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After winning Big 12 Tournament, Texas returns to Kansas City for Sweet 16

Kansas City has been kind to the Longhorns in basketball this year.

A week ago, Texas won the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. The Longhorns return for the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

If the conference tournament was any indication, Texas feels comfortable in the T-Mobile Center. Texas head coach Rodney Terry and company rode momentum to the program’s second ever Big 12 Tournament title. The team will look to rekindle the offensive fire it started a week ago when it faces the No. 3 Xavier Musketeers its next game.

What must happen for Texas is clear. Terry’s squad must get back to normal at the three-point line. The Longhorns shot just over 7% going 1-for-13 from behind the arc. It’s fair to assume that kind of performance from three will not be good enough to advance moving forward.

The pendulum swung negatively for Texas guard Sir’Jabari Rice who followed a 7-for-10 output from long range to go 1-for-6 against Penn State. He could be key for Texas guards getting back to form in the next game.

Perspective on No. 2 Texas’ huge win over No. 10 Penn State

We look at what a trip to the Sweet 16 means for the program and Rodney Terry.

The Texas Longhorns advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008. On the surface, Texas defeated a bad basketball program historically and a mere No. 10 seed. In reality, the win gives the program a monumental boost in perception and internal confidence.

The Penn State Nittany Lions entered the game as one of the better three-point shooting teams in the country. The team shot especially well against the Texas A&M Aggies two days earlier. Thanks to some luck and what was at times an excellent defensive performance by the Longhorns, Penn State went cold from the three-point line.

On average, Penn State connected on just over 10 three-point baskets per game. Against Texas, the Nittany Lions made just 8 of 28 from long range. Albeit, the Longhorns shot a much worse 1-for-13 from behind the arc.

Let’s look at what Texas accomplished by pulling out an improbable win.

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The key for No. 2 Texas against No. 10 Penn State

Texas can’t let Andrew Funk touch the basketball.

Ignore their seeding. The Penn State Nittany Lions are one of the more dangerous teams in the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “The key for No. 2 Texas against No. 10 Penn State”

Texas forward Timmy Allen discusses team-first mentality

Texas basketball players don’t care who gets the credit as they move toward their goals.

It’s all about the team for Texas basketball players heading into the NCAA Tournament. These Longhorns aren’t concerned so much with who makes the game-deciding play as they are that the team wins.

Texas forward Timmy Allen said as much in his media availability ahead of the NCAA Tournament.

It’s just amazing to watch them… the camaraderie we have, the selflessness and how we’re not worried about who gets it done. It’s just about getting it done.

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Allen’s team-first mentality is apparent to anyone who saw the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. Multiple times the camera panned to Allen rooting on his team to a Big 12 Tournament Championship. Now he’ll get to make an impact on the court.

What makes Texas so dangerous is its ability to make baskets through multiple avenues. Dylan Disu has seemingly been automatic at times in mid-range baskets. Sir’Jabari Rice has been the Longhorns most reliable three-point shooter in awhile. Allen and Marcus Carr add in baskets in their own variety of ways.

Texas will lean on its four-headed monster for baskets as it makes a push for a deep tournament run.

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How to watch NCAA March Madness — with or without cable, streaming options, and schedules

Check out all your streaming options to catch NCAA March Madness on Thursday through Sunday and don’t miss a game.

March Madness is here, and it’s time to start thinking about how to watch all of the NCAA tournament games. With so many games taking place over the next two weeks, it’s essential to have a plan in place to catch all of the action. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to watch the games, regardless of whether you have cable or have cut the cord.

How do I watch the NCAA Tournament with cable?

For those with cable, you can watch every game of the tournament on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV. All you need to do is check your local listings to find out which channel the game is on. Additionally, you can stream the games online through the CBS Sports website or app, which is available on most devices, including smartphones, tablets, and streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV.

How do I watch the NCAA Tournament without cable?

Most streaming services now offer access to live TV, which means you can watch the games on the same channels as cable subscribers. The most popular streaming services that offer live TV include Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+, and FuboTV. All of these services offer free trials, so you can sign up and watch the games for free if you’re a new subscriber.

Men’s NCAA 2023 Tournament schedule:

  • First Round: March 16-17 at 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
  • Second Round: March 18-19 at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV
  • Sweet 16: March 23-24 at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS and TBS
  • Elite Eight: March 25 at 6:09 p.m. ET and March 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET on CBS and TBS
  • Final Four: April 1 at 6:09 p.m. ET on CBS
  • NCAA Championship Game: April 3 at 9:20 p.m. ET on CBS

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Watch March Madness on Hulu plus Live TV

If you want access to all March Madness games regardless of where they air, then a subscription to Hulu Plus Live TV is a good choice. It offers TBS, TNT, truTV, and all the ESPN channels, as well as your local CBS and ABC affiliates. It costs $70 a month but that includes access to both Disney+ and ESPN+, which makes it more of a deal. Unfortunately, Hulu plus Live TV no longer offers free trials.

Watch March Madness on FuboTV

While fuboTV is usually recommended for streaming sports, it’s not the best choice for watching March Madness, as it doesn’t offer TBS, TNT, or truTV. Its Pro plan, which starts at $75 a month, does offer CBS and ESPN but that’s about it. If you want to watch ESPNews and ESPNU, that will cost $10 extra, bringing it up to $85 a month.

