Getty Tyler Kolek and the Marquette Golden Eagles take on the Vermont Catamounts in the NCAA tourney.
The No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles (28-6, 17-3 in the Big East Conference) will go up against the No. 15 seed Vermont Catamounts (23-10, 14-2 America East) in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The game (2:45 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on CBS, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on Amazon Prime, Paramount+, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which all come with a free trial.
Here’s a full guide on the different ways to you can watch a live stream of Marquette vs Vermont online for free:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of their local CBS station via the Prime Paramount+ channel (“Premium” plan). You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch Marquette vs Vermont live on the Amazon Video app or Amazon website.
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Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch your local CBS channel live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch Marquette vs Vermont live on the Paramount+ app or Paramount+ website.
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
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DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
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Marquette vs Vermont Preview
The Golden Eagles are fresh from winning the Big East Tournament, beating St. John’s, UConn and Xavier. In the Big East championship against Xavier, the Golden Eagles won with stingy defense and by relying on their playmakers.
Marquette is led by guard Tyler Kolek, who recently won Big East player of the year honors. Against Xavier, Kolek paced the Golden Eagles with 20 points, also hauling in eight rebounds, while guard Kam Jones added 11 points and five boards in the win.
Kolek is among the top five Division I players in both assists per game (7.7) and assist-turnover ratio (3.22) and he’s averaging over 13 points, seven assists and four rebounds per contest. Marquette’s offense has run efficiently through him all year, and his lights-out shooting (he’s hitting 48.3% of his shots from the field and is 39.4% from distance) has made him difficult for opposing teams to defend.
“Teams aren’t going under screens as much as they did last year,” forward Oso Ighodaro said about Kolek. “Tyler put so much work into his shot that any time teams go under, we want him to shoot that shot. He’s a good shooter. It’s really opened our offense up.”
The Catamounts are led by senior Dylan Penn, who averages 13.5 points per game. Fifth-year senior Finn Sullivan is second on the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game and Aaron Deloney is chipping in 11.6 points per contest.
The game will take place in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Golden Eagles are favored by over 10 points. Marquette is netting 79.9 points per game on offense while allowing 70.6 points a game on defense. Vermont is averaging 73.0 points a game and surrendering 66.6 points on defense. This is the big dance, though, and neither stats nor odds will matter much once both teams hit the court — and the Golden Eagles know that going in.
“I think for our guys the hard work that they have put in all year has put us in this position,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart said about his team. “We also understand that once the tournament starts, yeah there is seeding, but it’s more about who plays better on that day.”