PITTSBURGH — The No. 11 seed Oregon Ducks (24-11, 12-8 Pac-12) face the third-seeded Creighton Jayhawks (24-9, 14-6 Big East) on Saturday night in the second round of the men's basketball NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The winner advances to the Sweet 16.
HOW TO WATCH
(11) Oregon vs. (3) Creighton
- Time: Saturday, 6:40 p.m.
- TV: TBS and truTV
- Odds: Creighton -5.5; over-under 145.5 (see latest odds on FanDuel)
- AP Top 25 rankings: Creighton 11, Oregon unranked
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Oregon
- N'Faly Dante, 6-foot-11, senior center, No. 1
- Regular-season stats: 16.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 1.7 steals
- NCAA Tournament stats: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Jermaine Couisnard, 6-4, senior guard, No. 5
- Regular-season stats: 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals
- NCAA Tournament stats: 40 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds
- Jackson Shelstad, 6-0, freshman guard, No. 3
- Regular-season stats: 13.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 11 points, 4 assists
- Kwame Evans Jr., 6-9, freshman forward, No. 10
- Regular-season stats: 7.5 points, 4.9 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Creighton
- Baylor Scheierman, 6-7, senior guard, No. 55
- Regular-season stats: 18.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steal
- NCAA Tournament stats: 15 points, 13 rebounds
- Trey Alexander, 6-4, junior guard, No. 23
- Regular-season stats: 17.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals
- NCAA Tournament stats: 19 points, 5 rebounds
- Ryan Kalkbrenner, 7-1, senior center, No. 11
- Regular-season stats: 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 blocks
- NCAA Tournament stats: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks
- Steven Ashworth, 6-1, senior guard, No. 1
- Regular-season stats: 10.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 10 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds
UP NEXT
The winner will face the winner of No. 2 seed Tennessee vs. No. 7 seed Texas, which airs Saturday at 5 p.m. on CBS.
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