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| Kentucky Wins - 13 | Kentucky Losses - 3 |
Location: 162 Creelman Street, Starkville, MS
Also Known As: McCarthy Gymnasium
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 1950
Named for: Babe McCarthy
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Game Results
| Date | Matchup | Result | Score | Att. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2/1951 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 80 - 60 | 3000 | - |
| 2/7/1955 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 61 - 56 | 5000 | - |
| 2/11/1957 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | L | 81 - 89 | 5000 | - |
| 2/9/1959 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | L | 58 - 66 | 6000 | - |
| 2/13/1961 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 68 - 62 | 6000 | - |
| 2/11/1963 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | L | 52 - 56 | 5800 | - |
| 2/19/1966 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 73 - 69 | 5000 | - |
| 2/18/1967 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 103 - 74 | 4800 | - |
| 2/10/1968 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 92 - 84 | 4500 | - |
| 1/6/1969 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 91 - 72 | 5000 | - |
| 2/9/1970 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 86 - 57 | 5000 | - |
| 1/4/1971 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 79 - 71 | 5000 | - |
| 2/14/1972 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 63 - 55 | 5080 | - |
| 1/8/1973 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 90 - 81 | 5100 | - |
| 2/2/1974 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 82 - 70 | 4600 | - |
| 3/8/1975 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | W | 118 - 80 | 5000 | - |
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Arena High Statistics
(Note: Kentucky games only. Complete statistics may not be available.)
| Players | Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | # | UK Player | # | Opp Player | # | UK Game Opponent (Date) | # | Opp Game Opponent (Date) |
| Points | 32 | Louie Dampier (2/18/1967) | 37 | Bailey Howell (2/11/1957) | 118 | Mississippi State (3/8/1975) | 89 | Mississippi State (2/11/1957) |
| Rebounds | 21 | Jim Andrews (1/8/1973) | 17 | Bailey Howell (2/9/1959) | 60 | Mississippi State (2/9/1970) | 52 | Mississippi State (2/18/1967) |
| Free Throws | 10 | Johnny Cox (2/11/1957) | 13 | Bailey Howell (2/11/1957) Jerry Graves (2/13/1961) | 27 | Mississippi State (2/11/1957) | 31 | Mississippi State (2/11/1957) |
| Field Goals | 14 | Kevin Grevey (3/8/1975) | 12 | Bailey Howell (2/11/1957) Tom Payne (2/10/1968) Rich Knarr (1/8/1973) | 51 | Mississippi State (3/8/1975) | 33 | Mississippi State (2/10/1968) |
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