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Kentucky vs. Alabama

7Belt meetings
5Kentucky wins
2Alabama wins
3Title changes

Kentucky and Alabama have met 7 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from February 27, 1955 to February 5, 2022. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Kentucky leads the belt series 5–2.

Belt gameDateResult
123Feb 27, 1955Kentucky beat Alabama 66–52Title change
204Feb 22, 1959Kentucky beat Alabama 39–32Defense
330Feb 21, 1965Alabama beat Kentucky 75–71Defense
712Jan 16, 1981Alabama beat Kentucky 59–55Title change
750Feb 12, 1982Kentucky beat Alabama 72–62Defense
853Jan 10, 1986Kentucky beat Alabama 76–52Title change
2,112Feb 5, 2022Kentucky beat Alabama 66–55Defense

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