In a shocking 85-79 win over Kentucky, Saint Peter's got the lead late in overtime on a layup by Drame. (0:28) In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saint Peter's took down basketball royalty, getting 27 points from Daryl Banks III in an 85-79 overtime victory over second-seeded Kentucky. Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the 10th-seeded Peacocks have won a first-round game. It was the largest upset in the NCAA tournament since 1997 when South Carolina was knocked off by a team that was not a favorite. The fourth-largest point spread upset in the tournament has been tied by the Peacocks. Kentucky entered the tournament with the third-best odds to win the title. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion, Saint Peter's, kept it close throughout, and Banks two free throws with 1:45 left in overtime gave the Peacocks the lead for good. Doug Edert made a layup with 24 seconds left in the game. He scored 20 points and made the final two free throws for the Peacocks. • 6th most popular team to win its first-round game
• 4th-most popular champion (more than 1-seed Baylor)
• 6.9% of brackets in the ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge had Kentucky winning it all
• Potentially opens path for 3-seed Purdue, the second most popular 3-seed picked to win it all
• Positions 7-seed Murray State as the seeding favorite to make the Sweet 16, something only 10.7% of brackets had penciled in
-- 17,357,209 men's brackets entered on ESPN.com
In the second round of the East Region, Saint Peter's will face either Murray State or San Francisco.
Not bad for a private Jesuit school in Jersey City, New Jersey, that has made less NCAA tournament appearances than Kentucky.
Oscar Tshiebwe had 30 points and 16 rebounds for Kentucky, but his two missed free throws early in overtime were costly, and the Cats lacked a reliable secondary scorer. Washington was held to five points.
There were 16 ties and 13 lead changes in the game. Kentucky went ahead on a layup by Sahvir Wheeler. Edert's go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining capped Saint Peter's seven unanswered points. Edert forced OT after Kellan Grady put Kentucky back in front.
David Purdum and the Associated Press contributed to the story.
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