In contrast to the football series, Kentucky generally dominated the basketball rivalry.

The basketball rivalry, first played in 1905, was equally as intense.

The basketball rivalry is the oldest in the state of Kentucky.

With their campuses located on three miles apart, it was the most intense basketball rivalry for both schools through the 1970s.

The two no longer play one another in football, but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011.

And it was the first football meeting between universities that have a rich basketball rivalry.

The basketball rivalry between the two schools began on February 17, 1905.

Primarily a basketball rivalry, although baseball has become a heated sport of contention within the last ten years.

The schools have a lower-profile, but still intense, men's basketball rivalry.

The basketball rivalry ended for the time being in 2012 when the two schools could not agree on the location for the games.