Getty Osun Osunniyi of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies
The No. 1 seed VCU Rams (19-6, 10-4 in A10) and the No. 2 seed St. Bonaventure Bonnies (15-4, 11-4) will clash in the A10 Championship at the UD Arena in Dayton on Sunday.
The game starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of VCU vs Saint Bonaventure online for free:
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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:
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Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch VCU vs Saint Bonaventure live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show or 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.
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 VCU vs Saint Bonaventure 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.
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.
AT&T TV
CBS (live in most markets) is included in every AT&T TV channel package, but the “Choice” and above packages also come with HBO Max and NBA League Pass, which is the best perk any streaming service is offering right now. Plus, you can include any package 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 VCU vs Saint Bonaventure 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.
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).
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 VCU vs Saint Bonaventure live on the Paramount+ app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, 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.
VCU vs Saint Bonaventure A-10 Championship Preview
The winner of this game punches its ticket into the NCAA Tournament, so the motivation will be high for both teams.
St. Bonaventure lost to St. Louis, 55-53, in the conference championship two years ago, and that defeat has provided tremendous fuel for the team’s fire heading into this matchup. Bonnies head coach and reigning A10 Coach of the Year Mark Schmidt says that his team is a better overall unit this year, though, particularly on defense.
“We have better chemistry,” Schmidt said. “We’re defending really well. We’re rebounding really well. Our offense is coming along. Our three-point shooting has gotten better as the season’s gone along. And we’re connected. We’ve got experienced guys and they’re connected defensively. They’re committed to each other. So yeah, we’re playing the best basketball we’ve played, and that’s what you want going into the postseason.”
The Bonnies have given up an average of 52.2 points a game over their last five contests, and they know the stinginess on defense has to continue if they want to win this game.
“You’ve seen over the past two games we’ve had, that defense is the reason we won the regular season championship and the reason we’ve been successful,” Bonnies center Osun Osunniyi noted. “We understand that if we want to win games and achieve something, we have to keep playing defense.”
It’s Osunniyi the Rams may be keying in on. “Everyone talks about his defense. It’s elite. There’s not one percent of the people in the world that have his dimensions,” VCU head coach Mike Rhoades said about Osunniyi, who leads the Bonnies in rebounds (9.3) and blocked shots (2.8).
“He blocks shots and causes problems at the rim. But his development and how much has improved since he got to St. Bonaventure is the biggest thing to me. He can score on you in the post, he can pass the ball, he knows how to play.”
The Rams are led by A10 Player of the Year Nah’Shon Hyland, who has had quite the impressive sophomore season. Hyland is scoring 19.4 points a game wand averaging 4.7 boards per contest
The last time these two teams met, the Bonnies beat the Rams, 70-54 in February. Hyland led the way for VCU with 16 points, and Vince Williams was the only other player scoring in double figures for the Rams, adding 11 points. VCU will need to give its star point guard more help than that if they want to compete with the well-rounded Bonnies.