Kentucky was able to rally to defeat Santa Clara in the opening round of the men's NCAA Tournament — and it may have gotten lucky with officials missing some key moments. After Allen Graves hit a ...

Editor's note: Keep up with all of Friday's action in USA TODAY Sports' live blog for all 16 first-round games today here. Just like Day 1, Day 2 of the Men's NCAA Tournament got started with a bang.

ST. LOUIS — When Mark Pope looks at Santa Clara, he doesn't see a team that reminds him of anyone his Kentucky basketball club has faced this season. "I've seen the slices of so many teams," Pope said ...

Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky men's basketball team beat the Santa Clara Broncos 89-84 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The game was tied 12 times. The lead ...

Jan 10, 2026; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats center Malachi Moreno (24) dunks the ball during the second half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

A tricky matchup awaits Kentucky today when it faces off with Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off is at 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS. My Kentucky vs. Santa Clara predictions believe ...

The 10th-seeded Santa Clara Broncos will face the seventh-seeded Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Friday. Santa Clara is coming off a 79-68 loss to Gonzaga in the ...

Otega Oweh scored a career high 35 points, but none bigger than three he scored at the end of regulation on Friday. With Kentucky trailing Santa Clara by three and just 2.4 seconds left, Oweh launched ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 10th-seeded Santa Clara Broncos (26-8) return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since the Steve Nash era in ...

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Otega Oweh rescues Kentucky with a deep 3 to force OT, hits tiebreaking free throws as Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara. Jeff Latzke | The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet) ST. LOUIS (AP ...