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March Madness 2023: How to livestream Xavier vs. Texas for free

Which team will stamp their tickets from the Sweet 16 to the Elite Eight? Check out this battle between Xavier and Texas.
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With one night of the Sweet 16 in the books, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament completes the rest of the Elite Eight on Friday. 

Here’s how you can check out Friday’s battle between third-seeded Xavier and second-seeded Texas.

How to stream Xavier vs. Texas in NCAA March Madness

Time: 9:45 p.m.

Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City

Quick hit: Xavier is here thanks to an 84-73 win over Pittsburgh, thanks to Jack Nunge’s 18-point performance. The Musketeers (27-9) edged Kennesaw State 72-67 in the first round. Texas, behind a huge 28-point, 10-rebound game by Dylan Disu, knocked off Penn State 71-66. The Longhorns (28-8) took care of Colgate 81-61 in the first round.

Which channel: CBS

Where to stream: CBS Sports (online), Paramount+,(Opens in a new tab) NCAA March Madness app, Sling TV(Opens in a new tab), YouTubeTV(Opens in a new tab)

Where to listen: SiriusXM (Opens in a new tab)(Channel 202); Westwood One skill on Alexa(Opens in a new tab); WestwoodOne.com(Opens in a new tab)

Sling has half off the first month

Sling TV(Opens in a new tab) is currently offering a deal for half off the first month as March Madness begins. Users can get the service for half-price for the first month. For example, most of the channels for the tournament, including TNT, TBS and TruTV, are on Sling’s Orange tier. Normally that tier is $40 a month, but in March, it’d be $20 for new customers.

To get CBS without an antenna, you can also sign up for Paramount+(Opens in a new tab), which currently offers a seven-day free trial.

NCAA March Madness Live app: Where to use it, features

The NCAA March Madness Live app is available on several devices, which we list below.

In addition to being able to watch whichever game you want, you can also take advantage of a new feature and watch up to four games simultaneously. 

However, users will have to be signed up to an existing cable-TV service to use the March Madness app, though you do get a three-hour window to try the app out.

Here’s the list of devices to which you can download NCAA March Madness Live: 

  • Roku TV (and Roku boxes)

  • Apple TV, iPhone, iPad

  • Xbox

  • Google TV

  • LG Smart TV

  • Amazon Fire TV (and Fire devices; you can also use an Alexa skill(Opens in a new tab) to expand your March Madness pleasure)

  • Android phones and tables

  • Android TV

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