UConn has dominated the college basketball world each of the past two seasons, winning back-to-back national titles.
Though it may be a much harder road for the Huskies to “three-peat” this season, they believe they have what it takes to make it back and play for yet another crown.
UConn starts its journey toward three straight championships as the Huskies take on Oklahoma in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Region in Raleigh, N.C. The Huskies are seeded No. 8 while the Sooners are the No. 9 seed.
Oklahoma, despite a 6-12 record in its first season in the SEC and getting the No. 14 seed in the conference tournament, still got an at-large spot. The Sooners did close the pre-tournament season strong with consecutive wins against Missouri, Texas and Georgia before losing to Kentucky on a buzzer-beater.
The Sporting News will track live updates and highlights of the Oklahoma-UConn NCAA tourney game. Follow along for live scores and updates.
Oklahoma vs. UConn score
UCONN 27, OKLAHOMA 20 1ST HALF
Oklahoma vs. UConn live updates, results, highlights from 2025 March Madness game
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9:14 p.m. – OU is 7-of-21 from the field while UConn has gone 11-of-25.
9:07 p.m. – OU couldn’t convert on an alley-oop dunk attempt and missed an easy layup on the same possession. Jeremiah Fears then had a layup roll out on the next possession. Missed opportunities for the Sooners.
9:03 p.m. – Under-8 time out.
8:58 p.m. – Dayton Forsythe, the pride of Dale, Oklahoma, not too far from Norman, makes two free throws to cut UConn’s lead to three.
8:51 p.m. – Pace has definitely picked up here as both OU and UConn are trading 3’s. Finally the under-12 time out just inside of 10 minutes.
8:50 p.m. – OU was 0-of-5 from beyond the arc until Jeremiah Fears got a trey to bank in off the glass. He then adds a highlight-reel move to the basket.
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8:40 p.m. – UConn is 5-of-7 from the field while Oklahoma is 0-of-5 as the Huskies jump out to an 11-2 lead.
8:35 p.m. – Starting five for both teams.
Oklahoma:
• Jeremiah Fears
• Duke Miles
• Brycen Goodine
• Jalon Moore
• Mohamed Wague
UConn:
• Solo Ball
• Hassan Diarra
• Alex Karaban
• Liam McNeeley
• Samson Johnson.
8:20 p.m. – About to get started for the final game of the night in Raleigh as two-time defending national champ UConn takes on Oklahoma.
Oklahoma vs. UConn start time
•. Date: Friday, March 21
•. Time: 8:30 p.m. CT
The Sooners take on the Huskies in the first round of the NCAA West Region, the final game of the four-game set Friday in Raleigh.
What channel is Oklahoma vs. UConn on today?
•. TV channel: TNT
•. Live streams: Sling TV, NCAA March Madness Live