How to watch FAU vs. Northwestern basketball without cable

Watch the Owls take on the Wildcats in a men’s college basketball tournament showdown.
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Boo Buie #0 of the Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball team celebrates his three-point basket against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half at Target Center in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 15, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Boo Buie #0 of the Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball team celebrates his three-point basket against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half at Target Center in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 15, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credit: David Berding/Getty Images

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

Most affordable
Paramount+ with Showtime
7-day free trial, then $11.99/month
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Most channels
FuboTV Pro plan
7-day free trial, then $59.99 for the first month (Save $20)
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The FAU and Northwestern men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, March 22. The game is scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. CT. 

No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic enters the matchup 25-8 overall. Most recently, Temple beat FAU 74-73 on Saturday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Johnell Davis is the FAU leading scorer this season with 18.2 points per game. 

No. 9-seeded Northwestern comes into the contest 21-11 overall. On March 15, Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 70-61 in the Big Ten Conference Tournament. This season, Boo Buie leads Northwestern in scoring with 19.2 points per game.


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Dusty May is the FAU men’s basketball head coach. Chris Collins is the Northwestern men’s basketball head coach. 

FAU vs. Northwestern basketball game time, network

The Florida Atlantic vs. Northwestern men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on CBS at 12:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. CT on Friday, March 22. CBS broadcasters are scheduled to be Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst), and Tracy Wolfson (reporter). 

Whatever team wins this game advances to face the winner of No. 1 seed UConn vs. No. 16 seed Stetson on Sunday, March 24 in Brooklyn, New York.   

Cable and satellite TV are no longer necessary for enjoying live sports. Consider live streaming options to watch Friday’s game via services like Paramount+ and FuboTV.

Best streaming services for the Northwestern vs. FAU basketball game

Watching college basketball requires a streaming service if you don’t have cable or satellite TV. For the Northwestern vs. Florida Atlantic men’s basketball game on Friday, here are your top streaming options.

Most affordable: Paramount+

Credit: Paramount+
7-day free trial, then $11.99/month

If you want to watch just CBS or just the FAU vs. Northwestern men’s basketball game, Paramount+ offers a solution.

New subscribers to Paramount+ get a seven-day free trial. Then for the Paramount+ plan that includes live streaming CBS, you need the Paramount+ with Showtime tier, which is $11.99/month. If you choose the annual plan, it is $119.99 for a year, saving about $1.99/month. 

For students, Paramount+ will give you a 25% discount.

Most channels: FuboTV

$59.99
$79.99 Save $20.00
7-day free trial, then $59.99 for first month

With FuboTV, new subscribers can enjoy a seven-day free trial and more than 250 live TV channels, along with the ability to simultaneously stream on 10 devices. College sports fans who want access to CBS for matchups such as the FAU vs. Northwestern men’s basketball game will want the FuboTV Pro tier, which is $59.99 for the first month and then has a rate of $79.99 per month. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, Fox, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NBCSN, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network. 

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