No. 14 Oakland pulled off the biggest upset of March Madness so far over No. 3 Kentucky behind 32 points from Division II transfer Jack Gohlke.
No. 14 Oakland pulled off the biggest upset so far in the men's NCAA Tournament with an 80-76 win over No. 3 Kentucky Thursday. The Golden Grizzlies led by seven with eight minutes to go, their largest lead of the night. But the Wildcats were quickly able to cut it to two. After a foul on a 3-pointer, red-hot Jack Gohlke knocked down two of three from the free throw line, putting Oakland up six with less than 3½ minutes left.
With less than 90 seconds to go, Kentucky had a chance to take the lead, but the Wildcats turned it over, and DQ Cole hit two free throws after getting fouled, putting Oakland back up four. Rob Dillingham made a wild three for the Wildcats, making it a one-point game, but Cole answered with just as crazy of a corner three himself to put the Grizzlies up 78-74 with 37 seconds left.
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