Watch March Madness on Paramount+

If you’re primarily interested in the NCAA men’s tournament and you don’t care about watching all the games, then a Paramount+ subscription might be worth considering. Only the CBS games will be available on this service. That said, it’s a lot more affordable than the other options. An ad-supported tier starts at $5 per month while an ad-free Premium tier is priced at $10 per month. It also has a seven-day free trial period for new subscribers.

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Texas basketball HC Rodney Terry and players discuss No. 15 Colgate

Rodney Terry and Texas players speak ahead of the Colgate game.

If you thought the Texas basketball program would take Colgate lightly, you could be mistaken. Texas head coach Rodney Terry and his team discussed the importance of the matchup and the task ahead of them.

Rodney Terry had the following to say ahead of Thursday’s bout in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

I don’t think of Colgate as an underdog. Colgate can play with anybody in this tournament . . . Any time you score 80 (points per game), you can beat anybody in the country on any given day.

The team appears to understand it will likely face an atmosphere similar to the one it faced in Kansas City for the Big 12 Tournament title against Kansas. Veteran forward Brock Cunningham imparted his own wisdom from the team’s 2021 early exit against Abilene Christian and it’s 2022 game against Virginia Tech.

“They will root for the under-seed.” Cunningham added, “especially when Texas is that top seed.”

Rodney Terry echoed the sentiment sharing, “I think our guys understand when they signed up to play at Texas that they were gonna get everybody’s best game.”

We will see if those are merely words or if Texas is that prepared.

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Five reasons Texas HC Rodney Terry will be assessed on March success

We look at why we’ll assess Terry’s coaching job on what he does in the NCAA Tournament.

We’re a day away from Texas head coach Rodney Terry’s biggest slate of games. For the Longhorns’ acting head coach, the task is simple and straightforward: Get to the second weekend.

Terry and the Texas Longhorns (26-8) face the Colgate Raiders (26-8) in what could be a sharp-shooting contest from the outside. To date, the game is the most important event of the season for the 2022-23 squad.

Everything the team has done to this point is important. Taking care of business in high profile games and in the conference tournament sets the Longhorns up for a manageable tournament path. That said, the team needs to capitalize or there will likely be changes.

If Terry and company beat Colgate and the winner of Texas A&M/Penn State, the administration can’t ignore what the coaching staff has accomplished. If they can’t make it out of the weekend, the athletic department might reconsider who leads the team.

Here are a few reasons why we’ll judge Terry’s coaching job on what he does in the NCAA Tournament.

Full Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule: Saturday, March 18

Every game, every tip time, every location, every network, every announcing crew — it’s all here. #NCAAW #MarchMadness

The Women’s NCAA Tournament has 16 first-round games on Friday, March 17, and then 16 more games on Saturday, March 18. The USC Trojans are making their first appearance in the Women’s NCAA Tournament since 2014, snapping a nine-year drought and immediately restoring a measure of the program’s stature. Women’s basketball is once again a sport which is catching fire at USC. The Women of Troy are likely to become even bigger and better in the future with No. 1 recruit Juju Watkins coming into the program next season.

With the Men’s NCAA Tournament moving into the Round of 32 on Saturday, you will be able to watch eight men’s games that day. You can watch 16 women’s games on Saturday, so if one of the men’s games is a blowout, you can change the channel and find a competitive women’s game.

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Below, we have all the games for Saturday at the Women’s NCAA Tournament, plus the locations, TV networks, and announcers. The games are listed in chronological order, starting with the earliest tip time and going until the latest start time on Saturday:

Full Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule: Friday, March 17

We have all 16 Friday #NCAAW games and much more: all the tip times, TV networks, and announcers. 13 hours of hoops!

USC plays in the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 17. The Trojans will play in one of the 16 first-round games that day, part of a jam-packed day of college basketball on which the USC men will also play.

Fortunately for USC basketball fans, the men’s and women’s games will be far apart on the Friday slate. They won’t overlap at all. The men play the first game on Friday morning in Los Angeles, while the women play during the evening rush hour in L.A.

USC’s women’s and men’s basketball programs are in the NCAA Tournament in the same year for the first time since 1997. It’s a very special time to be a USC basketball fan, and the women’s tournament — which has grown in visibility on television in recent years — can be found on the ESPN family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, and (on the weekends) ABC.

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Find out how to watch each Women’s NCAA Tournament game on Friday, with USC being at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific. Games are listed in the order in which they start, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern and continuing for the next 13 hours on March 17. We have the tip times, the locations, the networks, and the game announcers for you below:

CBS analysts Jay Wright and Seth Davis predict Texas to Final Four

Legendary head coach Jay Wright predicts Texas to make Final Four.

The No. 2 seeded Texas Longhorns have a strong chance to make the Final Four. That is, if CBS hoops analysts Seth Davis and Jay Wright are to be believed. Both Davis and Wright see Texas reaching the national semifinal for the first time since 2003.

Both college basketball experts shared a Final Four that included Alabama, Marquette, Texas and Kansas.

Davis said the following about Texas going up against No. 1 seeded Houston.

First of all, Houston has the Sasser injury. But Houston likes to out-physical teams. Texas can play that way. I think that’s a comfortable matchup. I’ll take the Longhorns.

Jay Wright followed Davis’ bracket stating that he had Texas winning the Midwest Region. Wright is familiar with what it takes to reach the Final Four after guiding Villanova to national title victories in 2016 and 2018.

The hype is there for Texas head coach Rodney Terry and company. The biggest hurdle will be getting past a daunting first weekend. Should the Longhorns emerge from their bracket with Texas A&M, Penn State and Colgate they could be in store for a memorable March.

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