Getty Izaiah Brockington and the Iowa State Cyclones take on Iowa Thursday.
The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) head to Hilton Coliseum to take on the No. 17 ranked Iowa State Cyclones (8-0) on Thursday, December 9.
The game (9 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN2. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Iowa vs Iowa State online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Iowa vs Iowa State live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Fubo credentials to log in and watch.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but you can get your first month for just $10:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Iowa vs Iowa State live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 30-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPN2, and you can get your first month for just $10:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Iowa vs Iowa State live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN2 is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Iowa vs Iowa State live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Iowa vs Iowa State live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
Iowa vs Iowa State Basketball 2021 Preview
The Cyclones are coming off a 64-58 win over Creighton on December 4. Caleb Grill led the Cyclones in scoring with 16 points, and guard Izaiah Brockington, the only other Iowa State player to score in double figures, added 12. The Cyclones did it with defense, forcing 21 Creighton turnovers.
“I really liked our defensive effort tonight for sure. I thought our intentionality and focus defensively to the details was really really good,” Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said after the win. “I don’t know what the numbers were but we kept preaching our guys in the locker room keep stringing together stops and I counted those as stops. The scoreboard thought otherwise though.”
Iowa State also had 11 steals and two blocked shots in its eighth straight victory.
“Come Thursday evening, our guys will be ready,” Otzelberger added, in reference this matchup. “They work for it every day. We’re just grateful to have such an awesome home court such awesome fans so we’re excited.”
They’ll be hosting a Hawkeyes team that has lost two in a row after winning their first seven games. To be fair, Iowa hasn’t lost to slouches, falling to No. 1 Purdue, 77-70, before losing again to a very good Illinois team, 87-83, on December 6. The Hawkeyes had four players scoring in double figures in their loss to the Illini, led by forward Keegan Murray, who had 19 points, and guard Tony Perkins chipped in 16.
Iowa played both teams tough, and they won’t be a pushover for Iowa State by any means. That said, they got out-rebounded 52-23, their coach called them out after the game for the disparity on the boards.
“This rebounding line is completely unacceptable,” Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said after the game. “I’ve been coaching for years, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s completely unacceptable.”
“We have to do a better job of finding a body, getting some of those long rebounds,” McCaffery added. “Some of those were in tight, some of those were kept alive by Kofi and the other bigs. Maybe the ball didn’t bounce our way a couple of times. But at some point you have to put a body on somebody.”