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Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:

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Most affordableParamount+ with Showtime7-day free trial, then $11.99/month

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Most channelsFuboTV Pro plan7-day free trial, then $59.99 for the first month(Save $20)

The Kentucky Wildcats and Oakland University 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 7:10 p.m. ET. 

No. 3 seed Kentucky comes into the matchup 23-9 overall. Most recently, Texas A&M beat Kentucky 97-87 on Friday in the SEC Tournament. Antonio Reeves leads the UK Wildcats in scoring this season with 20.0 points per game. 

No. 14-seeded Oakland University enters the contest 23-11 overall. On March 12, Oakland defeated Milwaukee 83-76 in the Horizon League Tournament championship game. This season, Trey Townsend leads Oakland in scoring with 16.9 points and rebounding with 7.8 rebounds per game.

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John Calipari is the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball head coach. Greg Kampe is the Oakland University men’s basketball head coach. 

UK vs. Oakland basketball game time, network

The Kentucky Wildcats vs. Oakland University men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on CBS at 7:10 p.m. ET 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 this game then advances to face No. 6 seed Texas Tech or No. 11 seed NC State on Saturday, March 23 in Pittsburgh.   

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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 Oakland vs. Kentucky basketball game

Watching college basketball requires a streaming service if you don’t have cable or satellite TV. For the Oakland University vs. UK Wildcats men’s basketball game on Thursday, here are your top streaming options.

Most affordable: Paramount+

Opens in a new windowCredit: Paramount+Paramount+ with Showtime7-day free trial, then $11.99/month

If you want to watch just CBS or just the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Oakland University 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

Opens in a new windowCredit: FuboTV FuboTV Pro plan$59.99
$79.99 Save $20.007-day free trial, then $59.99 for first month

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 Kentucky Wildcats vs. Oakland University 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. 

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