Kentucky Basketball Schedule and Scores
for the 1985 - 1989 Seasons

The Eddie Sutton Era

 

1985-86


SEC Champions (17-1)
SEC Tournament Champions
                                          UK    OPP.
Nov. 22     Northwestern (LA) State  H    77    58
Nov. 26     Chaminade                A    89    57
Nov. 27     Hawaii                   A    98    65
Dec. 3      Cincinnati               H    84    54
Dec. 7      Indiana                  H    63    58
Dec. 14     Kansas                   A    66    83
UK Invitation Tournament
Dec. 20     East Carolina                 86    52
Dec. 21     Pepperdine (finals)           88    56
Dec. 28     Louisville               H    69    64
Dec. 30     Va. Military Institute   A    93    55
Jan. 4      Vanderbilt               A    80    71
Jan. 6      Auburn                   A    56    60
Jan. 8      Mississippi              H    75    58
Jan. 11     Alabama                  H    76    52
Jan. 15     Mississippi State        A    64    52
Jan. 18     Florida                  A    72    55
Jan. 23     Georgia                  H    74    69
Jan. 25     Tennessee                H    74    57
Jan. 29     LSU                      A    54    52
Jan. 31     Auburn                   H    81    71     
Feb. 2      North Carolina State     A    51    54
Feb. 5      Vanderbilt               H    73    65
Feb. 8      Mississippi              A    62    58
Feb. 13     Alabama                  A    73    71
Feb. 15     Mississippi State        H    88    62
Feb. 19     Florida                  H    80    69
Feb. 22     Georgia                  A    80    75
Feb. 27     Tennessee                A    62    60
Mar. 1      LSU                      H    68    57
SEC Tournament (Lexington)
Mar. 6      Mississippi                   95    69
Mar. 7      Louisiana State               61    58
Mar. 8      Alabama                       83    72
NCAA Southeast Regional First/Second Round
(Charlotte, N.C.)
Mar. 14     Davidson                      75    55
Mar. 16     Western Kentucky              71    64
NCAA Southeast Regional (Atlanta)
Mar. 20     Alabama                       68    63
Mar. 22     Louisiana State               57    59

 

 

1986-87

UKIT Champions
                                    UK    OPP.
Nov. 29     Austin Peay        H    71    69
Dec. 2      Texas Tech         H    66    60
Dec. 6      Indiana            A    66    71
Dec. 13     Lamar              H    71    56
UK Invitation Tournament
Dec. 19     Iona                    75    59
Dec. 20     Boston U. (finals)      81    69
Dec. 27     Louisville         A    85    51
Dec. 30     Georgia            A    65    69
Jan. 3      Auburn             A    63    60
Jan. 7      Alabama            H    55    69
Jan. 10     Tennessee          A    68    75
Jan. 12     Mississippi State  A    57    49
Jan. 14     Florida            H    67    62
Jan. 18     LSU                H    41    76
Jan. 21     Vanderbilt         A    71    65
Jan. 25     Navy               H    80    69
Jan. 29     Ole Miss           A    65    76
Jan. 31     Mississippi State  H    50    36
Feb. 4      Auburn             H    75    71
Feb. 7      Alabama            A    70    69
Feb. 11     Tennessee          H    91    84
Feb. 14     Florida            A    56    74
Feb. 19     Vanderbilt         H    65    54
Feb. 21     LSU                A    52    65
Feb. 25     Georgia            A    71    79
Feb. 28     Ole Miss           H    64    63
Mar. 1      Oklahoma           H    75    74
SEC Tournament (Atlanta)
Mar. 6      Auburn                  72    79
NCAA Southeast Regional First/Second Rounds
(Atlanta)
Mar. 13     Ohio State              77    91

 

 

1987-88

UKIT Champions

                                    UK    OPP.
Nov. 28     Hawaii             H    86    59
Dec. 1      Cincinnati         H   101    77
Dec. 5      Indiana            A    82    76
Dec. 12     Louisville         H    76    75
UK Invitation Tournament
Dec. 18     Miami (Ohio)            85    71
Dec. 19     N.C. Charlotte (finals) 84    81
Dec. 28     Alaska             H   100    58
Dec. 31     Vanderbilt         H    81    74
Jan. 2      Georgia            A    84    77
Jan. 6      Mississippi State  H    93    52
Jan. 9      Auburn             H    52    53
Jan. 13     Alabama            A    63    55
Jan. 16     Tennessee          H    83    65
Jan. 20     Florida            H    56    58
Jan. 23     LSU                A    76    61
Jan. 27     Vanderbilt         A    66    83
Jan. 31     Notre Dame         A    78    69
Feb. 3      Ole Miss           H    94    65
Feb. 6      Mississippi State  A    83    59
Feb. 10     Auburn             A    69    62
Feb. 13     Alabama            H    82    68
Feb. 17     Tennessee          A    70    72
Feb. 20     Florida            A    76    83
Feb. 24     LSU                H    95    69
Feb. 28     Syracuse           H    62    58
Mar. 2      Georgia            H    80    72
Mar. 5      Ole Miss           A    78    71
SEC Tournament (Baton Rouge, La.)
Mar. 11     Ole Miss                82    64
Mar. 12     LSU                     86    80
Mar. 13     Georgia                 62    57

As part of sanctions imposed upon the UK basketball 
program In 1989, the NCAA ordered the UK basketball 
program to erase from the record a total of three NCAA 
tournament games, Kentucky’s 99-84 win over Southern, 
a 90-81 win over Maryland and an 80-74 loss to Villanova 
The SEC Officials voted to strip Kentucky of the 1987-88 
SEC regular season and SEC Tournament championships. 
Kentucky was not forced to forfeit any of those regular 
season or tournament games.

 

1988-89

                                     UK    OPP.
Nov. 19     Duke                A    55    80
Great Alaska Shootout
Nov. 25     Iona                A    56    54
Nov. 26     Seton Hall          A    60    63
Nov. 28     California          A    89    71
Dec. 3      Notre Dame          A    65    81
Dec. 7      Northwestern State  H    82    85
Dec. 10     Western Carolina    H    78    60
UK Invitation Tournament
Dec. 16     Bowling Green State      54    56
Dec. 17     Marshall                 91    78
Dec. 20     Indiana             H    52    75
Dec. 27     Austin Peay         A    85    77
Dec. 31     Louisville          A    75    97
Jan. 4      Georgia             H    76    65
Jan. 7      Vanderbilt          H    70    61
Jan. 12     Florida             A    69    56
Jan. 14     LSU                 H    62    64
Jan. 18     Alabama             A    64    76
Jan. 21     Tennessee           A    66    65
Jan. 25     Auburn              H    86    76
Jan. 28     Ole Miss            A    65    70
Feb. 1      Mississippi State   H    73    61
Feb. 5      Georgia             A    72    84
Feb. 8      Vanderbilt          A    51    81
Feb. 11     Florida             H    53    59
Feb. 15     LSU                 A    80    99
Feb. 18     Alabama             H    67    71
Feb. 20     Auburn              A    75    77
Feb. 22     Tennessee           H    76    71
Feb. 26     Syracuse            A    73    89
Mar. 1      Ole Miss            H    70    69
Mar. 4      Mississippi State   A    67    68
SEC Tournament
(Knoxville, Tenn.)
Mar. 10     Vanderbilt               63    77

 

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