On December 7, 1974, Indiana and
Kentucky met in the regular season in Bloomington with a 98–74 Indiana win. Near the end of the game, Indiana coach
Bobby Knight went to the Kentucky bench where the official was standing to complain about a call. Before he left, Knight hit Kentucky coach
Joe B. Hall in the back of the head. UK's assistant coach
Lynn Nance, a former FBI agent who was about 6 feet 5 inches, had to be restrained by Hall from hitting Knight. Hall later said, "It publicly humiliated me." ==NCAA tournament==