Despite it being an up and down path to get there, the Kentucky Wildcats locked up a respectable 2 seed in the East Region.
Now, the Cats will take on Saint Peter’s from Jersey City (NJ) at 7:10 pm ET Thursday night inside Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Peacocks (awesome mascot) out of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference enter the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 19-11. They finished second in the conference during the regular season behind Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels. That included eight-point and nine-point losses to Iona.
Saint Peter’s got it done when it mattered most, beating Monmouth 60-54 on Saturday in the MAAC Championship to punch their ticket into the Big Dance.