playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
Santa Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
The first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.
As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.
How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
Santa Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)
Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby
playSanta Clara-Kentucky trade late 3s in wild sequence to force OT (0:25)Santa Clara’s Allen Graves and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh hit clutch 3-pointers to send the game to overtime. (0:25)ESPNMultiple AuthorsMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament continues on Friday — and we’re tracking how every game was decided.As every winner’s second-round matchup is set, ESPN’s reporters will also break down each team’s keys to advancing to the Sweet 16.Go to: Live tracker(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84How Kentucky won: Add what Otega Oweh did to the list of great performances in Kentucky’s tournament history. Oweh scored a career-high 35 points to send the 7-seed Wildcats to the next round. Oweh’s midcourt prayer that banked through the net at the buzzer sent the game into overtime and helped the Wildcats avoid the upset. Oweh fueled Kentucky’s offense and held off a balanced Santa Clara attack that was led by Elijah Mahi and Allen Graves. Graves thought he had the game winner with two seconds left. But Oweh made sure he and the Wildcats had the last word. — Ben Baby