PITTSBURGH — For the second time in three years, Kentucky’s season was ended by a double-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64.
The No. 3-seeded Wildcats suffered a 80-76 upset loss to No. 14-seeded Oakland inside PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, the hometown of UK head coach John Calipari, Thursday.
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