You can breathe now. The heart-stopping March Madness matchup between No. 5 Kansas State and No. 4 Kentucky is over after a mind-boggling overtime shootout.
Kansas State pulled off a stunning 80-79 win over Kentucky in the second-round game Sunday after ending regulation with the score knotted at 69.Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore and Kansas State’s Temira Poindexter were exchanging 3s down the stretch in the fourth quarter. Amoore missed her final shot before time ran out.
Kansas State will advance to the Sweet 16 and play the winner of tomorrow’s second-round game between USC and Mississippi State.
Leading scorers for Kansas State
Poindexter shot 8-of-15 from 3-point range and finished with 24 points in the Wildcats’ win to reach the Sweet 16. Serena Sundell had 19 points and 14 assists. And Ayoka Lee scored 16 points.
Leading scorers for Kentucky
Clara Strack scored a team-high 22 points for Kentucky, eight rebounds and two assists. Amoore finished with 18 points, six assists.