The Kentucky Wildcats and the Providence Friars meet in the Greensboro Coliseum in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday, March 17. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

John Calipari’s Wildcats fell 80-73 last week to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament, despite Oscar Tshiebwe’s 19 points and 15 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Providence lost to the Connecticut Huskies last Thursday, falling 73-66.

Cason Wallace is averaging 11.6 points, 4.2 assists and two steals for the Wildcats. Antonio Reeves is averaging 16.7 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 42.9% over the past 10 games for Kentucky.

Bryce Hopkins is averaging 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Friars. Noah Locke is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Providence.

When is Kentucky-Providence?

Kentucky and Providence play in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 5:50 p.m. (6:50 p.m. ET) on Friday, March 17.

Streaming options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere”package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

What TV channel is game on?

Kentucky and Providence will be broadcast on CBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.