UConn and Iona meet in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament on Friday, March 17. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

Iona coach Rick Pitino has been linked to several open high-major jobs, including some in the Big East.

HIs 13th-seeded Gaels will play on in the first round, against No. 4 seed UConn.

Pitino led the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons after closing the season with 14 straight wins and a Metro Atlantic Conference Tournament championship.

The Huskies, led by Dan Hurley, are in the NCAA Tournament for three straight seasons for the first time since going to five straight from 2002-06.

Walter Clayton Jr. is scoring 16.9 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Gaels. Daniss Jenkins is averaging 16.4 points and 5.2 assists over the last 10 games for Iona.

Adama Sanogo is averaging 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Huskies. Jordan Hawkins is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UConn.

When is UConn-Iona?

UConn and Iona play in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET) on Friday, March 17.

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?

Iona and UConn will be broadcast on TBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.