Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:
The Creighton and Oregon Ducks men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a postseason tournament game at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 23. The game is scheduled to start at 8:40 p.m. CT/6:40 p.m. PT.
No. 3 seed Creighton comes into the matchup 24-9 overall. Most recently, Creighton advanced by defeating No. 14-seeded Akron 77-60 on Thursday in the opening round of the tournament. Ryan Kalkbrenner led Creighton with 23 points and eight rebounds.
The No. 11-seeded Oregon Ducks enter the contest 24-11 overall. On Thursday, Oregon beat No. 6 seed South Carolina 87-73 in the tournament’s first round. Jermaine Couisnard led the Oregon Ducks with 40 points, six assists and four rebounds vs. South Carolina.
Greg McDermott is the Creighton men’s basketball head coach. Dana Altman is the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball head coach.
Creighton vs. Oregon basketball game time, network
The Creighton vs. Oregon Ducks men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS and TruTV at 8:40 p.m. CT/6:40 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 23. The TBS/TruTV broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst), and Evan Washburn (reporter).
Whatever team wins advances to play on Friday, March 29 in Detroit.
In the evolving world of sports broadcasting, the emergence of live-streaming platforms like Sling TV and Max represents an alternative to traditional cable and satellite TV that meets the expectations of the modern fan.
Best streaming services for the Oregon vs. Creighton basketball game
As the Oregon Ducks take on the Creighton men’s basketball team, you don’t need to worry if you don’t have cable. Explore the best options to catch every moment of this showdown via streaming.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you want to watch the Oregon Ducks vs. Creighton game on TBS via Sling TV, you’ll need either the Orange Plan or the Blue Plan. Both the Orange and Blue plans start at $15 for the first month and then increase to $40 per month subsequently, and they both also come with 50 hours of free DVR storage.
TBS is one of 26 channels included on both the Orange and Blue plans. There are six channels exclusive to the Orange Plan, including ESPN and ESPN2. There are 14 channels exclusive to the Blue Plan, and those include FS1, NFL Network, and TruTV. Another difference between the Orange and Blue plans is that you can only stream on one device with the Orange Plan, and the Blue Plan allows streaming on three devices at once.
In higher-priced plans, Sling TV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, TNT, and TruTV.
Most affordable: Max
Max is lacing up its sneakers this March to dive into the madness of men’s college basketball. There are three tiered Max packages, each with the B/R Sports Add-On included. Part of the B/R Sports Add-On is live streaming sports from TBS, TNT and TruTV.
The cheapest package is Max With Ads, which is $9.99 per month. It allows streaming on two devices. You can save 42% by paying for one year upfront at $69.99.
The second package is Max Ad-Free, and that is $15.99 per month. If you’re mainly getting Max for sports, there isn’t much difference between Max With Ads and Max Ad-Free since sports will still include ads. If you pay one year upfront, you save 45% on Max Ad-Free at $104.99.
Max Ultimate Ad-Free is the third package, and it is $19.99 per month. It also upgrades to allow streaming on four devices at once. Plus, it has 4K Ultra HD capability. The one-year price for Max Ultimate Ad-Free is $139.99.
