Kentucky–North Carolina basketball rivalry
American college basketball rivalry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The series between two of the most victorious college basketball programs of all time, Kentucky (1st) and North Carolina (3rd), has been a long and eventful one, although only in the mid-1960s was there a sustained series between the two which lasted through the early 1970s. That series was ended and another which began in the late 1980s was aborted early, before the current series started.
Quick Facts Sport, First meeting ...
Sport | Basketball |
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First meeting | February 29, 1924 Kentucky 20 – North Carolina 41 |
Latest meeting | December 16, 2023 Kentucky 87 - North Carolina 83 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 43 |
All-time series | North Carolina leads 25–18 |
Largest victory | Kentucky, 39 points (1950) |
Current win streak | Kentucky, 2 (2021—present) |
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