January 12th: On this date....

..... in 1994, your 8th-ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats dismantled the Ole Miss Rebels in Freedom Hall, 98-64. The trio of Jared Prickett (8-10 FG - 18 points - 4 rebounds), Walter McCarty (8-10 FG - 4-5 3PM - 24 points - 3 rebounds - 3 assists), and Rodrick Rhodes (18 points - 8 rebounds - 12-14 FT) did anything they wanted for most of the day as the outcome was never in doubt. Of Kentucky’s 32 made baskets, 25 were assisted, led by Travis Ford’s nine. By halftime the lead had ballooned to 60-27, behind 7-13 shooting from beyond the 3-point line. The Cats also forced the Rebels into 21 first half turnovers, leading to uncontested fast break points. Big Blue would ultimately finish the 27-7, but not before being regular season SEC Co-Champions with Florida, winning the SEC Tournament, and being given a #3 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The year would come to an end in the second round, though, after Marquette put the clamps down on Rodrick Rhodes (0-9 FG - 0 points) and the Cats. It was probably one of the more disappointing endings to a season during the Pitino Era.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach