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There will be no anticipated rematch between Iowa and Indiana, but Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship game between the Hawkeyes and Ohio State still stacks up as a must-watch showdown.
The game (5 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both come with a free trial.
Those are the two best live stream options if you’re cutting cable, but there are also some other alternatives, so here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch Iowa vs Ohio State streaming live online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Iowa vs Ohio State live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Iowa vs Ohio State live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 40-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with the ESPN channels, and you can get your first month for half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Iowa vs Ohio State live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no added cost:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Iowa vs Ohio State live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.
Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which does not come with a free trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Iowa vs Ohio State live on the Vidgo app or Vidgo website.
Compatible devices for the Vidgo app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Vidgo credentials to do that.
Iowa vs Ohio State Preview
It was the first time in the history of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament that the top four seeds made it to the semifinals. But this will not be a 1-2 matchup in the finals.
The No. 2 seed University of Iowa Hawkeyes made it in by defeating Maryland by five points, but on the other side of the bracket, the No. 4 seed Ohio State Buckeyes pulled off a major comeback to defeat the 1-seed Indiana Hoosiers to face Iowa in the tournament finals.
The Hawkeyes are the reigning Big Ten tournament champs, having defeated Indiana 74-67 in the 2022 tournament. This is their fourth finals appearance in five years; in that time, they’ve won the tourney twice. This is Ohio State’s third appearance in six years, but they haven’t won the tourney title since 2018. The only time the two teams have met in the Big Ten tournament title game was in 2010 when Ohio State won a barn-burner, 66-64.
If Iowa wins, they’ll move into a tie with Maryland and Ohio State for the second-most Big Ten tournament titles with five each; Purdue owns the most titles with nine.
In the semifinals, the Buckeyes were down by as many as 24 against the Hoosiers. The score at halftime was 46 to 26 in favor of Indiana. But Ohio State had a monster second half and won by four points despite only shooting 17 percent from three-point land.
Iowa, meanwhile, had their hands full with Maryland. They went on several runs to get into a double-digit lead only to see Maryland come storming back each time. But eventually, Maryland could not keep up with Iowa’s 45 percent shooting from the floor, with 37 percent on the three-pointers. Iowa also led in points off turnovers with 22 to Maryland’s 16 and that was the difference.
In the regular season, Iowa and Ohio State met only once, in Columbus. Iowa came away with an 83-72 victory in that match-up.
The keys to watch in their tournament game will be to see how Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Gabbie Marshall are shooting — they combined for 12 three-pointers and 43 of Iowa’s 89 points in the victory over Maryland. Meanwhile, for Ohio State, it’s all about how Big Ten freshman of the year Cotie McMahon is playing. The Hoosiers held her to 12 points and if Iowa can do that as well, they have a good shot to win.
The Iowa-Ohio State Big Ten women’s basketball tournament final match-up airs live on Sunday, March 5 at 5 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN.