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1958-59 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-3 (12-2, 2nd in SEC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Adolph Rupp

PS/G: 78.7 (19th of 181)

PA/G: 64.3 (55th of 181)

SRS: 18.39 (2nd of 173)

SOS: 3.99 (29th of 173)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (76-61) versus Louisville
Won Mideast Regional Third Place (98-69) versus Marquette

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AP Poll Summary

1958-59 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Kentucky	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Dec 1, 1958	REG		Florida State	Ind	-4.86	W	91	68		1	0	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
2	Sat, Dec 6, 1958	REG	@	Temple	Mid-Atl	-7.67	W	76	71		2	0	W 2	The Palestra
3	Mon, Dec 8, 1958	REG	@	Duke	ACC	-0.33	W	78	64		3	0	W 3	Cameron Indoor Stadium
4	Thu, Dec 11, 1958	REG		Southern Methodist (18)	SWC	5.21	W	72	60		4	0	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
5	Sat, Dec 13, 1958	REG		Saint Louis (9)	MVC	16.09	W	76	57		5	0	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
6	Mon, Dec 15, 1958	REG		Maryland	ACC	5.55	W	58	56	OT	6	0	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
7	Fri, Dec 19, 1958	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.14	W	95	76		7	0	W 7	Memorial Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 20, 1958	REG		West Virginia (7)	Southern	13.84	W	97	91		8	0	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
9	Mon, Dec 29, 1958	REG		Navy	Ind	5.74	W	82	69		9	0	W 9	Memorial Coliseum
10	Tue, Dec 30, 1958	REG		Illinois	Big Ten	10.02	W	76	75		10	0	W 10	Freedom Hall
11	Sat, Jan 3, 1959	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	6.87	W	72	62		11	0	W 11	Memorial Coliseum
12	Tue, Jan 6, 1959	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	6.16	L	66	75		11	1	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
13	Sat, Jan 10, 1959	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	-4.67	W	76	61		12	1	W 1	John Parker Memorial Coliseum
14	Mon, Jan 12, 1959	REG	@	Tulane	SEC	-0.94	W	85	68		13	1	W 2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
15	Sat, Jan 17, 1959	REG		Tennessee	SEC	5.59	W	79	58		14	1	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
16	Mon, Jan 26, 1959	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	6.87	W	94	70		15	1	W 4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
17	Thu, Jan 29, 1959	REG		Georgia	SEC	-5.60	W	108	55		16	1	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
18	Sat, Jan 31, 1959	REG		Florida	SEC	-10.41	W	94	51		17	1	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 7, 1959	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	-7.19	W	97	72		18	1	W 7	Municipal Auditorium
20	Mon, Feb 9, 1959	REG	@	Mississippi State (10)	SEC	12.08	L	58	66		18	2	L 1	McCarthy Gymnasium
21	Sat, Feb 14, 1959	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	4.89	W	71	52		19	2	W 1	Chicago Stadium
22	Wed, Feb 18, 1959	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	6.16	W	83	71		20	2	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 21, 1959	REG		Auburn (2)	SEC	14.16	W	75	56		21	2	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
24	Mon, Feb 23, 1959	REG		Alabama	SEC	-2.42	W	39	32		22	2	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
25	Sat, Feb 28, 1959	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	5.59	W	69	56		23	2	W 5	Armory Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Fri, Mar 13, 1959	NCAA	N	Louisville	Ind	9.34	L	61	76		23	3	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
27	Sat, Mar 14, 1959	NCAA	N	Marquette (20)	Ind	9.81	W	98	69		24	3	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena