Getty Texas Tech will host Oklahoma on Tuesday.
The No. 23 Oklahoma Sooners will visit the No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena in a Big 12 clash on Tuesday.
The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN News. If you don’t have cable, you can still watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, video game console, smart TV, or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN News. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
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).
ESPN and ESPN2 are both included in the “Sling Orange” channel bundle, while ESPNU and ESPN News are in the “Sports Extra” add-on. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial of both packages right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
ESPN Platforms
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the ESPN app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the ESPN digital platforms.
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech Preview
The 13-1 Red Raiders’ lone loss of the season came against a stacked Duke squad. They’ve won three straight since, including twice in Big 12 play. Most recently, they bested Kansas State at home 63-57.
Texas Tech holds the best defensive field-goal percentage in the nation, at a suffocating 33.4 percent. That mark held firm against the Wildcats, who shot 33.3 percent on Saturday.
“They guard differently than anybody else,” Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber said after the defeat, according to the Associated Press. “They kind of play on your ego and push you to drive to the hoop and then they make the right play. You have to make the right play against them.”
Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver, a projected lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft, leads the Red Raiders in points (18.7), rebounds (5.7), and assists (4) per game.
The Sooners are 12-2. After falling to Kansas to open conference play, they handled Oklahoma State 74-64. Junior forward Kristian Doolittle led the way with 16 points. Senior guard Christian James scored 14 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
“They are going to be in the fight for the conference championship,” Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard said of the Sooners, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. “They are one of the older, more experienced teams in the country. It’s a team we have a lot of respect for and obviously they have one of the best coaches in the history of the game and really good players. They have versatile players with big guys who are skilled and can shoot. A lot of times they will have four playmakers on the court and that puts a lot of pressure on your defense.”
James leads the Sooners in scoring at 17.1 points per game. Last year he started 31 team’s games, scoring 11.9 points per contest.
“First of all, you’ve got to look at the coaching,” Beard said of James’ improvement, according to Rivals. “When a guy goes from two points to five points to 12 points to now one of the best scorers in the country, what you’re talking about is player development and we’ve seen this before at Oklahoma and also everywhere [Coach Lon Kruger] has been whether it be Pan American or K-State, UNLV, Illinois, the NBA, sound like his agent, might be missing a couple of schools in there but he’s a coach that young coaches look up to.”