Getty Matisse Thybulle and the Washington Huskies will play the Oregon Ducks for the Pac-12 Tournament championship.
The Washington Huskies will play the Oregon Ducks for the Pac-12 Tournament championship at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, on Saturday.
The game is scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, you can still watch a live stream of ESPN on your computer, phone, or streaming device via one of the following live-TV streaming services:
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 ESPN.
You can start a free five-day trial of PS Vue right here (select “Start Streaming” in the upper-right corner), 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.
Hulu With Live TV: In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including ESPN.
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.
Sling TV: ESPN is included in the “Sling Orange” channel bundle.
You can start a free seven-day trial 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.
UW vs Oregon Preview
The Huskies went 15-3 in league play, winning the conference regular season title by three games.
After edging the USC Trojans 78-75 in the quarterfinals, they went scoreless in the first four minutes of their matchup with the Colorado Buffaloes then rallied for a 66-61 victory.
“Sometimes you got to create your own positive energy and just create that sense of urgency,” senior guard David Crisp said, according to The News Tribune. “That’s why sometimes we get down and we come back in the second half and it’s like, ‘Man, this team looks like a whole new team.’ It’s because that sense of urgency kicks in.”
Conference defensive player of the year Matisse Thybulle blocked three shots and added a steal, scoring 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
“Something we struggled with is maintaining leads and being able to step on guys’ throats when we get going,” the senior wing said. “And I think it showed a little bit today, we weren’t going to let up. A lot has to do with focus, focus and energy.
“And we know what’s on the line at this point, and no one is willing to give that up. We knew we had to stay focused and locked in, and by doing that we were able to keep the energy consistent and stay on them.”
Colorado turned the ball over 18 times and shot just 32.1 percent from the field.
“When you start seeing dudes getting mad at each other on other teams, yelling at each other and dudes just crumbling, that’s when we know,” senior forward Noah Dickerson said, per The News Tribune.
“This defense just gets in their heads. They’re not scoring. They can’t get stops. Our best offense is our defense. We get run-outs and things like that. When our defense starts, it’s something serious.”
The Ducks won their last four regular season games to finish with a 10-8 conference mark. After double-digit victories over the Washington State Cougars and the Utah Utes, they edged the Arizona State Sun Devils in overtime to reach the championship.
Oregon trailed by seven with four and a half minutes to play. Junior guard Payton Pritchard had a hand in the Ducks’ last four regulation field goals, scoring two layups and assisting on a pair of 3-pointers.
“The adrenaline carried us through to the finish line,” Oregon senior forward Paul White said, according to the Associated Press. “I think everyone was not worrying about it themselves or anything. We just wanted to get the win for the team.”