Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Southeastern Louisiana: TV, stream, broadcast details for Friday

The Iowa Hawkeyes host the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions this afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here’s how to watch.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Iowa captured back-to-back Big Ten Tournament championships by dismantling Ohio State, 105-72.

Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes were magical, racing away from the Buckeyes in front of a rowdy Iowa traveling party inside the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Clark tracked down her fourth triple-double of the season, pouring in 30 points, dishing out 17 assists and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the rout.

Monika Czinano had a big day as well, scoring 26 points and reeling in seven rebounds. Kate Martin also added 13 points in Iowa’s conference title victory.

While Iowa (26-6, 15-3 Big Ten) was perceived as one of the top teams in the running for a No. 1 seed, the Hawkeyes instead were awarded a No. 2 seed in the Seattle 4 Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Stanford earned the final No. 1 seed and the Hawkeyes will be on a collision course if the bracket goes according to plan.

It all starts this afternoon against No. 15 seed Southeastern Louisiana (21-9, 14-4 Southland Conference). The Lions enter the tournament after rallying back to top Lamar in the Southland Conference championship game, 66-57.

The Lions’ Taylor Bell scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half as Southeastern Louisiana outscored Lamar, 39-21, after halftime.

After a terrific regular season and championship run throughout the Big Ten Tournament, Iowa earns the right to open the NCAA Tournament inside its home arena. It’s the second year in a row that the Hawkeyes have begun the tournament inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Naturally, it didn’t take long for Hawkeye fans to scoop up tickets and turn this postseason affair into a sellout. In fact, it took just 53 minutes after tickets went on sell for the contest to become a sellout.

It should be a splendid environment for Iowa this afternoon. Here’s how Hawkeye fans can watch, stream and listen to this afternoon’s game against Southeastern Louisiana.