Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:
The Creighton and Tennessee Vols men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game in Detroit on Friday, March 29. The game is scheduled to start at 10:09 p.m. ET/9:09 p.m. CT.
No. 2 seed Tennessee enters the matchup 26-8 overall. Most recently, Tennessee beat Texas 62-58 on Saturday in the tournament’s second round. Dalton Knecht led Tennessee with 18 points and nine rebounds.
No. 3 seed Creighton comes into the matchup 25-9 overall. On Saturday, Creighton defeated Oregon 86-73 in the second round of the tournament. Steven Ashworth had 21 points and Trey Alexander added 20 points for Creighton in the win.
Rick Barnes is the Tennessee Vols men’s basketball head coach. Greg McDermott is the Creighton men’s basketball head coach.
Creighton vs. Tennessee basketball game time, network
The Creighton vs. Tennessee Vols men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS and TruTV at 10:09 p.m. ET/9:09 p.m. CT on Friday, March 29. 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 Sunday, March 31 in Detroit against either Purdue or Gonzaga.
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 Tennessee vs. Creighton basketball game
As the Tennessee Vols 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 channels: Sling TV
If you want to watch the UT Vols 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.
