How to watch Arizona vs. Long Beach State basketball without cable

Watch the Wildcats take on the Beach in a men’s college basketball tournament showdown.
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Caleb Love #2 of the Arizona Wildcats handles the ball against the USC Trojans in the first half of a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 Conference basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 14, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wildcats defeated the Trojans 70-49.
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Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:

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The Arizona Wildcats and Long Beach State men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 21. The game is scheduled to start at noon MT/11 a.m. PT. 

No. 2 seed Arizona enters the matchup 25-8 overall. Most recently, Oregon beat U of A 67-59 on Friday in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. Caleb Love leads the Arizona Wildcats in scoring this season with 18.1 points per game. 

The No. 15-seeded Long Beach State comes into the contest 21-14 overall. On Saturday, Long Beach State defeated UC Davis 74-70 to win the Big West Conference Tournament championship game. For the season, Marcus Tsohonis leads Long Beach State in scoring with 17.8 points per game, and Lassina Traore is the team’s top rebounder with 10.4 rebounds per game.


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Tommy Lloyd is the Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball head coach. Dan Monson is the Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach. 

U of A vs. Long Beach State basketball game time, network

The Arizona Wildcats vs. Long Beach State men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS at noon MT/11 a.m. PT on Thursday, March 21. TBS broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Brendan Haywood (analyst), and Dana Jacobson (reporter). 

Whatever team wins this game advances to face either No. 7 seed Dayton or No. 10 seed Nevada on Saturday, March 23 in Salt Lake City. 

If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms such as Sling and Max offer alternatives for enjoying the game.

Best streaming services for the Long Beach State vs. Arizona basketball game 

So you’ve cut the cord but you’re looking to catch Thursday's showdown between Long Beach State vs. Arizona men’s basketball, here are the top options to stream the game and ensure you don’t miss the action.  

Most affordable: Sling TV

If you want to watch the Arizona Wildcats vs. Long Beach State game on TBS via Sling TV, you’ll need the Orange Plan or the Blue Plan. Both the Orange and Blue plans start at $15 for the first month and then increase to $40 per month subsequently, and they both also come with 50 hours of free DVR storage.

TBS is one of 26 channels included on both the Orange and Blue plans. There are six channels exclusive to the Orange Plan, including ESPN and ESPN2. There are 14 channels exclusive to the Blue Plan, and those include FS1, NFL Network, and TruTV. Another difference between the Orange and Blue plans is that you can only stream on one device with the Orange Plan, and the Blue Plan allows streaming on three devices at once.

In higher-priced plans, Sling TV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, TNT, and TruTV. 

Most affordable: Max

Max is streaming men’s college basketball for the first time this March. There are three tiers of Max, and they all include the B/R Sports Add-On currently at no extra cost. 

The cheapest package is Max With Ads, which is $9.99 per month. It allows streaming on two devices. You can save 42% by paying for one year upfront at $69.99. 

The second package is Max Ad-Free, and that is $15.99 per month. If you’re mainly getting Max for sports, there isn’t much difference between Max With Ads and Max Ad-Free since sports will still include ads. If you pay one year upfront, you save 45% on Max Ad-Free at $104.99. 

Max Ultimate Ad-Free is the third package, and it is $19.99 per month. It also upgrades to allow streaming on four devices at once. Plus, it has 4K Ultra HD capability. The one-year price for Max Ultimate Ad-Free is $139.99. 

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