Live updates: Kentucky basketball vs. Oakland in the men’s NCAA Tournament

John Clay

March 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.·1 min read

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

First half box

JACK GOHLKE CAN'T STOP SCORING FROM DOWNTOWN #MarchMadness @OaklandMBB pic.twitter.com/0PqXJvE1kK
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2024

Officials for Kentucky-Oakland are Brian Dorsey, Steven Anderson and DG Nelson. #BBN #ukbasketball #NCAATournament
— John Clay (@johnclayiv) March 21, 2024

Kentucky has arrived at PPG Paints Arena. @KentuckySports @BenRobertsHL pic.twitter.com/EbBfx3wU1r
— Silas Walker (@sigh_las) March 21, 2024

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