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Kentucky vs. Duke

8Belt meetings
4Kentucky wins
4Duke wins
5Title changes

Kentucky and Duke have met 8 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from March 17, 1966 to November 17, 2015. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. The belt series is level at 4–4.

Belt gameDateResult
411Mar 17, 1966Kentucky beat Duke 83–79 PostseasonTitle change
756Mar 26, 1978Kentucky beat Duke 94–88 PostseasonTitle change
1,247Mar 27, 1992Duke beat Kentucky 104–103 PostseasonDefense
1,464Mar 21, 1998Kentucky beat Duke 86–84 PostseasonDefense
1,478Dec 22, 1998Duke beat Kentucky 71–60Title change
1,585Dec 17, 2001Duke beat Kentucky 95–92Defense
1,998Nov 13, 2012Duke beat Kentucky 75–68Title change
2,117Nov 17, 2015Kentucky beat Duke 74–63Title change

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