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
- West Virginia 94, Louisville 79
- California 64, Cincinnati 58
- Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85
- California 71, West Virginia 70
- Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68
- Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
- Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80
- Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
- 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
- Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
- UCLA 85, Drake 82
- Drake 104, North Carolina 84
- UCLA 92, Purdue 72
- Michigan 80, Notre Dame 76
- Missouri 86, Texas Tech 75
- Michigan 95, Missouri 88
- Georgetown 68, Alcorn State 63
- Iowa 64, Utah State 59
- Memphis 66, Georgetown 57
- Iowa 77, Missouri 63
- Georgetown 70, Kansas 57
- Providence 103, Alabama 82
- Providence 88, Georgetown 73
- 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:- September 22, 1971: Kentucky Colonels 111, Baltimore Bullets 85
- October 8, 1971: Milwaukee Bucks 99, Kentucky Colonels 93
- October 9, 1971: New York Knicks 112, Kentucky Colonels 100
- October 1, 1972: Milwaukee Bucks 131, Kentucky Colonels 100
- October 6, 1972: Phoenix Suns 103, Kentucky Colonels 91
- October 7, 1972: Baltimore Bullets 95, Kentucky Colonels 93
- September 21, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 110, Houston Rockets 102
- September 22, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 110, Kansas City–Omaha Kings 99
- October 1, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 118, Washington Bullets 95
- October 8, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 109, Detroit Pistons 100
- October 12, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 93, Chicago Bulls 75
- October 8, 1975 Kentucky Colonels 93, Golden State Warriors 90
- October 10, 1975 Kentucky Colonels 96, Milwaukee Bucks 91
- October 14, 1975 Kentucky Colonels 120, Buffalo Braves 116
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, 2017 – April 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
- National Quartet Convention – annually in September
- WCW Uncensored (1999)
- WWF Judgment Day 2000
- Promise Keepers 2006
- National FFA Convention 1999–2005
- Professional Bull Riders Bud Light Cup 2002
- Monster Jam