Jack Gohlke drilled 10 3-pointers en route to 32 points and DQ Cole buried the final triple of the game to clinch No. 14 seed Oakland’s 80–76 upset of No. 3 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
The Golden Grizzlies (24–11) led for nearly the entire second half and went shot for shot with the heavily favored Wildcats (23–10) down the stretch. Oakland advances to the Round of 32 for the first time since joining Division I while handing Kentucky its second first-round exit in three years.
