.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.