Michigan State and Kansas State kick off the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 23. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

Michigan State’s Tyson Walker and Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell – both New Yorkers – will renew their acquaintance in the Sweet 16 when the seventh-seeded Spartans (21-12) face the third-seeded Wildcats (25-9) on Thursday night.

The 5-foot-8 Nowell became one of the breakout stars of this NCAA Tournament when he went off for 27 points in a second-round victory against Kentucky.

Nowell, whose Twitter handle is @MrNewYorkCityy and is @mr.newyorkcity on Instagram, grew up in Harlem, attended high school in the Bronx and went to college at Arkansas Little-Rock before transferring to Manhattan — Kansas, that is.

Like Nowell, Walker started his college career at a mid-major (Northeastern) and transferred after two seasons to Michigan State in 2021.

Nowell is one of four Kansas State players from the New York area, along with Tykei Greene, Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Ismael Massoud. None has ever played at The Garden, only dreamed about it.

When is Michigan State-Kansas State?

Kansas State and Michigan State face off in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. ET) on Thursday, March 23.

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?

Michigan State and Kansas State will be broadcast on TBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.