SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 21: Dedric Lawson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks dribbles against Tomas Murphy #33 of the Northeastern Huskies during the second half in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
The No. 4 seed Kansas Jayhawks (26-9; Big 12 Conference at-large) take on the No. 5 seed Auburn Tigers (27-9; SEC at-large) in a Midwest Region Round of 32 matchup at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah as the 2018-19 NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday afternoon.
The game is scheduled to start around 9:40 p.m. ET (following the conclusion of K-State vs UC Irvine) and will be televised on TBS. 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 TBS on your computer, phone or streaming device:
FuboTV
FuboTV
TBS is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports. Also included are TNT, TruTV 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 TBS. Also included are TNT, TruTV 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 TBS. Also included are TNT, TruTV 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.
Kansas vs Auburn Preview
Kansas had the easiest time of any team “in danger” from Thursday, as they secured a 13th consecutive opening-game win in the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks put on, arguably, their most dominant effort of the season with an 87-point output, winning by 44 points in total. Northeastern was a popular 4-13 upset pick against head coach Bill Self and company, but that barely came to fruition as the game was never close.
Junior forward Dedric Lawson emerged as a star for Kansas against Northeastern, registering a double-double (25 points and 11 rebounds). Self knows what type of presence Lawson can have on the court as the Jayhawks look to repeat last year’s Final Four run.
“Dedric is a hard matchup for folks. If you play small like (Northeastern) did, you have a guard guarding him. And if you play big, he can play away from the basket some.”
The Memphis transfer headlines what should be a terrific one-on-one battle between him and Chuma Okeke. Lawson and Okeke are former AAU teammates:
A decade ago, Chuma Okeke and Dedric Lawson were AAU teammates on the College Park Rim Rockers.
Saturday, their paths will cross again when Auburn and Kansas meet in the second round.
“Yeah, I don’t think Dedric’s ready for Chuma.” t.co/1lcSNTPkNU
Freshman guard Devon Dotson will also be a key scorer for Kansas moving forward. Dotson finished with 18 points against Northeastern, and has averaged 16 PPG in his past five contests dating back to the regular season.
Auburn narrowly avoided disaster by edging New Mexico State 78-77 on Thursday. The Tigers almost blew an eight-point lead in the final two minutes, but head coach Bruce Pearl and the rest of the SEC Tournament champions recovered to avoid defeat. The Tigers have won eight straight games, including five in the past eight days.
Senior guard Bryce Brown (15.7 PPG this season) and junior guard Jared Harper (15.3 PPG this season) present problems on the perimeter for the Jayhawks. Kansas has struggled defensively this season, allowing on average of 70+ points in each of its nine losses. The Tigers are also a program that has more recently embraced the long ball; Auburn hit a school-record 12 three-point field goals in the win against the Aggies on Thursday.
The winner of Kansas vs Auburn will face the winner of North Carolina vs Washington in the Sweet 16. That Midwest Regional semifinal game takes place at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri next weekend, and will be televised on CBS/TBS/TNT.