PITTSBURGH — The Oregon Ducks (23-11, 12-8 Pac-12) face the South Carolina Gamecocks (26-7, 13-5 SEC) on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the men's basketball NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
HOW TO WATCH
(11) Oregon vs. (6) South Carolina
- Time: Thursday, 1 p.m.
- TV: TNT (Ch. 754 on Comcast; 138 on Dish Network; 245 on DirecTV)
- Odds: South Carolina -1.5; over-under 133.5 (see latest odds on FanDuel)
- AP Top 25 rankings: South Carolina 16, Oregon unranked
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Oregon
- N'Faly Dante (senior center, No. 1): 16.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 1.7 steals
- Jermaine Couisnard (senior guard, No. 5): 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals
- Jackson Shelstad (freshman guard, No. 3): 13.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds
- Kwame Evans Jr. (freshman forward, No. 10): 7.5 points, 4.9 rebounds
South Carolina
- Meechie Johnson (junior guard, No. 5): 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists
- Ta'Lon Cooper (senior guard, No. 55): 9.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 45.3% 3P
- Collin Murray-Boyles (freshman forward, No. 30): 10.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 steals, 1.0 block
- B.J. Mack (senior forward, No. 2): 13.6 points, 4.7 rebounds
UP NEXT
The winner will face the winner of (3) Creighton vs. (14) Akron, which airs Thursday at 10:30 a.m. on TNT.
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