No. 2 seed Iowa State faces No. 15 seed South Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament’s first round Thursday, March 21. The game will be live streamed on Sling (half off first month) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

T.J. Otzelberger was sitting around CHI Health Center on Wednesday, just before leading Iowa State onto the court for its open practice ahead of the NCAA Tournament, still marveling at the way its fan base showed out last weekend.

Buoyed by Cyclones fans filling to the rafters, they romped past then-No. 1 Houston to win the Big 12 Tournament title.

Expect the same sort of home-court advantage for the No. 2 seed Cyclones this week. Instead of the 230-mile trek south of the Iowa State campus in Ames to reach Kansas City, those thousands of red- and yellow-clad fans have a mere 170 miles to drive to reach Omaha for their first-round game against No. 15 seed South Dakota State on Thursday.

The winner will play No. 7 seed Washington State or 10th-seeded Drake, which also is located just down I-80 in Des Moines.

When is Iowa St.-South Dakota St.?

Iowa State and South Dakota State play at 6:35 p.m. (7:35 p.m. ET) on Thursday, March 21.

Will game be live streamed?

Sling

Sling Orange is $40 a month (half off the first month) and offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $69.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $84.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $114.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $159.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

Will game be televised?

Iowa State and South Dakota State will be televised on truTV.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.