On Saturday, March 18, the Midwest Region matchup in the second round of the NCAA tournament between Texas and Penn State – two gridiron giants – will be on the hardcourt for the first meeting in men’s basketball. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

It just may present one of the most intriguing — and meaningful — second round games.

The teams are coming off sharp debuts in Des Moines, particularly on defense and from the 3-point line. Both programs, in their own way, would experience a sense of satisfaction from reaching the second weekend of the tournament.

Penn State (23-13) took a big step forward in Micah Shrewsberry’s second season, reaching the Big Ten Tournament championship game and posting the first NCAA Tournament win in 20 years by disposing of Texas A&M on Thursday night.

Texas (27-8) has also been playing for a greater purpose, in a quest to get the interim tag removed from Rodney Terry’s title after he replaced Chris Beard in a tumultuous start to this season. The Longhorns matched their season high with 13 made 3-pointers in their win over Colgate, shutting down the nation’s best outside shooting team and giving Terry his first career NCAA Tournament victory.

The Longhorns have not advanced past the second round since 2008. Their last trip to the Final Four was in 2003, when Terry was an assistant coach.

The Nittany Lions have had far less success as a program, with just five NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 58 years. Their 2019-20 team would have made it had the pandemic not canceled the tournament that year — another source of motivation for this group. Myles Dread and Seth Lundy — two of their top five scorers this season — have stuck around since then.

When is Texas-Penn State?

Texas and Penn State play in the second round of the NCAA tournament at 6:45 p.m. (7:45 p.m. ET) on Saturday, March 18.

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?

Texas and Penn State will be broadcast on CBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.