Kentucky's Oweh Heroics Force OT, Advance in NCAA

0:00On March 20, Kentucky pulled off a thrilling first round in CWA tournament when over 10th seated Santa Clara, rallying from behind to take an end, 89 to 82 overtime victory. Senior guard Otega Owe became the hero, dropping a career high 35 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. With just 2.4 seconds left in regulation, Santa Clara grabbed a 73-70 lead on a late 3 pointer. Owe caught the inbound pass, raced a half-court and drained a deep 3 off the backboard to tie it up in force overtime. Owe's clutch shot came at the perfect moment, especially after earning southeastern conference player of the year honors last season. Santa Clara's coach tried calling a timeout right after their go-ahead basket, but Owe's quick push down the floor, prevented it. The Broncos stay competitive thanks to 11 May 3 pointers, led by Elijah Mahi's 20 points and 5 rebounds. Still, Owe added 4 key points and an assist in the extra period to seal the deal for Kentucky.

1:01Now the Wildcats advanced to face the winner of 2nd-seated Iowa State and 15th-seated East Tennessee State, eyeing another trip to the suite, 16.