15-Seed Saint Peter’s Pulled Off The NCAA Match’s Largest Upset But By Knocking Off 2-Seed Kentucky

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A March Insanity miracle befell on Thursday night in Indianapolis. Regardless of coming into the night as 18-point underdogs, the 15-seed within the East Area, the Saint Peter’s Peacocks, took down the 2-seed Kentucky Wildcats, 85-79, in an extra time thriller. The win marked the primary time in class historical past that Saint Peter’s was in a position to punch its ticket to the second spherical of the NCAA Match.

The champions of the MAAC managed to maintain issues shut all evening, as they by no means appeared to be afraid of the blue blood from Lexington. The 2 groups went back-and-forth all night, and with lower than 90 seconds remaining, Doug Edert was in a position to get free and pull up from deep, giving the Peacocks a one-point lead. However Kentucky got here down the ground and turned to Kellen Grady, who missed, received a second likelihood off of an Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound, and didn’t let it slip.

DOUG EDERT PUTS SAINT PETER’S BACK ON TOP #MarchMadness | @PeacocksMBB pic.twitter.com/BmCSdiOJY3

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St. Peter’s, down by one, didn’t lose its collective cool. The crew ran its offense and received the ball into the arms of Edert, who threw up a floater that stayed within the air for about an hour and a half earlier than the ball determined to go in.

OVERTIME.

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One Kentucky possession later and we received some free basketball, because the Wildcats have been unable to get a very good look.

(15) SAINT PETER’S IS TAKING (2) KENTUCKY TO OVERTIME #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/RpOVDa2EsT

— NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2022

Any time Kentucky seemed prefer it was beginning to get a bit little bit of respiration room, Saint Peter’s would compose itself and reply with a haymaker. A pair of free throws gave them a lead with 100 seconds remaining, at which level they have been the beneficiaries of a turnover, went down the ground, and received a layup from Hassan Drame.

SAINT PETER’S BY 3 IN OT

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Kentucky was unable to attain on the following possession, but it surely seemed like they caught a break, because the ball appeared to exit of bounds off of a Peacock. A assessment indicated that it really touched off of the Wildcat, and after a pair of free throws TyTy Washington cracked the door open by canning a 3.

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Matthew Lee received fouled and nailed each free throws to make the Peacock lead 4, Grady missed a 3, Edert hauled within the rebound, and after some extra free throws, the result grew to become inevitable.

THE PEACOCKS HAVE DONE IT

15-SEED SAINT PETER’S TAKES DOWN 2-SEED KENTUCKY pic.twitter.com/tqS07tJD4O

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With the win, Saint Peter’s grew to become the second 15-seed in as a few years to win a recreation within the first spherical after Oral Robert knocked off Ohio State in 2021. Daryl Banks III led the way in which with 27 factors, whereas Edert pitched in with 20 off the bench.

Now, the Peacocks will wait to see if they are going to tackle Murray State or San Francisco within the second spherical on Saturday.