The top two teams in college basketball face off when the Gonzaga Bulldogs (3-0) take on the No. 2 Baylor Bears (3-0) Saturday.
The game starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Gonzaga vs Baylor online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of CBS on the Prime CBS All-Access channel. You can try both Amazon Prime and the CBS Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Amazon Prime CBS All-Access Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime CBS All-Access Channel, you can watch Gonzaga vs Baylor live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Gonzaga vs Baylor live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, 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 also comes with 30 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.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Gonzaga vs Baylor live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
CBS All-Access
This is ultimately the same as Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on CBS’ digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch a live stream of your local CBS channel via CBS All-Access, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for CBS All-Access, you can watch Gonzaga vs Baylor live on the CBS app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the CBS All Access website.
Gonzaga vs Baylor Preview
The Zags are coming off a close game against the then-ranked No. 11 West Virginia Mountaineers. Gonzaga got off to a slow start, falling behind 39-34 at the half, but it managed to get it together in the second half. Guard Joël Ayayi was one of four Gonzaga players scoring in double figures, leading the way with 21 points and seven boards. Corey Kispert, the team’s leading scorer, added 19 points, while forward Drew Timme chipped in 17.
Drama heightened for the Bulldogs when freshman Jalen Suggs left the game after injuring his ankle in the first half. The Zags looked sluggish in his absence, and when he returned in the second half, it made a noticeable difference.
“I didn’t want him to play, but he was pretty convincing,” Zags head coach Mark Few said after the win. “He just tweaked his ankle a little bit. Once the trainers told me that’s what it was, he’s a pretty ferocious competitor. So he convinced me that he could be a factor. He was limping around on the first up-and-down. I told him if he keeps limping, I was gonna pull him out. And he quit limping, so I left him in there. He made some really nice winning plays for us.”
The Mountaineers were the second top 15 team Gonzaga has faced and beaten so far this season. They’ll now face their toughest test against a Baylor group that is coming off an impressive win over a tough No. 5 Illinois team.
The Bears had four players hit double figures in the victory, with guard Adam Flagler leading the team with 18 points. Jared Butler (12 points), MaCio Teague (11 points) and Davion Mitchell (15 points) all played well, with Mitchell hitting four of five from downtown. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua also added nine points and nine boards off the bench.
“That’s one blessing we have is depth on the team,” Baylor head coach Scott Drew said. “When you have depth, you have multiple guys who can step up. That’s when you know you have a good team because everyone’s not always going to have their A games.”
The Bears enter this game averaging 93.3 points on offense while allowing 67.6 on the other side of the ball. The Bulldogs are scoring 93.0 points a game, and they’re giving up 79.6 against the likes of Kansas and WVU, so this one will likely come down to defense.
Per Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, Saturday’s game between these two teams “will be the 43rd meeting in history between the top two teams in the AP Top 25; the poll dates back to 1948. No. 1-ranked teams hold a 22-20 advantage. There have been blowouts, but these games historically tend to be close.”
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