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The NC State and Texas Tech men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at 9:40 p.m. ET/8:40 p.m. CT.
No. 11 seed NC State comes into the matchup 22-14 overall. Most recently, NC State defeated North Carolina 84-76 on Saturday in the ACC Tournament championship game. In the win, DJ Horne scored 29 points and D.J. Burns Jr. added 20 points and seven assists.
No. 6-seeded Texas Tech enters the contest 23-10 overall. On Friday, Houston beat Texas Tech 82-59 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Pop Isaacs leads Texas Tech in scoring this season with 15.9 points per game.
Kevin Keatts is the NC State men’s basketball head coach. Grant McCasland is the Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach.
NC State vs. Texas Tech basketball game time and network
The NC State vs. Texas Tech men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on CBS at 9:40 p.m. ET/8:40 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 21.The CBS broadcasters are scheduled to be Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst), and Evan Washburn (reporter).
Whatever team wins advances to face No. 3 seed Kentucky or No. 14 seed Oakland University on Saturday, March 23 at PPG Paints Arena.
Cable and satellite TV are no longer necessary for enjoying live sports. Consider live streaming options to watch Thursday’s game via services like Paramount+ and FuboTV.
Best streaming services for the Texas Tech vs. NCSU basketball game
Watching college basketball requires a streaming service if you don’t have cable or satellite TV. For the Texas Tech vs. NC State men’s basketball game on Thursday, here are your top streaming options.
Most affordable: Paramount+
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Paramount+ with Showtime
7-day free trial, then $11.99/month
If you want to watch just CBS or just the NC State vs. Texas Tech men’s basketball game, Paramount+ offers a solution.
New subscribers to Paramount+ get a seven-day free trial. Then for the Paramount+ plan that includes live streaming CBS, you need the Paramount+ with Showtime tier, which is $11.99/month. If you choose the annual plan, it is $119.99 for a year, saving about $1.99/month.
For students, Paramount+ will give you a 25% discount.
Most channels: FuboTV
With FuboTV, new subscribers can enjoy a seven-day free trial and more than 250 live TV channels, along with the ability to simultaneously stream on 10 devices. College sports fans who want access to CBS for matchups such as the NC State vs. Texas Tech men’s basketball game will want the FuboTV Pro tier, which is $59.99 for the first month and then has a rate of $79.99 per month.
FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, Fox, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NBCSN, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network.