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UNC vs NC State Basketball Live Stream: How to Watch for Free

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Getty Hubert Davis looks to get a sweep against North Carolina State.

North Carolina (20-8) and North Carolina State (11-17) meet in a key late-season ACC rivalry game on Saturday, February 26.

The game (2 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ACC Network. But if you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of UNC vs NC State online:

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FuboTV

You can watch a live stream of ACC Network and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need both the main channel package and the “Sports Plus” add-on, both of which can be included with your free seven-day trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch UNC vs NC State 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.

If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.


DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ACC Network is included in “Choice” and above, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:

DirecTV Stream Free Trial

Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch UNC vs NC State 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.

If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).


Vidgo

You can watch a live stream of ACC Network and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:

Vidgo Free Trial

Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch UNC vs NC State 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 FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports 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 ACC Network Extra and 45-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange + Sports Extra” bundle, which comes with a free three-day trial:

Sling TV Free Trial

Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch UNC vs NC State 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.

If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.


North Carolina vs NC State Preview

The North Carolina Tar Heels seek a regular season sweep of North Carolina State on Saturday.

UNC beat the Wolfpack 100-80 in their last meeting on Jan. 29. Tar Heels guard Caleb Love posted 21 points and five assists in that win.

Love averages 15.3 points and 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per contest. Armando Bacot leads the Tar Heels in scoring with 15.9 points per game. He also averages a double double with 12.3 rebounds.

Brady Manek also makes an impact for the Tar Heels on offense and the glass. He averages 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

R.J. Davis also has a solid season going for the Tar Heels with 13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a steal per game.

The Tar Heels come into Saturday’s game at 8-2 in their last 10 contests. That includes a 70-63 win over Louisville on Monday, February 21. Manek led the way with 17 points.

Things haven’t gone as well of late for N.C. State. The Wolfpack went through a six-game losing streak before snapping it with a 76-61 win at Georgia Tech on Feb. 15. N.C. State couldn’t start a winning streak afterward with a 69-61 loss to Boston College on Feb. 23.

Dereon Seaborn leads the Wolfpack with 18 points per game, and he averages 8.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals. Terquavion Smith posts 15.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, two assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Jericole Hellems averages 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.