The Auburn-Iowa matchup in the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 16 will feature two different brands of basketball on the court — and a similarly intense style of coaching on the sideline. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

The Tigers’ Bruce Pearl was asked about a CBSSports.com story highlighting the matchup as especially intriguing “if you’re into seeing coaches act like children.” The article also predicted the over/under on technical fouls called on Pearl and Iowa’s Fran McCaffery “at a cautious 1.5.”

Pearl smiled at the assessment, but took the under.

“I’ve got a couple of grandkids, and I love their energy and I love their passion and every now and then they throw a fit,” he said. “You still love them, right? I think it’s one of the best matchups because of the quality of the teams and how competitive the game could be. Fran wears it on his sleeve also, but we respect the game.”

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.

When is Auburn-Iowa?

Auburn and Iowa play 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.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.