2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game

2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game
Non-conference game
Kentucky Wildcats Indiana Hoosiers
(8–0) (8–0)
72 73
Head coach:
John Calipari		 Head coach:
Tom Crean
1st half2nd half Total
Kentucky Wildcats 2943 72
Indiana Hoosiers 3043 73
DateDecember 10, 2011
VenueAssembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
FavoriteKentucky by 5.5 points
RefereesTed Valentine, Mike Kitts, Tom Eades
Attendance17,472
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDan Shulman, Dick Vitale
Nielsen Ratings2.3

The 2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game was a college basketball game between the Hoosiers of Indiana University Bloomington and Wildcats of the University of Kentucky who was ranked number 1 in the nation. A rivalry game between the two schools, this game was held at Assembly Hall on Indiana's campus. In an upset victory that was considered a turning point for the Hoosiers program, unranked Indiana defeated top-ranked Kentucky 73–72 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Christian Watford, which was nicknamed the "Watshot".