Two of the most dynamic young players in women’s college basketball square off Saturday when Paige Bueckers and the No. 1 seed UConn Huskies (26-1) take on Caitlin Clark and the No. 5 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (20-9) in the Sweet 16.
The game starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of UConn vs Iowa online for free.
With all the following options you’ll also be able to watch every other game of the women’s college basketball tournament (ABC, ESPN or ESPN2):
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ABC (live in select markets), ESPN, ESPN2 and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch UConn vs Iowa live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. ABC games can be watched for free without a cable log-in this way, but you’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch any games on ESPN or ESPN2. You can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ABC (live in select markets), ESPN and ESPN2 are all included in every package, 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, 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 UConn vs Iowa live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, 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 live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. ABC games can be watched for free without a cable log-in this way, but you’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch any games on ESPN or ESPN2. 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).
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ABC (live in select markets), ESPN, ESPN2 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 UConn vs Iowa live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, 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 live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. ABC games can be watched for free without a cable log-in this way, but you’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch any games on ESPN or ESPN2. 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).
UConn vs Iowa Preview
While this game is being billed as the Battle of the Dominant Freshmen, Iowa standout Clark reminded everyone this week that it’s still a team sport. “It’s not Caitlin Clark versus Paige Bueckers,” Clark said this week, per Sports Illustrated. “It’s Iowa versus UConn.”
There’s a mutual respect and admiration between the two players to go with a strong competitiveness, as they’ve played with and against each other for years. “She’s doing really great things. She’s leading the country in scoring as a freshman. But I’ve known her for a very long time, and that’s what she does. She’s a playmaker, she’s a scorer. She’s just a really great player, so just to see her continue to do that at the college so it was pretty cool to see,” Bueckers said about Clark last January, via the Hartford Currant. Make no mistake, though — both players will be extremely competitive in this one.
“At the end of the day, if we’re competing against each other in a game, obviously I’m going to want us to come out on top,” Bueckers added.
The Huskies are averaging 82.8 points a game while allowing 50.7 to opposing teams on the season, and they’re led by Bueckers on offense. The 5’11” freshman is scoring just under 20 points and 4.7 rebounds a game, while shooting an impressive 46.7 percent from downtown. While she can do it all, Connecticut is a deep squad, with center Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who is averaging 13 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest, and Christyn Williams, who is chipping in 15.5 points a game, also solid contributors this season.
On the other side, Iowa is scoring 86.6 points a game, and they’re surrendering 80.5. Clark, who leads the nation in scoring, is putting up 26.7 points and 5.9 boards a game.
UConn will be getting a boost with head coach Geno Auriemma returning after missing the last few games after testing positive for COVID-19. Connecticut’s lone loss of the season came back on January 28th, when they went down to Arkansas, 90-87. The Huskies have notched dominant back-to-back wins over High Point and Syracuse so far in the tourney, and Clark and company will be their toughest test to date.
Iowa has taken down Central Michigan in the first round of the tournament, followed by a convincing 86-72 win over Kentucky. A win over a powerhouse like UConn would be one of the most defining in program history if they could pull it off.