Here are Saturday's tip-off times for Oakland, Michigan State
Same time, same place, for Oakland.
The Golden Grizzlies (24-11), coming off a historic 80-76 win over Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, will again play at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
No. 14 Oakland will face off with No. 11 N.C. State (23-14), which beat Texas Tech, 80-67, in the later game Thursday. The Oakland-N.C. State will air on TBS and TruTV, and be broadcast on 1270-AM on the radio.
Oakland is opening as a 5.5-point underdog, according to BetMGM.
Meanwhile, No. 9 Michigan State (20-14), which beat Mississippi State, 69-51, on Thursday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, will play No. 1 North Carolina (28-7) at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
That game will air on CBS, as well as 760-AM on the radio.
Michigan State is opening as a 3.5-point underdog.
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