Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:
The Creighton and Akron Zips men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a postseason tournament game at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT.
No. 3 seed Creighton comes into the matchup 23-9 overall. Most recently, Providence beat Creighton 78-73 on March 14 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. The top scorers for Creighton this season are Baylor Scheierman with 18.4 points per game and Trey Alexander at 17.6 points per contest.
The No. 14-seeded Akron Zips enter the contest 24-10 overall. On Saturday, Akron defeated Kent State 62-61 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game. Enrique Freeman leads Akron in scoring with 18.6 points per game this season.
Greg McDermott is the Creighton men’s basketball head coach. John Groce is the Akron Zips men’s basketball head coach.
Creighton vs. Akron basketball game time, network
The Creighton vs. Akron Zips men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TNT at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 21. TNT broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst), and Evan Washburn (reporter).
The winner advances to face either No. 6 seed South Carolina or No. 11 seed Oregon on Saturday, March 23 in Pittsburgh.
If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms such as Sling or Max offer alternatives for enjoying the game.
Best streaming services for the Akron vs. Creighton basketball game
So you’ve cut the cord but you’re looking to catch Thursday’s showdown between the Akron Zips and Creighton men’s basketball teams, here are the top options to stream the game and ensure you don’t miss the action.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you want to watch the Creighton vs. Akron Zips game on TNT, you’ll need either Sling TV’s 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.
TNT 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, TBS, and TruTV.
Most affordable: Max
Max is streaming men’s college basketball for the first time this March. There are three tiers of Max, and they all include the B/R Sports Add-On currently at no extra cost.
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.