The defending national champion Stanford Cardinal are knocking on the door of another Final Four but will have to get past Texas on Sunday at Spokane Arena in Washington.
The game (9 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Stanford vs Texas 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 Stanford vs Texas 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.” ESPN is included in every one, 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 Stanford vs Texas 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.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Stanford vs Texas 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.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 30-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package, which you can include with your free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Stanford vs Texas 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.
Stanford vs Texas Preview
Stanford is hungry for back-to-back national titles but Texas is standing in the way of the Cardinal conquest. Stanford knocked off Maryland in the Sweet 16 to advance, with three players scoring in double figures. Lexie Hull led the way with 19 points, while Haley Jones added a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds).
Not only would Stanford advance to the Final Four with a win, but the team could also get revenge for an early-season 61-56 loss to Texas — one of just three on their 31-3 resume.
“I think it adds an extra chip on the shoulder to go into the game,” Jones said. “The entire tournament, you have to take it game by game. You can look ahead, but you’ve got to play game by game, focus on whoever is next. Since it’s Texas, we now kind of get to dive fully into it, into that kind of revenge mode, chip-on-the-shoulder mode, just come out and try to throw that first punch tomorrow.”
Stanford entered the fourth quarter of that game up five points but got blitzed by Texas in the final quarter, 26-16.
“Honestly, I hesitate to say this, but I don’t think we could have played worse against them,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “We didn’t do the things we needed to do. We will have to play a lot better tomorrow to be successful.”
Texas bested Ohio State to advance to the Elite 8, getting 17 points from Joanne Allen-Taylor. Defense has been the name of the game for the Longhorns in the tourney, giving Texas a sturdy identity as they battle into March.
“This time of year we are who we are, right?” Schaefer said. “That’s what we’ve done all year long. Our kids love it. They’re bought into it. They know the importance of it. For us, to me, it’s the only way to build a program, to build a fan base, to do our game justice.
“To me that’s what makes women’s basketball fun to watch. It’s how I built our program at the school I was at before. It’s how we’re building it at Texas.”
The winner will move on to face the winner of NC State and Connecticut. The other teams remaining include South Carolina, Creighton, Louisville and Michigan.
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