Oakland vs Kentucky Game Preview
On March 21, the third-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (23-9) and the 14th-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies (23-11) square off in the South Region in an NCAA Tournament first-round match at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. Read more articles like this to find more basketball analysis.
Oakland Analysis: On a 4-game winning run
After a difficult start to the season, the Grizzlies found themselves in trouble early on, sitting at just 6-8. But Oakland turned things around for the remainder of the game and avoided losing straight up. The Grizzlies were able to defeat Milwaukee and Cleveland State in the conference tournament. When the Grizzlies and Milwaukee met last Tuesday, they were ahead by 4 points at the half. Oakland eventually prevailed 83-76 after holding the Panthers at bay with a 46-43 run. Leading the team in scoring with 38 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists was Trey Townsend. Oakland is 8-2 in their past ten games and is scoring 76.4 points per game on 45.2% shooting while allowing 72.9 points per game.
Kentucky Analysis: Antonio Reeves is leading this team
After finishing just one game behind first place in the prestigious Southeastern Conference, which delivered a total of 8 teams to the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky was awarded a 3-seed in the tournament. The UK was up against the 68th-toughest schedule strength. The Wildcats faced tough conference opponents as well as non-conference opponents like Kansas (L), Saint Joseph’s (W), Miami, Florida (W), and North Carolina (W). Out of the last six games, they triumphed in 5. Antonio Reeves, a senior guard, leads Kentucky, a team full of freshmen (20.0 PPG and 4.2 RPG). Reed Sheppard, a rookie guard who was named the USBWA’s National Freshman of the Year, averaged 12.8 points. 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists from the bench.
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Oakland vs Kentucky Game Information
- Date: 03/21/2024
- Time: 07:10 PM ET
- Location: PPG Paints Arena.
- How to Watch Oakland vs Kentucky: ESPN+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
