A loss would be no typical “end” for this team. It has likely one-and-dones in freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, who are 11th and 21st, respectively, in the latest NBA.com mock draft. Fellow first-year player Tomislav Ivisic, a 7-1 center, has a chance to put himself more prominently on the map in this tournament.

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Georgia Amoore scored 34 points, including three free throws in the final 10 seconds for fourth-seeded Kentucky, which nearly blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead but held on for a 79-78 victory over 13th-seeded Liberty in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday.