How to follow the 2021 Kentucky Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament
The 2021 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16 presented by UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine basketball state tournament concludes Saturday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
This guide will help you stay on top of the action for the duration of the tournament. Below you’ll find schedules, broadcast links, rosters, stats, details about the Herald-Leader’s coverage plans and a whole lot more.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Game 13: Elizabethtown 69, Ballard 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 14: Highlands 66, Ashland Blazer 50 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 15, 8 p.m.: Championship: Elizabethtown (22-2) vs. Highlands (29-4) | Live stats | Recap to come | Slideshow to come
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Game 9: Elizabethtown 65, George Rogers Clark 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 10: Ballard 61, Bowling Green 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 11: Ashland Blazer 80, Boyle County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 12, 8 p.m.: Highlands 63, McCracken County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Game 5: Highlands 88, Muhlenberg County 60 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 6: McCracken County 68, Bullitt East 56 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 7: Boyle County 70, Paintsville 56 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 8: Ashland Blazer 56, Knox Central 38 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Game 1: Elizabethtown 87, Knott County Central 59 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 2: Bowling Green 85, University Heights 57 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 3: Ballard 70, Madison Central 61 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 4: Clark County 54, Oldham County 47 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
TOURNAMENT ROSTERS
Click here for the KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams.
TEAM STATISTICS
Click here for the KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams.
OUR LIVE COVERAGE
Jared Peck (@HLpreps on Twitter), Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL on Twitter) and Josh Sullivan (@sullyjosh on Twitter) will be providing updates, highlights, analysis and more from Rupp Arena throughout the tournament.
PREVIEW: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all
PREVIEW: Sixteen facts to get you ready for the 2020 Boys’ Sweet 16
FEATURE: Madison Central gets taste of glory players remember from Indians’ last trip to Rupp
COMMENTARY: For Madison Central’s Allen Feldhaus Jr., return to Sweet 16 is missing someone vital
PODCAST: The Herald-Leader’s John Clay and Jared Peck preview the tournament
VIDEO BROADCASTS
There are two options to watch the video stream of this week’s games:
Subscription service: Video coverage of every Boys’ Sweet 16 game will be available through KHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network, which requires a subscription. The NFHS Network currently offers two subscription options — a monthly pass for $10.99 that will renew automatically, but can be canceled anytime and a $69.99 annual subscription that will renew automatically until canceled. A subscription also grants users access to games aired by the NFHS Network from other states. Click here to purchase an NFHS Network subscription. The pass would also grant you access to watch every game of the Girls’ Sweet 16, which is next week.
Pay per view: PrepSpin.com will also be offering HD streaming of individual games at a cost of $13.95 per game on its streaming website go.prepspin.com and its app, available in most app stores, including Roku, FireTV and AppleTV.
AUDIO BROADCASTS
Radio: List of Boys’ Sweet 16 radio affiliates. In Lexington, the games are airing on WBUL-FM’s alternate station, 98.5.
Streaming audio: Audio coverage of every Boys’ Sweet 16 game also will be provided freely by the KHSAA through mixlr.com/khsaa/events/. The Mixlr app is available in most app stores.
LIVE STATS
Live statistical updates of every Boys’ Sweet Sixteen game will be provided freely by the KHSAA through Stat Broadcast.
MORE INFO
Here are some helpful links provided by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association:
Purchase tickets: Single games
Rupp Arena fan entry procedures and clear bag policy
Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)
Rupp Arena seating chart under COVID-19 25 percent capacity restrictions
List of KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen state champions and tournament scores
List of KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen state tournament records
This story was originally published March 30, 2021 at 4:23 PM.
