Getty Murray State guard Ja Morant
The No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles (28-7; ACC at-large) take on the No. 12 seed Murray State Racers (28-4; Ohio Valley Conference at-large) in a West Region Round of 32 matchup at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut as the 2018-19 NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday afternoon.
The game is scheduled to start around 6:10 p.m. ET (after conclusion of UW vs Utah State) and will be televised on TNT. 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 TNT on your computer, phone or streaming device:
FuboTV
FuboTV
TNT is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports. Also included are TruTV, TBS and CBS (live in select markets), 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 TNT. Also included are TruTV, TBS and CBS (live in select markets), 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 TNT. Also included are TruTV, TBS and CBS (live in select markets), 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.
Florida State vs Murray State Preview
Heading into Saturday this showdown has become all about Murray State sophomore guard Ja Morant, who led the Racers in scoring this season with 24.4 points per game. Morant put on an all-time spectacular, memorable performance in Murray State’s victory against Marquette in a 5-12 upset on Thursday.
Morant recorded a triple-double, scoring 17 points while adding 16 assists and 11 rebounds. It was a special performance that checked off multiple, timeless “March Madness” milestones. It was the first triple-double in the tournament since Draymond Green at Michigan State in 2012:
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We haven’t seen one since Draymond Green in 2012! #MorantMadness
It was also the first triple-double by a guard in 16 years. Dwyane Wade, as a freshman at Marquette, recorded one in the 2002-03 NCAA Tournament.
Murray State’s Ja Morant recorded a triple-double in which he tallied 17 points and 16 assists. He is the fourth player in NCAA Tournament history with at least 15 points and 15 assists in a game, joining Keith Smart (1987), Sam Crawford (1993), and Earl Watson (2000).
Morant was near the top of most NBA Draft boards heading into the 2018-19 NCAA Tournament, but Thursday’s performance showed the world exactly what he is capable of. Morant is a special breed of player, a player who can do it all on the basketball court who has drawn comparisons to several players, including Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and former No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose.
Following Thursday, many now consider him the consensus No. 2 or No.3 pick. Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, attempting to get the Seminoles back to a second straight Elite Eight, was put on notice and had lofty praise for Morant.
2019 NCAA Tournament: Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton compares Ja Morant to Magic Johnson
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Florida State knocked off Vermont 76-69 to be in this spot. The hype is with Murray State, but the Seminoles are the team with the NCAA Tournament experience. 6-foot-10 sophomore forward Mfiondu Kabengele — who led the team in scoring with 13.1 PPG this season — led the way against Vermont with a double-double, 21 points and 10 rebounds on Thursday. Kabengele has the size in the paint that will give the Racers an issue.
The winner of Florida State vs Murray State takes on the winner of Gonzaga vs Baylor in the Sweet 16. That West Regional semifinal game takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, California next weekend, and will be broadcast on CBS/TBS/TNT.
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