Where to watch, how to follow Kentucky’s 2024 NCAA Tournament opener vs. Oakland

Mark Story

March 18, 2024 at 4:06 p.m.·1 min read

Where to watch and how to follow Thursday’s men’s basketball NCAA Tournament round-of-64 game between John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats (23-9) and Greg Kampe and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (23-11):

Game time is 7:10 p.m. (EDT) at PPG Paints Arena (seating capacity 19,000) in Pittsburgh.

Television

Network: CBS

Announcers: Play-by-play, Andrew Catalon; analysis, Steve Lappas; sideline, Evan Washburn

Where to find CBS:

Over the air: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

Spectrum cable: Channel 9 (in Lexington)

DISH Network: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

DirecTV: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

U-verse: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio network affiliates: Click here

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jack Givens

Satellite radio (national stream): XM Channel 203, Sirius Channel 210, Internet Channel 966

John Calipari will coach Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time when the South Region No. 3 seed Wildcats open Thursday night against No. 14 seed Oakland. Overall, Calipari is 32-10 in NCAA tourney contests as UK head man. However, after going 22-4 in the first five NCAA Tournaments (2010-2015) in which he coached UK, Calipari is 10-6 in the six most recent (2016 through 2023) NCAA tourneys in which he has coached the Cats.

Internet

Live updates: Join the conversation during the game at Kentucky.com.

Live video: After signing in with your TV provider, you can live stream the game online at NCAA March Madness Live.

On X (the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter): @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @BenRobertsHL; @cdrummond97; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Oakland roster: Click here

Kentucky vs. Oakland series history: Click here

One-minute game preview: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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