CSU Bakersfield vs Oklahoma
On Friday, one of the No. 2 vs No. 15 seed matchups will take place with the Oklahoma Sooners battling the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners. The winner will play whoever comes out of the No. 7 Oregon State vs No. 10 VCU game on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament.
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Oklahoma was knocked out of the Big 12 Conference Tournament early by West Virginia. They nearly had the game won on a half-court heave by star player Buddy Hield, but the ball got off about a tenth of a second after the buzzer went off. A win there and a possible one against Kansas in the final could have secured them a No. 1 seed.
Hield has arguably been college basketball’s best players. He averaged 25 PPG during the regular season and is up for multiple top awards. The NCAA Tournament will be big for him to continue to establish his stock for the 2016 NBA Draft.
CSU Bakersfield will be looking to pull off an upset in this game after winning the Western Athletic Conference. They will be led by a balanced scoring attack that featured five double-digit scorers in the regular season. The Roadrunners will need that and more to upset one of the top teams in college basketball.
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Date: March 18
Start Time: 4:o0 PM ET
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: March Madness Live