Tennessee-Louisiana live stream (3/16): How to watch March Madness online, TV, time

Tennessee-Louisiana live stream (3/16): How to watch March Madness online, TV, time

Fourth-seeded Tennessee (23-10) faces No. 13 seed Louisiana-Lafayette (26-7) in Orlando for a first-round East Regional NCAA tournament game on Thursday, March 16. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

The Volunteers struggled down the stretch, especially after losing point guard Zakai Zeigler to a torn ACL in the opening minutes of a win over Arkansas in the final week of regular season. They’ve won nine of 10 previous matchups with the Ragin’ Cajuns, with Louisiana’s lone victory coming in 1985.

Tennessee began the season with high expectations. The Vols are one of two teams in the NCAA field of 68 that has multiple victories over No. 1 seeds. In addition to beating Alabama and Kansas, they also defeated No. 2 seed Texas in January.

After losing two of three entering the tournament, Thursday night is an opportunity for a fresh start.

When is Tennessee vs. Louisiana?

Tennessee and Louisiana play in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 8:40 p.m. (9:40 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,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?

Tennessee and Louisiana will be broadcast on CBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.