List of events at Freedom Hall


Freedom Hall is an indoor arena in Louisville, Kentucky that hosts a variety of events.

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament

1958–1963

1958 Final Four
  • Kentucky 61, Temple 60
  • Seattle 73, Kansas State 51
  • Temple 67, Kansas State 57
  • Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
1959 Final Four
  • West Virginia 94, Louisville 79
  • California 64, Cincinnati 58
  • Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85
  • California 71, West Virginia 70
1962 Final Four
  • Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68
  • Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
  • Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80
  • Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
1963 Final Four
  • Loyola 94, Duke 75
  • Cincinnati 80, Oregon State 46
  • Duke 85, Oregon State 63
  • Loyola 60, Cincinnati 58

1967–1976

1967 Final Four
  • Dayton 76, North Carolina 62
  • UCLA 73, Houston 58
  • Houston 84, North Carolina 62
  • UCLA 79, Dayton 64
1969 Final Four
  • Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
  • UCLA 85, Drake 82
  • Drake 104, North Carolina 84
  • UCLA 92, Purdue 72
1976 Midwest Regional
  • Michigan 80, Notre Dame 76
  • Missouri 86, Texas Tech 75
  • Michigan 95, Missouri 88
1983 Midwest Regional First and Second Rounds
  • Georgetown 68, Alcorn State 63
  • Iowa 64, Utah State 59
  • Memphis 66, Georgetown 57
  • Iowa 77, Missouri 63
1987 Southeast Regional
  • Georgetown 70, Kansas 57
  • Providence 103, Alabama 82
  • Providence 88, Georgetown 73
1991 Southeast Regional First and Second Rounds
  • Pittsburgh 76, Georgia 68
  • Kansas 55, New Orleans 49
  • Florida State 75, Southern California 72
  • Indiana 79, Coastal Carolina 69
  • Kansas 77, Pittsburgh 66
  • Indiana 82, Florida State 60

NCAA Division I Women's Tournament

2010 Kansas City Regional First and Second Rounds
  • First round :
  • * Michigan State 72, Bowling Green 62
  • * Kentucky 83, Liberty 77
  • Second round:
  • * Kentucky 70, Michigan State 52

NCAA Division II Men's Tournament

2013 Elite Eight
  • Quarterfinals : Four games
  • Semifinals : Two games
  • The 2013 final will be held at Philips Arena in Atlanta as part of the celebrations of the 75th NCAA Division I men's tournament.

NCAA Conference Tournaments

  • Metro Conference—1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995
  • Conference USA—2001, 2003
  • NIT first and second rounds – 2002, 2006

Professional basketball

The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association played their home games in Freedom Hall for six seasons, from the fall of 1970 until the ABA–NBA merger in June 1976. The Colonels moved to Freedom Hall after playing their first three seasons at the Convention Center.
The first female to play in a professional basketball game did so on the floor of Freedom Hall during a Kentucky Colonels game. Penny Ann Early, an aspiring jockey, briefly entered the game for the Kentucky Colonels against the Los Angeles Stars on November 28, 1968.
The 1972 ABA All-Star Game was played at Freedom Hall on January 29, 1972. 15,738 fans attended; the East, coached by Kentucky Colonels coach Joe Mullaney, defeated the West 142–115. The game's Most Valuable Player was the Kentucky Colonels' Dan Issel.
Many ABA playoff games were held at Freedom Hall including the Kentucky Colonels winning the 1975 American Basketball Association Championship at Freedom Hall. The following ABA playoff games were played at Freedom Hall:
  • 1971: Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1971 Eastern Division Semifinals ; Games 1, 3 4 and 6 of the 1971 Eastern Division Finals ; and Games 3, 4 and 6 of the 1971 American Basketball Association Championship.
  • 1972: Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1972 Eastern Division Semifinals.
  • 1973: Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1973 Eastern Division Semifinals ; Games 3, 4 and 6 of the 1973 Eastern Division Finals ; and Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 of the 1973 American Basketball Association Championship.
  • 1974: Games 1 and 2 of the 1974 Eastern Division Semifinals ; Games 3 and 4 of the 1974 Eastern Division Finals.
  • 1975: 1975 one-game playoff for 1975 First Place in the Eastern Division ; Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1975 Eastern Division Semifinals ; Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1975 Eastern Division Finals ; and Games 1, 2 and 5 of the 1975 American Basketball Association Championship.
  • 1976: Games 1 and 3 of the 1976 First Round Miniseries ; Games 3, 4 and 6 of the 1976 Semifinals. The Colonels' final game was played in this series, a 133–110 loss at Denver on April 28, 1976.

Games and scores

In addition, the Kentucky Colonels played several exhibition games against teams from the National Basketball Association in Freedom Hall, winning nine and losing five, including:

VEX Robotics World Championships

  • 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship – April 15, 2015 – April 18, 2015
  • 2016 VEX Robotics World Championship – April 20, 2016 – April 23, 2016
  • 2017 VEX Robotics World Championship – April 19, 2017April 25, 2017
  • 2018 VEX Robotics World Championship – April 25, 2018 – May 1, 2018
  • 2019 VEX Robotics World Championship – April 24, 2019 – April 30, 2019

Non-sports events

Other events