Who are Kentucky vs. Oakland basketball announcers today on CBS? All we know about First Round of 2024 March Madness game coverage team

The Kentucky Wildcats (23-9) are the No. 3 seed in the South Region. They will play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (23-11), the No. 14 seed, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

The Wildcats lost to the Texas A&M Aggies 97-87 in the Southeastern Conference quarterfinals to land the No. 3 seed. Meanwhile, the Golden Grizzlies won the Horizon League Tournament championship game 83-76 against the Milwaukee Panthers.

Who are the announcers of the Kentucky vs. Oakland basketball game today?

The Wildcats versus Golden Grizzlies game will be on CBS. Evan Washburn will be the sideline reporter, Steve Lappas will be the analyst, and Andrew Catalon will provide the play-by-play commentary.

What time is the Kentucky vs. Oakland game today?

The Kentucky versus Oakland game will be played at the PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, on Thursday, 21 March, at 7:10 p.m. ET.

The game will be on CBS and can be streamed on FuboTV and the NCAA March Madness Live app.

What to expect in the Kentucky vs. Oakland game today

The Wildcats have the firepower of Reed Sheppard and Robert Dillingham to rely on and open the game as favorites, per DraftKings.

Antonio Reeves leads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 20 points per game, while Trey Townsend leads the Golden Grizzlies with 16.9 ppg.

Over/Under: 162.5 points

Spread: Kentucky (-13.5)

Things to know

Wildcats coach John Calipari revealed he is close to Oakland coach Greg Kampe. He added he rooted for the Golden Grizzlies to win the Horizon League championship game against the Wisconsin Milwaukee Panthers.

"Greg Kampe and I are really good friends," Calipari said. "We go way back. He's not a good coach — he's a great coach. He's been doing it there for a long time.

"It's funny. I watched their championship game because it was Greg Kampe. And I watched the second half and they won. And I was cheering. I told him — he and I have already gone back and forth — and I go, 'Look, I'm happy I watched half that game.' And I said, 'But I'm not going to cheer the way I cheered that day' (now that we're about to play)."

The Wildcats have not made it to the second weekend of the Big Dance in four years, and another early exit would make it five years.