Maryland-West Virginia live stream (3/16): How to watch NCAA tournament online, TV, time
The NCAA tournament’s first round starts Thursday, March 16, with No. 8 seed Maryland facing off with No. 9 West Virginia. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).
West Virginia is coming off a 78-61 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. Meanwhile, Maryland came up short against the Indiana Hoosiers last Friday, falling 70-60.
Jahmir Young is averaging 16.1 points and 3.2 assists for the Terrapins. Julian Reese is averaging 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds while shooting 58.5% over the past 10 games for Maryland.
Erik Stevenson is averaging 15.5 points for the Mountaineers. Kedrian Johnson is averaging 13.7 points, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals over the last 10 games for West Virginia.
When is Maryland-West Virginia?
Maryland and West Virginia kicks off the first round of the NCAA tournament at 11:15 a.m. (12:15 p.m. ET)
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?
Maryland and West Virginia will be broadcast on CBS.
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.