Santa Clara vs Kentucky Tips Off Today in March Madness 2026

Kentucky vs Santa Clara score: Otega Oweh shot saves Wildcats in March Madness

Otega Oweh and Kentucky survived an upset bid from Santa Clara in the first round of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament. Catch up here for March Madness scores and highlights:

Kentucky vs Santa Clara basketball live update, March Madness score

Follow the Kentucky basketball game today vs Santa Clara and see NCAA Tournament bracket updates. Santa Clara vs UK game channel for March Madness:

Santa Clara vs Kentucky tips off today in March Madness 2026

WCC runner-up and No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos face a tough test against the No. 7 Kentucky Wildcats in the early game this morning. The tip is scheduled at 9:15 a.m. PT/12:15 p.m. ET (10:15 a.m. MST) on Friday, March 20, with a live broadcast on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+.

Kentucky and Santa Clara meet in opening round of NCAA Tournament

The Kentucky Wildcats and Santa Clara Broncos square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.

Santa Clara Players Believe in What They Can Do, Not in Awe of UK

Santa Clara plays Kentucky Friday at 12:15 p.m. ET in St. Louis in the NCAA Tournament and the Broncos met with the media today to preview the matchup. Here is some of what the Santa Clara players had to say: Q. A lot of national experts are picking Santa Clara to upset Kentucky. Why do you think that is, and where do you think Kentucky is the most vulnerable? ELIJAH MAHI: We just believe in us. We know if we go out there and play hard, we play …

ESPN Analytics predicts the outcome of Kentucky vs. Santa Clara

Although a 10-7 matchup in the NCAA Tournament often attracts a lot of interest among those looking for upsets in their March Madness bracket, the seventh-seeded Kentucky Wildcats begin the 2026 tournament as prohibitive favorites over the 10th-seeded Santa Clara Broncos, according to ESPN Analytics. ESPN predicts that Kentucky (21-13) will defeat Santa Clara (26-8) 72.2% percent of the time, giving the West Coast Conference runners-up just a 27…