Article 5X9W4 March Madness: Saint Peter’s upend Murray State to extend Cinderella run

March Madness: Saint Peter’s upend Murray State to extend Cinderella run

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  • No 11 Michigan reach Sweet 16 again as Brooks sinks Vols late

Saint Peter's broke the hearts of Kentuckians yet again, getting 17 points from KC Ndefo to beat Murray State 70-60 on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament and complete its rise from obscurity into the Sweet 16.

Two days after tossing eight-time national champion Kentucky out of the bracket, the tiny Jesuit school from Jersey City, New Jersey, became the third 15 seed to advance to a regional semifinal, joining Oral Roberts last year and Florida Gulf Coast in 2013.

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