How to watch South Carolina vs. Oregon basketball without cable
The South Carolina Gamecocks and Oregon Ducks men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a postseason tournament game at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
No. 6 seed South Carolina comes into the matchup 26-7 overall. Most recently, Auburn defeated the SC Gamecocks 86-55 on Friday in the SEC Tournament. Meechie Johnson with 14.1 points per game and B.J. Mack with 13.6 points per contest lead South Carolina in scoring this season.
The No. 11-seeded Oregon Ducks enter the tournament 23-11 overall. On Saturday, Oregon beat Colorado 75-68 in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament championship game. N’Faly Dante with 16.2 points per game and Jermaine Couisnard at 15.4 points per contest are pacing the Ducks in scoring this season. Dante also leads Oregon with 8.8 rebounds per game.
Lamont Paris is the South Carolina Gamecocks men’s basketball head coach. Dana Altman is the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball head coach.
South Carolina vs. Oregon basketball game time, network
The South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Oregon Ducks men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TNT at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 21. TNT broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst), and Evan Washburn (reporter).
Whatever team wins advances to face either No. 3 seed Creighton or No. 14 seed Akron on Saturday, March 23 in Pittsburgh.
In the evolving world of sports broadcasting, the emergence of live-streaming platforms like Sling TV and Max represents an alternative to traditional cable and satellite TV that meets the expectations of the modern fan.
Best streaming services for the Oregon vs. South Carolina basketball game
As the Oregon Ducks take on the South Carolina Gamecocks men’s basketball team, you don’t need to worry if you don’t have cable. Explore the best options to catch every moment of this showdown via streaming.
Most affordable: Sling TV
If you want to watch the Oregon vs. South Carolina game on TNT with 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 joining the men’s college basketball madness, and each tier of its service comes with the B/R Sports Add-On — free of charge.
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.