Oklahoma vs. Cal St. Bakersfield March Madness Preview

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Buddy Hields half-court buzzer beater may not have counted, but Oklahoma are still ready for a deep run into this years NCCA tournament. Oklahoma is ranked sixth in the nation in BPI, and even though they were knocked off by West Virginia in the Big 12 tournament, the Sooners won by double-digits in Morgantown last month. Hield, recently named Sporting News Player of the Year, could put an exclamation point on his breakout senior year with a strong performance in March.

The second-seed Sooners will face off against WAC Champions Cal St. Bakersfield, who won their first-ever conference tournament title. The Roadrunners joined D1 basketball in 2007, and won the D2 national title three times in the 90’s.

Here’s a look at the matchup and game details.

REGION: West

DATE: Friday, March 18

TIME: 3:30 p.m. Eastern

TV CHANNEL: TNT

POINT SPREAD: TBD. Click here for more March Madness betting info from Heavy’s partners at OddsShark.

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Oklahoma at a Glance

RECORD: 25-7 (12-6 Big 12)

LOCATION: Norman, Oklahoma

CONFERENCE: Big 12

COACH: Lon Kruger

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Buddy Hield (25 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.2 SPG, .464 3P%), Ryan Spangler (10.8 PPG, 9.4 RPG, .550 FG%), Isaiah Cousins (13 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.4 SPG), Khadeem Lattin (5.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.2 BPG)

Cal St. Bakersfield at a Glance

RECORD: 24-8 (11-3 WAC)

LOCATION: Bakersfield, California

CONFERENCE: WAC

COACH: Rod Barnes

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Aly Ahmed (12.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.1 BPG), Kevin Mays (12.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, .517 FG%), Dedrick Basile (12.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.8 SPG)

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