How to watch Texas vs. Colorado State basketball without cable
The Texas Longhorns and Colorado State Rams men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at Spectrum Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at 5:50 p.m. CT/4:50 p.m. MT.
No. 7 seed Texas comes into the matchup 20-12 overall. Most recently, Kansas State beat Texas 78-74 on March 13 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. This season, Max Abmas leads the Texas Longhorns in scoring with 17.1 points per game.
The No. 10-seeded CSU Rams enter the contest 25-10 overall. On Tuesday, Colorado State defeated Virginia 67-42 to start the tournament. Joel Scott led CSU with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Nique Clifford added 17 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists against Virginia.
Rodney Terry is the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball head coach. Niko Medved is the CSU Rams men’s basketball head coach.
Texas vs. CSU Rams basketball game time, network
The Texas Longhorns vs. Colorado State Rams men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TNT at 5:50 p.m. CT/4:50 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 21. TNT broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst), and Allie LaForce (reporter).
Whoever wins this game advances to face either No. 2 seed Tennessee or No. 15 seed St. Peter’s on Saturday, March 23 in Charlotte.
If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms such as Sling TV and Max allow fans to engage with their favorite games on their terms.
Best streaming services for the Colorado State vs. UT Longhorns basketball game
If you’ve gotten rid of cable and satellite TV, you'll need a streaming platform. To see Thursday’s Colorado State Rams vs. Texas Longhorns men’s basketball game, here are the top streaming solutions available to you.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you want to watch just the Texas Longhorns vs. Colorado State Rams game on TNT 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.
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
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.
There are three Max tiers. 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.