Kentucky bows out of The Big Dance in the First Round at the hands of Oakland

PITTSBURGH, PA (WTVQ)- Kentucky men’s basketball’s 2024 NCAA Tournament run is at an end 40 minutes after it started. The Wildcats lost to Oakland University on Thursday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a final score of 80-76.

UK shot poorly from everywhere on the court. Outside of the three-point arc, the Wildcats made a third of their attempts and were only 10 percent better from inside the arc.

The Golden Grizzlies lead at halftime 38-35 and kept their momentum going until the final whistle.