• BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Photo: Ezra Shaw / 2018 Getty Images
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BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) less
BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell ... more
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Kentucky topped Davidson 78-73 in the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Thursday despite failing to make a single 3-pointer, snapping a nation-best streak of 1,047 games with a 3 that began in 1988.

The fifth-seeded Wildcats went 0-for-6 from behind the line and didn't even try one over the final 8:46.

The last time Kentucky didn't make a 3-pointer was at the Great Alaska Shootout against Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 1988 — when Eddie Sutton was coaching, LeRon Ellis was the team's leading scorer and the 3-point arc was only in its third year in the college game.

UNLV now holds the longest streak at 1,040 games.

Kevin Knox led the Wildcats (25-10) with 25 points, as they pulled away after 12th-seeded Davidson tied things at 54 with 8:01 remaining.

Knox finished 8-for-16 from the floor, including a pair of baseline jumpers from the 15-to-17-foot range that helped Kentucky pull away. He went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line, but also 0-for-3 from 3-point range.

Ohio St. 81, South Dakota St. 73: Kam Williams made a tiebreaking four-point play with 1:36 left, then added a trio of free throws after being fouled on another 3-point attempt, lifting Ohio State in the West Region. Fifth-seeded Ohio State (25-8) built a 13-point lead by reeling off 16 straight points midway through the second half of a game that featured 71 combined 3-point attempts. South Dakota State made a late run at the Buckeyes, scoring 10 straight points to tie it at 70-all. Williams answered — by being fouled on a pair of 3-pointers.

Gonzaga 68, UNC Greensboro 64: Zach Norvell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 20.8 seconds left to help Gonzaga escape a major scare in the West Region. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs (31-4) trailed 64-62 with 1:48 left after squandering a 12-point lead they took early in the second half. Josh Perkins tied the game at 64, and after Greensboro's Francis Alonso forced up a miss, Gonzaga got the rebound and worked the ball to Norvell, a redshirt freshman, who spotted up from the right elbow and made the 3 for the lead.