Tonight’s NCAA Tournament game between No. 7 Oregon and No. 10 VCU has been canceled and declared a no-contest after someone from the Rams came back with a positive COVID-19 test.
Oregon will move on to the next round to take on either No. 15 Grand Canyon or No. 2 Iowa.
The NCAA also released the following statement:
“The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has declared the VCU-Oregon game scheduled for Saturday night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. This decision was made in consultation with the Marion County Public Health Department. As a result, Oregon will advance to the next round of the tournament. The NCAA and the committee regret that VCU’s student-athletes and coaching staff will not be able to play in a tournament in which they earned the right to participate. Because of privacy issues we cannot provide further details.”
This is the first cancelation thus far in the Tournament after each of the 72 teams were all initially cleared to play prior to Thursday night’s games.
