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Kentucky basketball's guards struggle in NCAA Tournament upset loss to Saint Peter's

INDIANAPOLIS — It looked like Kellan Grady had his “One Shining Moment.”

But only for a moment.

In the waning moments of regulation in the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s opening NCAA Tournament game Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Wildcats’ slumping sharpshooter buried a 3-pointer that gave his second-seeded team a fleeting lead against upstart Saint Peter’s.

But the Peacocks had an answer, forcing overtime and going on to stun the Wildcats 85-79 in the extra session.

And Grady couldn’t muster another moment. It was a common condition among Kentucky’s guards.

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