With Kentucky as the No. 2 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament, most of our focus is on the teams that are trying to make it to Philadelphia next week.
With that in mind, here’s the schedule of East Region opening round games on Thursday and Friday, including television coverage.
Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel and Jamie Erdahl will be the CBS broadcast team for Kentucky vs. No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday.
Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari signs a jersey for a fan after an open practice before the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, In., Wednesday, March 16, 2021. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys.Support my work with a digital subscription
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