Wondering how to watch college basketball this season? Here are your best options:
The Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, on Saturday, Feb. 24. The game is scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. CT.
Illinois, ranked No. 12 in The Associated Press poll, comes into the matchup 19-7 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten. Most recently, Penn State beat Illinois 90-89 on Wednesday. In the loss, Terrence Shannon Jr. led Illinois with 35 points and 11 rebounds.
Iowa enters the contest 16-11 overall and 8-8 in the Big Ten. On Tuesday, Iowa defeated Michigan State 78-71. Payton Sandfort led Iowa with 22 points and six rebounds vs. MSU.
Brad Underwood is the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball head coach. Fran McCaffery is the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball head coach.
Illinois vs. Iowa basketball game time and network
The Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast by Big Ten Network at 1:15 p.m. CT on Saturday, Feb. 24. BTN broadcasters are scheduled to be Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst).
But if you don’t have cable or satellite TV, here are some options to watch the game via online live stream. Those options include FuboTV and Sling.
Best streaming services for Iowa vs. Illinois basketball
To watch college basketball without cable or satellite TV, you’ll need to choose a streaming service, and to see the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball game on Big Ten Network, here are your best streaming options.
Most affordable: Sling TV
To get the Big Ten Network for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes basketball game requires Sling TV’s Sports Extra package and the Sling Blue plan. The Sling Blue plan provides 40 live TV channels. The Blue package is $20 for the first month and $40/month for subsequent months. The Sports Extra package is an extra $11/month for 20 additional channels.
So at $31 for the first month and $51 for subsequent months, you can watch the Big Ten Network through Sling TV.
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 and SEC Network.
Best for single game: FuboTV
FuboTV offers a seven-day free trial period. It also offers more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once.
College basketball fans can get most of the channels they need through FuboTV’s Pro tier, which is $79.99 per month. Big Ten Network is included in the Pro tier for aspiring Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball viewers.
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.