NCAA Tournament Live Stream: Watch Online Free Gonzaga Vs OK State 4:40 ET Friday - Tough 8-9 Matchup
NCAA Tournament live stream: Watch online free Gonzaga vs OK State 4:40 ET Friday for the round of 64 in San Diego.
The winner of the eighth seed OK, Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 vs the nine-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference will likely play top-seeded Arizona on Sunday in the next round of the NCAA Tournament. Watch the free live stream online for one of the more anticipated battle of the round of 64.
Watch the free live stream online of the NCAA Tournament - Featuring OK State vs Gonzaga:
Oklahoma State is being considered a sleeper team to make a run in the tourney this year and one reason is because of Marcus Smart. The sophomore said it will be his final year and also said that he doesn't regret bucking the one-and-done trend in college basketball and returning to school this season. He said he learned from his three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan after he went into the crowd following a loose ball.
"This team has made my decision to come back well worth my while," Smart said Thursday to ESPN.com. "These are a group of guys that I've got a bond with that will never be broken. We're going to go out there and have fun and play basketball," he said.
The team went 0-3 without Smart, but when he returned, it all changed. The preseason All-America guard had 16 points, 10 assists and six steals to lead the Cowboys to an 84-62 home win against Texas Tech. That started a four-game winning streak, and they have gone 5-2 since he returned.
"I think the situation made him stronger as a person," fellow guard Markel Brown told ESPN.com. "I feel like he handled it in the best way possible. He apologized for his actions and he bounced back, like no other athlete can. He's improved daily on and off the court and he's a great person to be around."
He and the Cowboys would like to make a run this year after being upset by Oregon last year.
"I'm ecstatic about it," Smart said. "It's every college student-athlete's dream to make it to the NCAA tournament, just try to make a run and give yourself an opportunity. That's what we have here."
