| Roster | Player Statistics | Game Statistics |
| Games | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Total Reb | Asst. | St. | BS | F | TO | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 28 | 781 | 1602 | .488 | 478 | 664 | .72 | 995 | 402 | 143 | 122 | 616 | 356 | 2040 |
| Opponents | 28 | 651 | 1494 | .436 | 458 | 640 | .716 | 899 | 333 | 154 | 48 | 616 | 236 | 1760 |
| Date | Game | Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/1980 | South Korea at Kentucky | W | 107 - 59 | Exhibition |
| 11/29/1980 | East Tennessee State at (#1) Kentucky | W | 62 - 57 | - |
| 12/3/1980 | (#9) Ohio State at (#2) Kentucky | W | 70 - 64 | - |
| 12/6/1980 | (#2) Kentucky at (#5) Indiana | W | 68 - 66 | - |
| 12/13/1980 | Kansas at (#2) Kentucky | W | 87 - 73 | - |
| 12/19/1980 | Alaska Anchorage at (#2) Kentucky | W | 91 - 56 | UKIT |
| 12/20/1980 | Alabama-Birmingham at (#2) Kentucky | W | 61 - 53 | UKIT Championship |
| 12/27/1980 | (#2) Kentucky vs. (#8) Notre Dame | L | 61 - 67 | (at Louisville, KY) |
| 12/30/1980 | Maine at (#5) Kentucky | W | 100 - 54 | - |
| 1/3/1981 | Georgia at (#5) Kentucky | W | 76 - 62 | - |
| 1/7/1981 | (#4) Kentucky at Auburn | W | 79 - 66 | - |
| 1/10/1981 | (#13) Tennessee at (#4) Kentucky | W | 48 - 47 | - |
| 1/14/1981 | Mississippi at (#3) Kentucky | W | 64 - 55 | - |
| 1/17/1981 | (#3) Kentucky at Alabama | L | 55 - 59 | - |
| 1/19/1981 | (#3) Kentucky at (#6) Louisiana State | L | 67 - 81 | - |
| 1/21/1981 | Florida at (#6) Kentucky | W | 102 - 48 | - |
| 1/24/1981 | (#6) Kentucky at Vanderbilt | W | 78 - 64 | - |
| 1/28/1981 | Mississippi State at (#7) Kentucky | W | 71 - 64 | - |
| 1/31/1981 | (#7) Kentucky at Georgia | W | 71 - 68 2 OT | - |
| 2/4/1981 | Auburn at (#6) Kentucky | W | 102 - 74 | - |
| 2/7/1981 | (#6) Kentucky at (#10) Tennessee | L | 71 - 87 | - |
| 2/11/1981 | (#11) Kentucky at Mississippi | W | 62 - 55 | - |
| 2/14/1981 | Alabama at (#11) Kentucky | W | 77 - 62 | - |
| 2/18/1981 | (#10) Kentucky at Florida | W | 69 - 56 | - |
| 2/21/1981 | Vanderbilt at (#10) Kentucky | W | 80 - 48 | - |
| 2/25/1981 | (#9) Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 78 - 74 | - |
| 3/1/1981 | (#2) Louisiana State at (#9) Kentucky | W | 73 - 71 | - |
| 3/5/1981 | (#7) Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt | L | 55 - 60 | SEC Tournament (at Birmingham, AL) |
| 3/15/1981 | (#8) Kentucky vs. Alabama-Birmingham | L | 62 - 69 | NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Tuscaloosa, AL) |
