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Best of UK in the NCAA: Thursday First Round Highlights

The 2022 NCAA Tournament begins in earnest today. Before we turn our sights to the current Cats vs. Saint Peter’s, let’s take a trip down memory lane with highlights from Kentucky’s Thursday First Round games from the past 30 years.

1995: No. 1 Kentucky 113, No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 67

Five Wildcats finished in double figures, led by Tony Delk with 20 points and Walter McCarty with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Cats shot 57% from the floor.

Sadly, no video footage of this one on YouTube.

1996: No. 1 Kentucky 110, No.