Getty Caleb Love #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates with teammate Leaky Black #1 during the second half of their semifinals game in the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 12, 2021 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (18-10, 10-6 ACC) will take on the No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (17-12, 10-10 Big Ten) at Mackey Arena, which is located on the Purdue University campus, on Friday.
The game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of UNC vs Wisconsin online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of CBS on the Prime Paramount+ Channel. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Amazon Prime Paramount+ Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch UNC vs Wisconsin live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show, Echo Spot, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV (all four will combine to broadcast every NCAA tournament game) 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 UNC vs Wisconsin 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).
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch UNC vs Wisconsin live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, 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.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch a live stream of your local CBS channel via Paramount+, which comes with a free 30-day trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch UNC vs Wisconsin live on the Paramount+ app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
UNC vs Wisconsin Preview
The Tar Heels are scoring 75.7 points a game and are coming off a 69-66 loss to Florida State in the ACC Championship last weekend. Guard Caleb Love led the way for the Tar Heels with 13 points, forward Armando Bacot scored 12 and guard Kerwin Walton chipped in 11 in a losing effort. UNC really could have benefitted from a solid game from big man Garrison Brooks, who managed just five points and eight boards.
The game was indicative of the way much of the season has gone for the Tar Heels, and the team’s head coach is hoping they can figure it out fast. UNC is 4-3 over its last seven games, and it’s hoping to get hot at the right time entering the tourney.
“There were a couple of times during the season when we were wondering whether or not we would make the field,” North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said Sunday, via The Times News.
“This will be an unusual tournament to say the least, but particularly for our coaches, because we have so many young players who will be playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Wisconsin will be a big-time challenge, but we played our way into our seed and we will have to play very well to advance. But we are looking forward to having that opportunity,” the UNC coach added.
North Carolina could benefit by starting out against a very cold Badgers team. Wisconsin has lost four of its last five games, including losses to Purdue, Northwestern and two to Iowa, including one in the Big Ten tournament last weekend.
Badgers head coach Greg Gard said this week that the team’s regular foes in the Big Ten have given Wisconsin unique preparation for the four-post play they’ll see when they face the Tar Heels.
“Obviously, their numbers jump out in terms of offensive rebounding,” Gard said, per 247 Sports. “I think they get 41 percent of their misses is what I was told today, 10 percent of their points come on put backs. We see teams that are like that in Iowa gets on the glass pretty well, Michigan State has done that in the past and gotten on the glass pretty well. There’s some similar tendencies and traits to teams we see in our league as well in terms of transition, making sure we’re getting guys back, making sure we’re getting our defense set, and obviously the ability to minimize second chance opportunities.”
The winner of this game will face the victor of the Baylor – Hartford game. The Tar Heels are 3-1 all-time against the Badgers.