COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 22: RJ Barrett #5 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball as teammate Zion Williamson #1 celebrates against the North Dakota State Bison in the second half during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (30-5; ACC tournament champion) take on the No. 9 seed UCF Knights (24-8; American Athletic Conference at-large) in an East Region Round of 32 matchup at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as the 2018-19 NCAA Tournament continues on Sunday afternoon.
The game is scheduled to start at 5:15 ET p.m. ET and will be televised on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, you can sign up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services that allow you to watch CBS on your computer, phone or streaming device:
Amazon Prime
If you have Amazon Prime or want to start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch all CBS content (both live and on-demand) via the CBS All-Access Amazon Channel, which comes with a seven-day free trial.
Once you’re signed up for both Amazon Prime and the CBS channel, you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Amazon website, or you can watch on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
FuboTV
FuboTV
CBS (live in select markets) is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports. Also included are TNT, TBS and TruTV, allowing you to watch every NCAA tournament game.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game (and other programs) on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue
PS Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages: All four include CBS (live in select markets). Also included are TNT, TBS and TruTV, allowing you to watch every March Madness game.
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
Hulu
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including CBS (live in select markets). Also included are TNT, TBS and TruTV, meaning you can watch every other NCAA tournament game.
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, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Duke vs UCF Preview
It felt weird when the North Dakota State Bison led for stretches in the first half against Duke on Friday. It felt even more odd when the Bison were down by only four points (31-27) at halftime to the Blue Devils, but the stars of Duke quickly rectified the defensive play in the second half. As a result, Duke pulled away to an 85-62 victory, and head coach Mike Krzyzewski vocalized how satisfied he was regarding his team after the game.
“I thought our defense then picked up for the rest of the game after about 10 minutes. In the second half, we played just beautiful basketball for those 12 minutes.”
As expected, the impressive Duke freshman class ran the show against North Dakota State. The projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson, showed off his talent and athleticism with a quick block soon after the game started. Williamson added 25 points and several other highlights, as he was instrumental in helping Duke pull away in the second half in a game that was much closer than the final score would first indicate.
Williamson, however, did not lead the Blue Devils in scoring. That was RJ Barrett — team-leading 23 points per game during the regular season — who added 26 points, finishing 50% (nine-of-18) from the floor, while nailing six of nine from the free-throw line. In the process, Barrett and Williamson became the first pair of freshman to register 20-or-more points in a NCAA Tournament game for Duke.
UCF had a relatively easy time with Atlantic-10 opponent VCU on Friday. Senior guard B.J. Taylor had a team-high 15 points, as the Knights cruised to a 73-58 win in the Round of 64.
Despite Taylor leading the way in scoring, it was 7-foot-6 senior center Tacko Fall — the tallest player in NCAA — who had the largest impact on the game for the Knights. VCU had nobody to deploy against Fall, as he finished with a double-double (13 points, 18 rebounds), while adding five blocks. Fall can impact the game just staying on the court, and his presence will make it difficult for Zion and company to get easy points in the paint.
The winner of Duke vs UCF will face the winner of Virginia Tech vs Liberty in the Sweet 16. That East Regional semifinal game takes place at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. next weekend, and will be televised on CBS/TBS/TNT.