It looks like March will be short for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Facing No. 10 seed Santa Clara on Friday afternoon, the seventh-seeded Wildcats took the lead on a deep ball with 2.1 seconds left and trailed by three points. With no timeouts, UK had no choice but to serve the inbounds ball and get up quickly.
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Guard Otega Oweh dribbled the ball across half court before draining a Hail Mary 3-pointer that sailed off the backboard and into the net as the buzzer sounded. At the critical moment, the Wildcats eventually won 89-84 and entered overtime.
They advance to the round of 32, where they will face the winner of second-seeded Iowa State and No. 15-seeded Tennessee State.
It’s been a somewhat disappointing year for the Wildcats and coach Mark Pope, who reached the Sweet 16 last season in his first season at his alma mater. A loss could cause some problems heading into year three, but Pope’s team is still alive and looking to pull off an upset on Sunday.
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This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Kentucky basketball avoids March Madness with buzzer-beater
