How to Watch Creighton vs. Oregon Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – NCAA Tournament Second Round
The No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays (24-9) and the No. 11 seed Oregon Ducks (24-11) will meet in the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the Midwest Region bracket on the line on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, tipping off at 9:40 PM ET.
To see the Bluejays take on the Ducks, go to TBS.
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Bluejays vs. Ducks Game Info
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
- Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Bluejays Insights
- This season, Creighton is putting up 80.4 points per game (34th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendering 69.4 points per contest (98th-ranked).
- So far this season, the Bluejays are pulling down 37.9 boards per game (61st-ranked in college basketball) and allowing 33.3 rebounds per contest (89th-ranked).
- Creighton has been one of the top teams in college basketball in terms of assists, as it is averaging 16.9 per game (17th-best in college basketball).
- The Bluejays, who rank 61st in college basketball with 9.9 turnovers per game, are forcing 7.4 turnovers per contest, which is -4-worst in college basketball.
- Creighton ranks sixth-best in college basketball by sinking 10.6 treys per game. In terms of three-point percentage, it ranks 40th in college basketball at 36.5%.
- The Bluejays are allowing opposing teams to post a 31.7% three-point percentage this season (66th-ranked in college basketball), but they’ve provided a lift by giving up only 5.8 three-pointers per contest (20th-best).
- Creighton is attempting 30.7 two-pointers per game this year, which account for 51.4% of the shots it has taken (and 63.7% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it is attempting 29 threes per contest, which are 48.6% of its shots (and 36.3% of the team’s buckets).
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Ducks Insights
- On offense Oregon is the 110th-ranked team in the country (75.7 points per game). On defense it is 179th (71.9 points conceded per game).
- The Ducks collect 34.1 rebounds per game and concede 33.5 boards, ranking 256th and 106th, respectively, in the country.
- Oregon is 123rd in the nation in assists (13.8 per game) in 2023-24.
- In terms of turnovers, the Ducks are 41st in the nation in committing them (9.6 per game). They are 131st in forcing them (11.7 per game).
- Oregon makes 7.3 3-pointers per game and shoots 33.8% from beyond the arc, ranking 191st and 190th, respectively, in college basketball.
- The Ducks give up 7.1 3-pointers per game and concede 34.7% from beyond the arc, ranking 149th and 259th, respectively, in the country.
- Oregon takes 63.4% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 36.6% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 73.1% of Oregon’s baskets are 2-pointers, and 26.9% are 3-pointers.
Bluejays Leaders
- The Bluejays leader in points and rebounds is Baylor Scheierman, who scores 18.3 points and grabs 9.1 boards per game.
- Trey Alexander is Creighton’s best passer, dishing out 4.7 assists per game while scoring 17.6 PPG.
- Scheierman makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bluejays, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
- Alexander is Creighton’s leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Ryan Kalkbrenner leads them in blocks with three per contest.
Ducks Leaders
- Jermaine Couisnard scores 16.1 points and tacks on 3.3 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Ducks’ leaderboards in those statistics.
- Kwame Evans Jr. grabs 4.9 rebounds per game (he also scores 7.5 points per game and adds 1.1 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Oregon rebounding leaderboard.
- Couisnard averages 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Ducks.
- Couisnard (1.6 steals per game) is the steal leader for Oregon while Evans (one block per game) is the block leader.