Getty Christian Koloko looks to help Northern Colorado win the Big Sky title.
Montana State and Northern Colorado will vie for the Big Sky championship on Saturday, March 12.
The game (9 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPNU. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Montana State vs Northern Colorado online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need the Sports Plus add-on, but you can include the main channel package and any add-ons with your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Montana State vs Northern Colorado 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 ESPNU and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Montana State vs Northern Colorado 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.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPNU is included in “Choice” and above, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Montana State vs Northern Colorado 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.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 40-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange + Sports Extra” bundle, which you can include with your free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Montana State vs Northern Colorado 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.
Montana State vs Northern Colorado
Montana State seeks its first Big Sky tournament title and NCAA tournament appearance since 1996. Northern Colorado will look to win its second Big Sky title since joining the league in 2006-2007.
MSU has its best season going since in terms of win total since the 1920s. The Bobcats’ 26 wins is a program best since back-to-back 36-win squads in 1927-1928 and 1928-1929. The Bobcats hadn’t cracked 20 wins since 2001-2002.
The Bobcats came close last year in a championship game loss to Eastern Washington. Bobcats head coach Danny Sprinkle said his players are “still stung by losing in the championship last year” according to Ashley Washburn of MontanaSports.com.
“I know that motivated us throughout the summer in the weight room, in our workouts, and throughout the fall,” Sprinkle added per Washburn.
Northern Colorado could spoil it all. The Bears, which split the regular season series with the Bobcats, averages a league best 78.6 points per game.
UNC rallied to beat Portland State 86-79 in the semifinals on Friday.
“We’re down eight at halftime, nothing’s going right on a team level and individual level. Our guys, they really connected together and found ways and kind of chipped away (at the lead),” Bears coach Steve Smiley said according to Jadyn Watson Fisher of the Greely Tribune. “Then we had that big run. I know Daylen made a bunch of 3s, and everything kind of started to loosen up. So, I’m just really, really proud of our guys. That second half, they showed a lot of fortitude.”
Daylen Kountz leads the Bears with 21.2 points per game. He also averages 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest.
Matt Johnson scores 14.1 points per night. Johnson also averages 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Dru Kuxhausen and Bodie Hume average 11.2 and 11 points per contest respectively. Kuxhausen also averages 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Hume posts six rebounds, 1.4 assists, and a block per night.
For Montana State, Xavier Bishop leads the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game. Bishop also averages 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists.
Jubrile Belo posts 13.2 points per game for the Bobcats. He also tallies 6.8 rebounds, an assist, and 1.8 blocks per game.
Amin Adamu averages 11.5 points per game. Adamu also posts 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per night.