Belt game 1,995 · March 31, 2012 · postseason
Kentucky take the belt
Kentucky beat Louisville 69–61 at home to start reign 579 of the College Basketball belt, the 20th for the program.
Louisville had held it since March 10, 2012, with 4 defenses over 21 days.
Kentucky held it for 227 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Duke on November 13, 2012.
579Reign number
20Team's reign
2Defenses
227Days held
Box score
Kentucky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 39 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Darius Miller | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Doron Lamb | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Marquis Teague | 33 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrence Jones | 33 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Eloy Vargas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisville
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Siva | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Chane Behanan | 34 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Wayne Blackshear | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Russ Smith | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Chris Smith | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Kyle Kuric | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 40 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jared Swopshire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elisha Justice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.