How to Watch Kentucky vs. Oakland: NCAA Tournament First Round Live Stream Free, TV Channel, Start Time

A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 14th-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies (23-11) take the court against the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats (23-9) on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. The contest begins at 7:10 PM ET, watch on CBS.

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How to Watch Kentucky vs. Oakland

• Game Day: Thursday, March 21, 2024
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• TV: CBS
• Arena: PPG Paints Arena
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Key Stats for Kentucky vs. Oakland

• The Wildcats put up 16.5 more points per game (89.4) than the Golden Grizzlies give up (72.9).
• The Golden Grizzlies score only 3.3 fewer points per game (76.4) than the Wildcats give up to opponents (79.7).
• The Wildcats are shooting 49.7% from the field this season, 6.0 percentage points higher than the 43.7% the Golden Grizzlies allow to opponents.
• The Golden Grizzlies are shooting 45.0% from the field, 2% higher than the 43.0% the Wildcats' opponents have shot this season.

Kentucky Players to Watch

• The Wildcats scoring leader is Antonio Reeves, who averages 20.0 per contest to go with 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
• Kentucky's leading rebounder is Tre Mitchell averaging 7.0 boards per game and its best passer is Reed Sheppard and his 4.5 assists per game.
• Reeves makes more threes per game than any other member of the Wildcats, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
• Sheppard and Ugonna Onyenso lead Kentucky on the defensive end, with Sheppard leading the team in steals averaging 2.5 per game and Onyenso in blocks averaging 2.7 per contest.

Oakland Players to Watch

• Trey Townsend averages 16.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Golden Grizzlies, making him the leading scorer and rebounder on the team.
• Oakland's assist leader is Blake Lampman with 3.0 per game. He also averages 13.2 points per game and adds 3.2 rebounds per game.
• Jack Gohlke is consistent from deep and leads the Golden Grizzlies with 3.6 made threes per game.
• Oakland's leader in steals is Townsend (1.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is Lampman (0.7 per game).

Kentucky Schedule

Oakland Schedule