Watch: Jack Gohlke, Trey Townsend, Oakland React to Upsetting Kentucky

Originally posted on Pittsburgh Sports Now
By Austin Bechtold | Last updated 3/22/24

PITTSBURGH – It’s a night the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will never forget. On college basketball’s biggest stage in front of over 17,000 people inside PPG Paints Arena, Jack Gohlke stole the show.

No. 14 seed Oakland stunned No. 3 seed Kentucky 80-76 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night in the South Region.

Gohlke scored a game-high and career-best (at Oakland) 32 points and drained 10 threes in 20 attempts. He later returned to the arena and took pictures with Oakland fans and supporters in celebration. Gohlke embraced the moment and spoke on what the game meant to him as a graduate student now known throughout the country.

Jack Gohlke is the shining star of the NCAA Tournament. I spoke with Jack about his 32-point performance (10 threes) and what the victory means to him and the entire Oakland program. pic.twitter.com/8PU97cnk5O

— Austin Bechtold (@AustinRBechtold) March 22, 2024

Horizon League Player of the Year Trey Townsend recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in an impressive performance made for March.

Horizon League Player of the Year Trey Townsend described the emotions of knocking off Kentucky and Oakland moving on to the Round of 32 pic.twitter.com/XW9Ix5HS1j

— Austin Bechtold (@AustinRBechtold) March 22, 2024

Guard Rocket Watts explained what Gholke is like as a teammate, the feeling of winning an NCAA Tournament game, and what this does for Oakland University.

Rocket Watts has one of the best names in college basketball. Tonight, the country learned Jack Gohlke’s name. Hear what an upset win over Kentucky means for Watts and the Oakland program. pic.twitter.com/L464vOsDKO

— Austin Bechtold (@AustinRBechtold) March 22, 2024

This article first appeared on Pittsburgh Sports Now and was syndicated with permission.

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