1972-73 Kentucky Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1972-73 Kentucky Wildcats went 20-8 (14-4 in the SEC) under head coach Joe B. Hall. The team peaked at #8 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 13.02.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1972-12-02at Michigan State SpartansW 75–66Jenison Field House
1972-12-04vs Iowa HawkeyesL 66–79Memorial Coliseum
1972-12-09at Indiana HoosiersL 58–64Assembly Hall
1972-12-11vs North Carolina Tar HeelsL 70–78Freedom Hall
1972-12-15vs Nebraska CornhuskersW 85–60Memorial Coliseum
1972-12-16vs Oregon DucksW 95–68Memorial Coliseum
1972-12-23vs Kansas JayhawksW 77–71Memorial Coliseum
1972-12-30neutral Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 65–63Freedom Hall
1973-01-06at Ole Miss RebelsL 58–61C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1973-01-08at Mississippi State BulldogsW 90–81McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-01-13vs Florida GatorsW 95–65Memorial Coliseum
1973-01-15vs Georgia BulldogsW 89–68Memorial Coliseum
1973-01-20at Tennessee VolunteersL 64–65Stokely Center
1973-01-22at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 75–76Memorial Gymnasium
1973-01-27at LSU TigersW 86–71Maravich Assembly Center
1973-01-29at Alabama Crimson TideW 95–93Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-03vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 76–83Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-05vs Auburn TigersW 88–57Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-10vs Ole Miss RebelsW 88–70Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-12vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 100–87 (OTOT)Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-17at Florida GatorsW 94–83Florida Gymnasium
1973-02-19at Georgia BulldogsW 99–86Georgia Coliseum
1973-02-24vs LSU TigersW 94–76Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-26vs Alabama Crimson TideW 111–95Memorial Coliseum
1973-03-03at Auburn TigersW 91–79Memorial Coliseum
1973-03-08vs Tennessee VolunteersW 86–81Memorial Coliseum
1973-03-15neutral Austin Peay GovernorsW 106–100 (OTOT)Memorial Gymnasium
1973-03-17neutral Indiana HoosiersL 65–72Memorial Gymnasium

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