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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 14: De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers reacts after a play against the North Carolina State Wolfpack during their game in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 14, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

The No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers (29-3; ACC at-large) face the No. 16 seed Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (23-11; Big South conference tournament champion) in a South Region Round of 64 matchup at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as NCAA Tournament action continues on Friday afternoon.

The game is scheduled to start around 3:10 p.m. ET (following conclusion of Oklahoma vs Ole Miss) and will be televised on TruTV. 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 TruTV on your computer, phone or streaming device:

FuboTV

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FuboTV

TruTV 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 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

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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 TruTV. Also included are TNT, 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

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Hulu

In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including TruTV. Also included are TNT, 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.

Virginia vs Gardner-Webb Preview

Most avid NCAA Tournament fans remember what happened last season, as Virginia, the 2018-19 Tournament top-seed, lost to UMBC, the first time in tournament history a No. 1 seed lost to a No. 16 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Virginia is right back at it again as a No. 1 seed. Head coach Tony Bennett has the Cavaliers in the NCAA Tournament now for a sixth consecutive season.

“Everyone can play in this tournament. To be a No. 1 seed means it’s been a heck of a season. It doesn’t guarantee anything, as we know.”

Virginia bowed out in the ACC semifinals to Florida State, and Bennett knows his team struggled and can play better as they head into Friday.

“We played a Florida State team that played really well, and we didn’t play our best,” Bennett said. “There are some areas we think we need to continue to get better in.”

The Cavaliers are a different animal this season. In year’s past there were questions about Virginia’s ability to score, as well as consistency and health. Those questions seem to not be plaguing this particular group.

Sophomore guard De’Andre Hunter is healthy, which bodes well for the Cavaliers. Hunter broke his wrist in the ACC Tournament semifinals last season, as Virginia went into the 2017-18 NCAA Tournament severely undermanned and barely got their offense going in that disappointing, historic upset loss against UMBC.

The Bulldogs have a seasoned upperclassmen who can counter some of Virginia’s offensive punch. 6-foot-2 senior guard David Efianayi leads Gardner-Webb in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game, although he has been held to just six and 15 points in his past two games.

Junior guard Kyle Guy will also have a huge task for Virginia, and that is to keep Efianayi in check. Guy led the Cavaliers in scoring this season with 15.6 PPG, and will need to elevate the rest of the team around him in order to avoid another 74-54 opening-game disaster.

The winner of Virginia-Gardner-Webb takes on the winner of Ole Miss-Oklahoma in the Round of 32 on Sunday.