Getty Aher Uguak looks to lead Loyola Chicago against Northern Iowa on Saturday, February 26.
Loyola Chicago (22-6) and Northern Iowa (17-10) meet in big Missouri Valley Conference game on Saturday, February 26.
The game (6 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPNU. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need the Sports Plus add-on, but you can include the main channel package and any add-ons with your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your 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. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Fubo credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPNU is included in “Choice” and above, but 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 Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your 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. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 40-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange + Sports Extra” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPNU, and you can get $10 off your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your 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. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPNU and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo. This option doesn’t include a free trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your 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. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Loyola Chicago vs Northern Iowa Preview
The Loyola Chicago Ramblers and Northern Iowa Panthers battle for the Missouri Valley Conference title on Saturday.
Loyola ran all over UNI last time on Feb. 13 in an 85-58 win. Ramblers guard Lucas Williamson led the way with 18 points and six assists.
Williams leads the Ramblers in scoring with 13.6 points per game. He also averages 4.8 rebounds, three assists, and 1.3 steals.
Braden Norris averages 10 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Aher Uguak posts 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and1.8 assists per game.
Loyola has scoring depth with Ryan Schwieger, Chris Knight, and Marquise Kennedy all averaging eight points or better. Tate Hall averages six per game, and Jacob Hutson averages 5.4 per contest.
The Ramblers look to end the regular season on Saturday with a three-game winning streak, something the team hasn’t done since mid January. Loyola consistently dropped a game after winning two in a row between Jan. 25 and now. Drake twice and Bradley handed the Ramblers losses in that stretch.
Northern Iowa took its lumps in non-conference play early on with six losses in November and December 2021. The Panthers turned the corner with a five-game winning streak to start the new year and rose in the MVC standings. UNI’s latest winning streak of three games made it a 13-4 mark in the conference to tie Loyola for the top spot in the standings.
A.J. Green leads the Panthers in scoring with 18.6 points per game. He also averages 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
Noah Carter posts 14.4 points per contests. Carter also tallies 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per night.
Trae Berhow averages 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and an assist per game. Nate Heise adds 9.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and a stela per game.