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Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater seals Kentucky's OT upset of Santa Clara

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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 Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The shot, launched as the buzzer sounded, banked in for the tie, defining the words 'March Madness.' Oweh scored a career-high 35 points and broke the school record for points in a player's first two seasons, held since Bill Spivey's 1951 championship run. His two free throws with 1:12 remaining in overtime put Kentucky in the lead to stay in its 63rd NCAA tournament appearance, the most in the country.