Kentucky vs. Illinois


| Overall Wins: Kentucky - 12; Illinois - 4 | Official Wins: Kentucky - 12; Illinois - 4 | (*)
For more in-depth historical information on this series, please also see the rivalry text

DateGameResultScoreNotes
3/23/2025(#18) Kentucky vs. IllinoisW84 - 75NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Milwaukee, WI)
3/24/1984(#3) Kentucky vs. (#6) IllinoisW54 - 51NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Lexington, KY)
12/24/1983(#2) Kentucky at IllinoisW56 - 54-
12/11/1982Illinois at (#2) KentuckyW76 - 57-
12/5/1966Illinois at (#3) KentuckyL97 - 98 OT-
12/8/1965Kentucky at IllinoisW86 - 68-
12/19/1964Illinois at (#8) KentuckyL86 - 91UKIT Championship
12/21/1960Illinois at KentuckyW83 - 78UKIT
12/30/1958(#1) Kentucky vs. IllinoisW76 - 75(at Louisville, KY)
12/22/1956(#5) Illinois at (#7) KentuckyW91 - 70UKIT Championship
3/24/1951(#1) Kentucky vs. (#5) IllinoisW76 - 74NCAA East Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
3/22/1949(#1) Kentucky vs. (#4) IllinoisW76 - 47NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
2/7/1944Illinois at KentuckyW51 - 40-
12/20/1943Kentucky at IllinoisL41 - 43-
3/20/1942Kentucky vs. IllinoisW46 - 44NCAA Eastern Regional First Round (at New Orleans, LA)
1/5/1925Kentucky at IllinoisL26 - 36-

Opponent High Statistics
(Note: Kentucky games only. Complete statistics may not be available.)

PlayersGames
Category#UK Player#Opp Player#Kentucky
Date - Result		#Opponent
Date - Result
Points40Louie Dampier (12/5/1966)32Rich Jones (12/5/1966)9712/5/1966 - L 97-989812/5/1966 - L 97-98
Rebounds16Bill Spivey (3/24/1951)22Skip Thoren (12/19/1964)5912/21/1960 - W 83-786012/19/1964 - L 86-91
Free Throws13Sid Cohen (12/30/1958)10John Wessels (12/21/1960)
Don Freeman (12/8/1965)		3212/30/1958 - W 76-753012/21/1960 - W 83-78
Field Goals17Louie Dampier (12/5/1966)13Rich Jones (12/5/1966)4112/5/1966 - L 97-983712/5/1966 - L 97-98



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