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3 Memorable Matchups Between Kentucky and Indiana

There was a time when North Carolina and Duke was not the biggest rivalry in college basketball. That title belonged to Kentucky and Indiana. The border state foes faced off annually in the regular season for almost 50 straight years.

Traditionally a home-and-home, during the 90s and 00s the game alternated between the Hoosierdome and Freedom Hall, creating a raucous neutral-site atmosphere. You could split the crowd in half between Kentucky blue and Indiana Crimson. The once-heated rivalry has been idle for 14 years, leaving a generation of fans unaware of the bad blood between these two storied programs.