Should Kentucky be concerned about Oakland in the NCAA Tournament?

Originally posted on FanNation Wildcats Today
By Andrew Stefaniak | Last updated 3/20/24

The Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to take on an Oakland Golden Grizzly team that won the Horizon League, but the metrics don't love them. Oakland is 126th in NET and 1-5 in Quad 1 games. They are 137th in the KenPom rankings, with an offensive efficiency of 134th and a defensive efficiency of 165th.

The Golden Grizzlies do have two really good players in Trey Townsend and Jack Gohlke. Townsend was the Horizon League Player of the Year and is coming off a game in the conference tournament championship game where he scored 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. He is a 6'6 forward, so hopefully, Adou Thiero should be able to slow him down low.

Gohlke is a sharpshooter, averaging 9.6 three-point attempts per game, so the Wildcats need to be ready for him to launch some deep ones. Kentucky should take down Oakland, as the Grizzlies don't play great defense, and the Wildcats have a lot more talent.

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Let's take a look at how to watch Kentucky's matchup with the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.

How to watch the Kentucky basketball game vs. Oakland

Kentucky's game against Oakland will be played on Thursday, March 21st, at 7:10 pm et and can be found on CBS.

You can listen to the game on the UK Sports Network. The Lexington radio station to listen to the game is 98.1 FM/ 630 WLAP. If you want to find the station for your city, click here.

Score Prediction for Kentucky vs. Oakland

The Kentucky Wildcats will get the win over Oakland as they slow Jack Gohlke and Trey Townsend and win this basketball game 91-77, moving on to the Round of 32.

This article first appeared on FanNation Wildcats Today and was syndicated with permission.

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