The No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (21-8) will take on the No. 15 seed Grand Canyon Antelopes (17-6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis Saturday.
The game starts at 6:25 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on TBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Iowa vs Grand Canyon online:
(Note that with all of the following options, you’ll also be able to watch other NCAA tournament games, which are on TBS, TNT, TruTV or CBS)
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AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” TBS, TNT, TruTV and CBS are all included in every package, but it’s worth noting for basketball fans that NBA League Pass is currently being offered at no extra cost in the “Choice” and above bundles, and 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, Firestick, 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 AT&T TV, you can watch Iowa vs Grand Canyon live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch the game via NCAA.com or the March Madness Live app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of TBS, TNT and TruTV (CBS not included on Sling) and 45-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest streaming service with these channels, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Iowa vs Grand Canyon live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, 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 the game via NCAA.com or the March Madness Live app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of TBS, TNT, TruTV, CBS and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Iowa vs Grand Canyon live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the game via NCAA.com or the March Madness Live app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Iowa vs Grand Canyon Preview
On offense, the Hawkeyes have the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the nation and are led by Big Ten Player of the Year Luka Garza, who is averaging 23.7 points and 8.8 rebounds a game. Garza is the nation’s third-leading scorer, and while the bulk of his boards come from the defensive end, he’s going to be a force in the paint on both sides of the ball.
On the other side, the Antelopes are led by senior center Asbjorn Midtgaard, who is averaging close to a double-double with 14 points and 9.9 boards a game. Fellow big man Alessandro Lever is second on the team in scoring, netting 13.3 points per contest, and guard Jovan Blacksher is chipping in 11.9 points a game. How Grand Canyon employs both Midtgaard and Lever against Garza should be a primary key to the game.
Grand Canyon is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and is fresh from its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship. “It hasn’t set in yet, like we’re really here,” Blacksher said after being named the tourney’s MVP. The Antelopes are averaging 75.6 points a game, and they’ll be going up against a Hawkeyes team that boasts the 6th ranked scoring offense in the NCAA, netting 83.8 points per contest.
“The percentages are not with you winning that game but it has been done,” Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said, via the Quad City Times. “You first have to start with the belief system. You have to believe it can be done and then you have to be prepared.”
Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery isn’t planning on letting his squad overlook this scrappy Grand Canyon group, though, regardless of any underdog narratives that may be forming. “We really respect how they guard, how they compete, and we know we are going to see that,” McCaffery said. “For us in the Big Ten, you are seeing really good defensive teams. You are seeing more teams talented offensively and some teams are bigger, some teams are smaller or quicker. It’s great preparation for this tournament because we’ve seen just about everything you are going to see.”
The Antelopes know they are giving off strong underdog vibes, and they’re ready to become a bit more well-known. “Hopefully, the rest of the country will know about us pretty soon,” Drew said.