- Sunday, December 2 1979 -
Great Alaska Shootout (at Anchorage, AK)
Kentucky - 57 (Head Coach: Joe B. Hall) - [Preseason Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cowan | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lavon Williams | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sam Bowie | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dwight Anderson | 34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Kyle Macy | 28 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Derrick Hord | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Charles Hurt | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Verderber | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jay Shidler | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 8 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 25 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 57 |
Iona - 50 (Head Coach: Jim Valvano) - [Preseason Unranked by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Palma | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Middleton | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Ruland (*) | 40 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Kevin Hamilton | 40 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Glenn Vickers | 40 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Kevin Vesey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McMillan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 21 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 50 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alaska Anchorage 97 - 68 | | | Baylor 80 - 46 |
Lavon Williams (#52) rebounds in front of Iona's Jeff Ruland (#43)
Chuck Verderber battles Iona's Ken Vesey for a rebound
