Kentucky Wildcats' Overtime Miracle

0:00On March 20th, the seven-seated Kentucky Wildcats pulled off a dramatic escape in the first round of March Madness, edging out 10th-seated Santa, Clara in overtime. Down by three, with just over two seconds on the clock, and no time-outs left, Guard Otega Oei raced up court and sank a banked in three-pointer right, at the buzzer to tie things up. Kentucky then took control in the extra period for an 89-84 victory. Fans and analysts breathed the sigh of relief after what could have been an early exit for Coach Mark Pope squad. Coming off a sweet 16 run in his debut season last year, this win silences some doubts during a rocky campaign. The Wildcats now advance to the round of 32, where they will meet the winner between 2nd-seated Iowa State and 15th-seated Tennessee. State this Sunday. Kentucky eyes a potential upset and deep-returnement push after dodging that bullet.