Most surprising margin of victory
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I thought we’d win nicely because we had been practicing essentially in the Bahamas in August. Didn’t expect it to be complete humiliation though.
West Virginia in the tourney in 15. Or the Kansas game. Or the UCLA game. Pretty much that whole season.
Nov 11, 1977
UK 109--Soviet union 75
UK beat the supposedly best "amatuer" teram on the globe like a practice dummy!!
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UK 109--Soviet union 75
UK beat the supposedly best "amatuer" teram on the globe like a practice dummy!!
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Beating Tennessee by 61 in the SEC tournament and Todd Svoboda outscored Allan Houston.
Not a single game, but look at these scores in back-to-back SEC Tournament games in 1947:
February 27: Best Vandy 98-29
February 28: Best Auburn 84-18
February 27: Best Vandy 98-29
February 28: Best Auburn 84-18
My wife’s Stepdad talks about this game everytime he’s drinking. In other words, I hear this story every single time I see him. Beer and liquor are wet.
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EDIT: IIRC, he was in attendance for this game. I believe James Lee about put one of the Soviet’s through the rim on a dunk during that game. He said that Lee’s Mother would stand up and cheer during the games, “Dunk it James! Dunk it James!”
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‘86 vs U6 at Cheatem Hall. U6 defending NCAAT champions, Chapman scores 26 and the Cats won 85-51!!
That’s it, that’s the list!!!
That’s it, that’s the list!!!
72-40 over Kansas was a good win and unexpected score. We also beat Tennessee in the 1993 SECT 101-40.
I remember'15 holding UCLA to like 8 pts at halftime and Nick Saban was amazed when they cut over to interview him during halftime. Too bad we let off the gas.
I wasn’t that surprised tbh. We all saw what happened in the Bahamas. We knew that team had potential to be a juggernaut.
I’d say #1 Florida in Rupp in 2003. I think it ended up being 15. But we were up 30 on them at one point in the 2nd half before tubby called the dogs off.
80-41 over IU in 03-04, I think like 3 players scored for them or something like that
First half of LSU on road in '96 86-42. Finished up 129-97
And if IIRC, the Soviet that Lee flushed down the rim was their 7'-4" center! Absolutely CRUSHED him!!!My wife’s Stepdad talks about this game everytime he’s drinking. In other words, I hear this story every single time I see him. Beer and liquor are wet.
EDIT: IIRC, he was in attendance for this game. I believe James Lee about put one of the Soviet’s through the rim on a dunk during that game. He said that Lee’s Mother would stand up and cheer during the games, “Dunk it James! Dunk it James!”
Everyone in the Summer of '77 thought that either UK or UNC was the team to beat in 1977-78. After that Soviet game I was convinced that it would be The Cats!!!
This probably it for me. Similar deal with Wake Forest in 1993 tournament.
Yep that’s what he said. Said he about put dude through the rim.
“The Cats are for real, my friends!” “The Cats are for real!” - Vitale. Will never forget that.
I still have a VHS tape of that game. I remember Burnt Hamburger saying about Rex "he's the real deal".
I ushered that game for Committee of 101 at Rupp the UT Band kept playing Rocky Top as the margin grew finally told them “play Rocky Flop again “ they quit
I gotta go with the Cream Game in 86. Wasn't Louisville favored in that game? We had lost Winston Bennett to an injury weeks before.
I'll take this one as I was there and it was truly a revenge game as they "screwed" us earlier in Knoxville.
Winston had ACL surgery at UK Med Center I watched with Sutton from the gallery Uavel was defending National Champion
Eddie called them Little Brother a moniker that will haunt them forever It infuriates the Jaybirds
Crum did not embrace the 3 point shot
King Rex went off with 27 points as the margin grew the Loserville fans bailed out and UK fans moved into the lower arena Cawood was rolling he said” Rex hit that one from the Watterson Expressway “
Final score was 85-51 Crum’s worst loss ever
In the CJ next day Bozich headline
“The Red Sea turned into the Dead Sea”
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Beating Vandy by 62 in '03 is up there. Yeah it's Vandy but I don't remember beating a power conference school like that.
Winston had ACL surgery at UK Med Center I watched with Sutton from the gallery Uavel was defending National Champion
Eddie called them Little Brother a moniker that will haunt them forever It infuriates the Jaybirds
Crum did not embrace the 3 point shot
King Rex went off with 27 points as the margin grew the Loserville fans bailed out and UK fans moved into the lower arena Cawood was rolling he said” Rex hit that one from the Watterson Expressway “
Final score was 85-51 Crum’s worst loss ever
In the CJ next day Bozich headline
“The Red Sea turned into the Dead Sea”
Winston said something about his knee surgery and to this day it's used in "funny things said by athletes" compilations. "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."
you also have fsu in ‘93. they wanted to run with us and didn’t have the attrition/depth in the end. it was 108-82 over a team with 3 nba guards, and a ff on the line. that’s a pretty ridiculous margin in those circumstances.
Yeah. One of the best UK teams to not win a title IMO. I still say if Dale Brown doesn’t get hurt against Michigan, we win that game going away
Just another one to throw out there. 93-56 over Villanova in 1997 in what was supposed to be the big battle between Ron Mercer and Tim Thomas.
Good call. I remember that one very well. I remember Mercer took that challenge personally. We beat them like a drum.
Which was the most startling halftime score, 41-7 or 86-42?
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