No. 1 overall seed Alabama takes the floor Thursday, March 16, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Birmingham. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

For a Crimson Tide team that’s been an easy target for opposing fans over the past two months, playing less than an hour from campus is no small matter. It means most of the taunts will be replaced by cheers in Birmingham, Alabama, especially for All-America freshman Brandon Miller.

It will be an overwhelmingly crimson and white crowd at Thursday’s game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, (24-10) which advanced with a 75-71 win over Southeast Missouri State in a play-in game for its first NCAA Tournament win.

When is Alabama vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi?

Alabama and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi plays in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 1:45 p.m. (2:45 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?

Alabama and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will be broadcast on CBS.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.