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The Gonzaga and McNeese State men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at 6:25 p.m. CT/4:25 p.m. PT.
No. 5 seed Gonzaga enters the contest 25-7 overall. Most recently, St. Mary’s beat Gonzaga 69-60 on March 12 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game. Graham Ike leads Gonzaga in scoring this season at 16.5 points per game.
No. 12-seeded McNeese State comes into the matchup 30-3 overall. On March 13, McNeese State defeated Nicholls State 92-76 in the Southland Conference Tournament championship game. For the season, Shahada Wells leads McNeese State in scoring at 17.8 points per game.
Mark Few is the Gonzaga men’s basketball head coach. Will Wade is the McNeese State men’s basketball head coach.
Gonzaga vs. McNeese State basketball game time, network
The Gonzaga vs. McNeese State men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS at 6:25 p.m. CT/4:25 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 21. TBS broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Brendan Haywood (analyst), and Dana Jacobson (reporter).
Whatever team wins then advances to face No. 4 seed Kansas or No. 13 seed Samford on Saturday, March 23 in Salt Lake City.
If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms such as Sling and Max offer alternatives for enjoying the game.
Best streaming services for the McNeese State vs. Gonzaga basketball game
If you’ve gotten rid of cable and satellite TV, you’ll need a streaming platform. To see Thursday’s McNeese State vs. Gonzaga men’s basketball game, here are the top streaming solutions available to you.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you want to watch just the Gonzaga vs. McNeese State 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
This March, Max is getting into men’s college basketball broadcasting with the integration of the B/R Sports Add-On across all tiers at no additional cost.
The most affordable 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.