Invitational Tournament History
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 73, LaSalle 60. Consolation: UCLA 72, Duke 67.
First Round: LaSalle 62, UCLA 53; Kentucky 85, Duke 69.
Attendance: 16,714. Payoff: $8,243.77 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 63, LaSalle 54. Consolation: Southern California 54, Utah 52.
First Round: LaSalle 49, Southern California 38; Kentucky 70, Utah 65. Attendance: 17,973. Payoff: $9,902 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Dayton 89, Kentucky 74. Consolation: Minnesota 90, Utah 77.
First Round: Dayton 77, Utah 73; Kentucky 72, Minnesota 65.
Attendance: 19,185. Payoff: $10,647.17 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 91, Illinois 70. Consolation: Southern Methodist 67, Dayton 59.
First Round: Illinois 82, Dayton 65; Kentucky 73, Southern Methodist 67. Attendance: 15,753. Payoff: $8,511.87 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: West Virginia 75, North Carolina 64. Consolation: Kentucky 78, Minnesota 58.
First Round: North Carolina 73, Minnesota 67; West Virginia 77, Kentucky 70. Attendance: 20,956. Payoff: $11,751.38 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 97, West Virginia 91. Consolation: Oklahoma State 63, Ohic State 59.
First Round: West Virginia 67, Oklahoma St. 49; Kentucky 95, Ohio St. 76. Attendance: 20,386 Payoff: $13,817.35 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: West Virginia 79, Kentucky 70. Consolation: St. Louis 68, North Carolina 52.
First Round: West Virginia 87, St. Louis 86; Kentucky 76, North Carolina 70. Attendance: 22,713. *Payoff: $15,420.33 to each team.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: St. Louis 74, Kentucky 72 (1 overtime). Third Place: California 72, Illinois 54.
First Round: St. Louis 54, California 53 (1 overtime); Kentucky 83, Illinois 78. Attendance: 15,095. Payoff: $9,155.29 to each team.
1961    CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 80, Kansas State 67 Third Place: Tennessee 75, Xavier 70. First Round: Kansas State 75, Xavier 67 Attendance: 16,013.
Kentucky 96, Tennessee 69. Payoff: $9,903.57 to each team.
1962 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 79, West Virginia 75. Third Place: Oregon State 61, Iowa 55.
First Round: West Virginia 70, Oregon State 65; Kentucky 94, Iowa 69. Attendance: 22,138. Payoff: $14,067.17 to each team.
1963 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 98, Wake Forest 75. Third Place: Princeton 90, Wisconsin 87.
First Round: Wake Forest 96, Princeton 67; Kentucky 108, Wisconsin 85. Attendance: 22,111. Payoff: $13,563.41 to each team.
1964 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Illinois 91, Kentucky 86. Third Place: Dayton 71, West Virginia 67.
First Round: Illinois 104, Dayton 86; Kentucky 102, West Virginia 78. Attendance: 22,804 Payoff: $14,368.30 to each team.
1965 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 91, Indiana 56. Third Place: California 75, Air Force 70.
First Round: Indiana 71, California 64; Kentucky 78, Air Force 58. Attendance: 21,069. Payoff: $13,251.39 to each team.
* National record.