The 2023 NCAA Tournament begins in earnest today. Let’s tip things off by taking 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. 16 San Jose State 72
Thursday, March 14, 1996
San Jose State stuck with Kentucky in the first half, even leading at times, but the Cats were just too good, outscoring the Spartans 63-31 in the second half.