The Auburn Tigers face off with Iowa in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 16. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

The Auburn-Iowa matchup will feature two different brands of basketball on the court — and a similarly intense style of coaching on the sideline.

The Tigers (20-12) rank fifth nationally in holding opponents to 28.8% in 3-point shooting. The Hawkeyes (19-13) are averaging 80.2 points per game, 18th-best.

Connor McCaffery is averaging 6.5 points and 3.7 assists for the Hawkeyes. Kris Murray is averaging 20.4 points and 7.9 rebounds over the last 10 games for Iowa.

Wendell Green Jr. averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 29.5% from beyond the arc. Johni Broome is averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks over the past 10 games for Auburn.

When is Auburn-Iowa?

Auburn and Iowa plays in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 5:50 p.m. (6:50 p.m. ET)

Streaming options

SlingTV

SlingTV is one of the cheaper live streaming services. It offers three different channel packages for its users: Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange + Blue.

Sling Blue, which is offering half off the $40 a month for the first month, streams TruTV.

What TV channel is game on?

Auburn and Iowa will be broadcast on TNT.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.