Live updates: Kentucky basketball vs. Oakland in the men’s NCAA Tournament
The No. 3 seed in the South Region, Kentucky opens its NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament journey on Thursday when the Wildcats play the No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies at PPG Paints Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:10 p.m. with television coverage on CBS.
Coach John Calipari’s Wildcats are 23-9 after losing to Texas A&M 97-87 in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal. UK finished a four-way tie for second place in the SEC at 13-5. Coach Greg Kampe’s Golden Grizzlies are 23-11 after winning both the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles.
A quintet of Herald-Leader staffers are here to cover the game. Get updates on X/Twitter by following these accounts:
Ben Roberts at @BenRobertsHL
Cameron Drummond at @cdrummond97
Mark Story at @markcstory
Silas Walker at @sigh_las
John Clay at @johnclayiv
Kentucky basketball X/Twitter list here.
Halftime: Oakland 38, Kentucky 35
This story was originally published March 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
