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Louisville vs. Kentucky Basketball Game
Published or Updated December 26, 2018
Location: United States
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Also Known As: Battle for the Bluegrass
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Also Known As: Battle for the Bluegrass
Event Type: Rivalry
First Held: 1913
Next Up: 12/29/2018-12/29/2018
First Held: 1913
Next Up: 12/29/2018-12/29/2018
When and Where: every winter rotating between Louisville and Lexington, KY

Louisville and Lexington. Both situated within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Both reared in bluegrass tradition. Both wildly fanatical basketball cities.
So why all the fuss?
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Time off - between 1959 and 1983, the teams did not play each other once simply because Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp didn't want to play Louisville.
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"I still don't think they would have played us in the regular season if (former Kentucky Governor) John Y (Brown) hadn't stepped in"
Former Louisville Coach Denny Crum