Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:
The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Grand Canyon men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington, on Friday, March 22. The game is scheduled to start at 8:05 p.m. MT/7:05 p.m. PT.
No. 5 seed St. Mary’s comes into the matchup 26-7 overall. Most recently, St. Mary’s defeated Gonzaga 69-60 on March 12 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game. Aidan Mahaney leads the St. Mary’s Gaels in scoring this season with 13.9 points per game.
No. 12-seeded Grand Canyon enters the contest 29-4 overall. On Saturday, GCU beat UT Arlington 89-74 in the WAC Tournament championship game. Tyon Grant-Foster is the top scorer for Grand Canyon this season with 19.8 points per game.
Randy Bennett is the St. Mary’s Gaels men’s basketball head coach. Bryce Drew is the Grand Canyon men’s basketball head coach.
SMC Gaels vs. Grand Canyon basketball game time, network
The St. Mary’s Gaels vs. Grand Canyon men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TruTV at 8:05 p.m. MT/7:05 p.m. PT on Friday, March 22. TruTV broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst), Robbie Hummel (analyst), and Lauren Shehadi (reporter).
Whatever team wins this game advances to face No. 4 seed Alabama or No. 13 seed College of Charleston on Sunday, March 24 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming services like Sling TV and Max blend high-quality broadcasting with the flexibility of internet streaming.
Best streaming services for the GCU vs. St. Mary’s basketball game
Several streaming services offer ways to watch the Grand Canyon vs. SMC Gaels men’s basketball game. Each one is ready to bring the court to your couch. Here are your options.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you’re looking to watch TruTV then Sling TV’s Blue Plan could be your ticket. With a special $15 rate for the first month before rising to $40/month, this plan includes 40 channels, 50 hours of free DVR storage, and the ability to stream on three different devices simultaneously.
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 TNT.
Most affordable: Max
Max is getting into March’s men’s college basketball with the inclusion of the B/R Sports Add-On. You can see every jump shot, block, and upset across TruTV, TBS and TNT with no extra fees attached.
There are three tiers, and the most inexpensive 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.