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Temira Poindexter hit a corner 3-pointer with 56 seconds left in overtime — her eighth 3 of the game — and fifth-seeded Kansas State dodged four misses by No. 4 seed Kentucky in the closing seconds to beat the host Wildcats 80-79 in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

Kansas State dodged four misses by Kentucky in the closing seconds en route to an 80-79 win in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday, advancing the 28-7 Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 23 years.

The Kansas State women’s basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time in more than two decades. K-State won a thrilling overtime game against Kentucky 80-79 on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington to survive and advance beyond the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament Jeff Mittie’s team wildly celebrated the victory.