Mark Pope and the No. 7 seed Kentucky Wildcats escaped the first round with an 89-84 overtime win over the No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos, thanks in large part to Otega Oweh’s game-tying half-court buzzer-beater in regulation.

With the injury to Joshua Jefferson, it’s anyone’s guess for how the Cyclones will match up against an up and down Kentucky squad. It’s a bit of a miracle that Kentucky is even in this position, as they needed a desperation heave to fall true to force overtime against Santa Clara.

Mark Pope has plenty of questions to answer from BBN after Kentucky flamed out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round.

A former NBA All-Star points to a major issue for Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball following their lopsided March Madness loss.

The Kentucky Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones meet Sunday in a second-round NCAA Tournament game. Tip in St. Louis, Missouri, is 2:45 p.m. ET.

Mike Bianco and Co. earn an SEC series win on Saturday, handle business in Game 3 against the Wildcats.

Here is more on how Kentucky's turnover issues led to blowout second round loss to Iowa State.

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