Santa Clara Broncos vs. Kentucky Wildcats Live Score and Stats
Key Points:
- Otega Oweh scored a career-high 35 points and hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then made the winning free throws as seventh-seeded Kentucky defeated No. 10 Santa Clara 89-84 in the NCAA Tournament first round.
- Kentucky will face either No. 2 seed Iowa State or 15th-seeded Tennessee State in the Midwest Region second round after improving to 22-13 on the season.
- Santa Clara's Allen Graves hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to give the Broncos a late lead, but Oweh’s last-second shot tied the game and sent it to overtime.
- Brandon Garrison’s key blocks and