March Madness: How to watch the Houston vs. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville State game today
It's Cougars vs. Cougars during the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament this week: the No. 1 Houston Cougars will play the No. 16 seeded Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars this Thursday afternoon in Wichita. SIU-Edwardsville enter the tournament as Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions. Houston, one of the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament, enter as Big 12 Conference champions, a title they earned by defeating Arizona last weekend. The winner of this game will face either Gonzaga or Georgia in the second round on Saturday, March 22. Here's what you need to know about how to tune in when Houston plays SIU-Edwardsville on Thursday.
How to watch the Houston vs. SIU-Edwardsville game:
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, KS
TV channel: TBS
Streaming: Max, Sling, Hulu with Live TV and more
Where to watch the Houston vs. SIU-Edwardsville game:
You can tune into Houston vs. SIU-Edwardsville on TBS, which is available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu with Live TV. The game will also be streaming on Max.
2025 March Madness men's First Round Schedule:
Thursday, March 20
No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 9 Creighton, 12:15 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 High Point, 12:40 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Montana, 1:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville, 2 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Saint Francis/Alabama St., 2:50 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 McNeese, 3:15 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 VCU, 4:05 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Georgia, 4:35 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Wofford, 6:50 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas, 7:10 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Yale, 7:25 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 6 Missouri vs. No. 11 Drake, 7:35 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 Utah State, 9:25 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 2 St. John's vs. No. 15 Omaha, 9:45 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 12 UC San Diego, 10 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 UNC Wilmington, 10:10 p.m. (truTV, Max)
Friday, March 21
No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Baylor, 12:15 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 12 Colorado State, 2 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary's/American, 2:50 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 7 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 North Carolina/San Diego State, 4:05 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 16 Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy, 7:10 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Akron, 7:35 p.m. (truTV, Max)
No. 8 UConn vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. (TNT)
No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Xavier/Texas, 9:45 p.m. (TNT, Max)
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Bryant, 10 p.m. (TBS, Max)
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty, 10:10 p.m. (truTV, Max)
Women's First Round:
Friday, March 21
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin State, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Ball State, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern U., 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, March 22
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State, 1 p.m. (ABC)
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 2 NC State vs. No. 15 Vermont, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 FGCU, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 1 Southern California vs. No. 16 UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. (ABC)
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton, 7:15 p.m. (ESPNews)
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
How to watch March Madness basketball games in 2025:
NCAA March Madness basketball games will be broadcast across CBS Sports and TNT Sports channels, including CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV, with CBS games also streaming on Paramount+ and TNT/TBS/truTV games streaming on Max. These channels are also available on platforms including DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV and Sling. (Note that while we typically love Fubo for sports, it does not carry TNT, TBS and truTV, which is where you'll find a majority of March Madness games.)
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