Kentucky basketball vs. Mississippi State all-time (13 different arenas)

Bulldog basketball fans don't bring as many cowbells as the football fans do, but they certainly bring the hatred.  Even so, they haven't been as successful as some other conference foes against Kentucky.  Maybe that's why they hate us so much?  Sorry!

UK's overall record is now 87-18 against MSU (82.9%).  Let's check out the breakdown.

Home games: 44-4 (91.7%)

Rupp Arena: 26-2 (92.9%) - losses were 1995, 2009

Memorial Coliseum: 16-2 (88.9%) - losses were 1962, 1967

Alumni Gym: 2-0 (100%) - games were in 1939 and 1940

Road games: 34-12 (73.9%)

Humphrey Coliseum: 21-9 (70%) - last loss was in 2008

New Gymnasium: 13-3 (81.3%) - first road game was in 1951

Neutral sites: 9-2 (81.8%)

Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 3-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament

Owensboro (KY) Sportscenter: 1-0 (100%) - SEC regular season

Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament

The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament

Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament

Superdome (New Orleans): 1-1 (50%) - SEC Tournament

Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 0-1 (0%) - SEC Tournament

By type of game:

Regular season SEC home games: 44-4
Regular season SEC road games: 34-12
Regular season SEC neutral games: 1-0
Regular season SEC games overall: 79-16

Regular season pre-SEC home games: N/A

SEC Tournament: 8-2

NCAA Tournament: N/A

By coach:

Calipari: 10-0
Billy G: 0-2
Tubby: 10-2
Pitino: 8-4
Sutton: 7-1
Hall: 22-4
Rupp: 30-5

Comeback stats on the comeback Cats

Last night was a huge win for a number of reasons, including:
- clinched at least a tie of our 45th regular season SEC crown
- beat our current most hated rival in the SEC West


Let us not forget the halftime score: MSU 41, UK 28.


This game was tied for the third largest halftime deficit from which UK recovered to win its storied history.  The only two to beat this one were both historic games that any fan will easily recall:


1994 @ LSU: down 16 in Baton Rouge, eventually fell behind by 31, then somehow won 99-95
2004 @ UofL: down 16 in Freedom Hall (only scored 16 in the first half), and Patrick Sparks' free throws won it


Later that same 2004-2005 season, UK was down 29-16 at the half in Oxford, MS, and came back to win.


The true "Comeback Cats" (the 1998 championship team) were down 10 twice at halftime in the NCAA tournament - the title game against Utah, and the regional final against Duke - another famous game of course, as UK would eventually trail by 17.