Virtually every major college basketball program will, at some point, suffer the ignominy of a significant first-round NCAA tournament upset loss. It had been a while for Kentucky … until they ran into MAAC champion Saint Peter’s on Thursday night, that is.
The No. 15 Peacocks scored an incredible upset, beating the No. 2 Wildcats 85–79 to send shockwaves through the East Region. Daryl Banks III led the way with 27 points, while Doug Edert poured in 20 off the bench to overcome a 30-point, 16-rebound performance by Kentucky star Oscar Tshiebwe.
Few members of Big Blue Nation expected to be in this position this early in the tournament.