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The 2023 SEC women’s basketball tournament comes down to a matchup between undefeated South Carolina and No. 3 seed Tennessee in Sunday’s championship game.
The game (3 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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 South Carolina vs Tennessee 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.
South Carolina vs Tennessee Preview
The South Carolina women’s basketball team has been ranked No. 1 for the entire 2022-2023 season and sit undefeated with a 31-0 record. So the Lady Volunteers of Tennessee are going to have their hands full in the SEC women’s basketball tournament title game.
Tennessee, who sat at 22-10 before the March 4 semifinal, advanced to the finals in a 17-point comeback upset over the 28-1 LSU Tigers, 69-67. Now they’ll face South Carolina for a shot at their 18th SEC tournament title. But undefeated South Carolina is looking to notch their seventh SEC tournament title, and it should be a great game.
In the regular season, the two teams met only once and it was less than two weeks ago. In that game, South Carolina won easily, 73-60. In fact, the only game all year where it felt like South Carolina might lose was an early season overtime win over then-6th-ranked Stanford by five points. Ole Miss did take South Carolina to overtime on February 19, but the Gamecocks pulled away in overtime and won by seven points. It’s honestly hard to imagine that South Carolina doesn’t repeat as national champions this year.
In her postgame press conference after South Carolina defeated Ole Miss by nearly 30 points in the SEC tournament semifinals, head coach Dawn Staley praised the South Carolina fans who showed up to support them.
“Our fans, they do a great job of traveling. They didn’t have to travel far to come to Greenville and it is advantageous for us, obviously … we packed that arena. I don’t think it’s a far reach to say 100 miles from where we create a homecourt advantage in our arena, obviously it’s in driving distance and our fans travel. They show up. They create an environment that is not only great for our team, but all of women’s basketball,” said Staley.
Staley also talked about how proud she is of South Carolina’s star player Aliyah Boston.
“She’s the most versatile player that I’ve ever coached. She can play 1 through 5. She welcomes all the roles that she’s given,” said Staley, adding, “She was point-forward for us today. I think we utilized all of her skilset and she definitely was the difference maker and the separater from when we played [Ole Miss] the first time.”
The South Carolina vs LSU SEC women’s basketball tournament final airs live on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN.