Getty Images Head coach Wayne Tinkle of the Oregon State Beavers celebrates with Ethan Thompson and Zach Reichle.
The No. 5 seeded Tennessee Volunteers begin NCAA Tournament play as they take on a scalding hot No. 12 seed Oregon State on Friday.
The game starts at 4:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on TNT. But if you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Tennessee vs Oregon State 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 Tennessee vs Oregon State 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 Tennessee vs Oregon State 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 Tennessee vs Oregon State 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).
Tennessee vs Oregon State Preview
Tennesee finished the regular season 18-8 and went on a nice SEC tournament run before running into a buzzsaw in Alabama, which went on to win the whole thing.
Three Volunteer players average double-figures, led by Jaden Springer (12.5). While it was a different type of year in the SEC, with traditional powers like Kentucky and Florida having down years. However, Tennessee has some signature wins by double-digits on its resume, including double-digit wins against Kansas and Colorado — who Oregon State beat for the Pac-12 crown.
Oregon State is making its first tournament appearance since 2106, but has the attention of Tennesee for their first-round matchup.
“Really well-coached team. They have a lot of different sets they like to run. And you’re right, they shot the lights out. Going from making seven (3-point shots) in the regular season up to 1o, 11 in the conference tournament. Balanced inside game,” Tenessee coach Rick Barnes said. “They have a very strong inside game. Good size. Active post players. And their guards obviously, the rim is big to them right now. They shot it well. They played well. They played hard. It looked like, to me, they really extended their defense to get more aggressive that way. What I’ve watched, I watched a couple games with them obviously. Just impressed. Right now, this time of year, they’re playing great basketball of the year. For them to do what they did to get here is really something to be proud of.”
Oregon State’s last win in the NCAA Tournament came in 1982, but the Beavers are historically hot, having knocked off ranked teams back to back to win the Pac-12 Championship last weekend. The Beavers have won six of their last seven overall.
“It was a great season, trying and very emotional. The most emotional by far,” Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. “We’re happy to be here. You know it was nice to see our name flash up there. Tennessee’s a very, very tough team, but we’re going to put a plan in place. I know our guys are riding a pretty good wave of confidence right now and we’ll hope to give it our best shot.”
Ethan Thompson does the heavy lifting for the Beavers. He’s averaging a team-high 15.3 points. He’s also nabbing 3.6 rebounds and doling out 3.9 assists per game. His 1.3 steals are also a team-high.
Tennesee is an 8.5-point favorite for the matchup. The total is set at 131 points. Oregon State is 10-1 against the spread in their last 11 games. The total has gone under in four of Tennessee’s last six games.