How to watch Auburn vs. Yale basketball without cable

Watch the Tigers take on the Bulldogs in a men’s college basketball tournament showdown.
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Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team shoots while defended by Alex Condon #21 of the Florida Gators in the championship game of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team shoots while defended by Alex Condon #21 of the Florida Gators in the championship game of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Wondering how to watch the college basketball tournament? Here are your best options:

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The Auburn and Yale men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington, on Friday, March 22. The game is scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. CT. 

No. 4 seed Auburn enters the matchup 27-7 overall. Most recently, Auburn defeated the Florida Gators 86-67 on Sunday in the SEC Tournament championship game. Johni Broome leads Auburn in scoring this season with 16.2 points per game and rebounds at 8.4 rebounds per contest. 

No. 13-seeded Yale comes into the contest 22-9 overall. On Sunday, Yale beat Brown 62-61 in the Ivy League Tournament championship game. For the season, Danny Wolf leads Yale in scoring with 14.3 points per game and with 9.8 rebounds per game.


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Bruce Pearl is the Auburn men’s basketball head coach. James Jones is the Yale men’s basketball head coach. 

Auburn vs. Yale basketball game time, network

The Auburn vs. Yale men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TNT at 4:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. CT on Friday, March 22. TNT broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst), Robbie Hummel (analyst), and Lauren Shehadi (reporter). 

Whatever team wins this game advances to face No. 5 seed San Diego State or No. 12 seed UAB on Sunday, March 24 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.  

If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms like Sling TV and Max offer a viewing experience that caters to the demand for convenience and quality in sports broadcasting.

Best streaming services for the Yale vs. Auburn basketball game 

So you’re eager to witness the Yale vs. Auburn men’s basketball game, here are your best streaming options. 

Most affordable: Sling TV

If you want to watch just the Auburn vs. Yale game on TNT via Sling TV, you’ll need either 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.

TNT 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, TBS, and TruTV. 

Most affordable: Max

This March, Max is making its grand entrance into men’s college basketball streaming. With three distinct streaming tiers, Max adds the B/R Sports Add-On to each package for free.

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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