March Madness Live Stream: How To Watch Northern Iowa Vs. Texas A&M For Free

By Kayla Cobb @kaylcobb
Published March 20, 2016, 6:40 p.m. ET

It’s March Madness, baby! Between now and April 4, 67 games will be played in the 2016 NCAA March Madness tournament. It’s the most exciting three weeks in all of sports, bar none. Here’s how to enjoy tonight’s West regional matchup between the #11 Northern Iowa Panthers and the #3 Texas A&M Aggies.

WHAT TIME DOES THE NORTHERN IOWA VS. TEXAS A&M GAME START?

The Panthers and Aggies will tip off at approximately 7:40 p.m. ET.

HOW CAN I LIVE STREAM THE NORTHERN IOWA VS. TEXAS A&M GAME?

TruTV has the rights to broadcast this game. The Panthers/Aggies game is being livestreamed across a variety of platforms: NCAA.com, the NCAA March Madness Live app, and over at truTV. You can also live stream the games if you are a Sling TV subscriber. (More on that below.)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MARCH 18: Matt Bohannon #5 of the Northern Iowa Panthers reacts with Wes Washpun #11 in the second half against the Texas Longhorns during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena on March 18, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

HOW CAN I GET THE MARCH MADNESS APP?

The NCAA March Madness Live app is free to download (yay!), and available for iOS, Windows 10, and Android devices. March Madness Live is also available for Amazon Fire TV consoles, Apple TV (just search “NCAA March Madness Live” in the tvOS App Store), as well as your Roku unit. That’s the good news. The bad news? You have to be an authenticated cable subscriber —or, at least, have access to an authenticated cable subscriber’s login and password details!— to watch.

HOW CAN I GET THE WATCH TRUTV APP?

If you’re on a desktop or laptop computer, all you need to do is point your browser towards TruTV.com/live and you’ll be golden. TruTV also has an app that’s available for iOS or Android devices. Again, we hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but you’re gonna need a cable login/password to watch.

HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?

This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV, which includes access to TBS and TNT (along with a bunch of other awesome networks like ESPN, HGTV and more). Sling TV is also currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service, so what better time to give it a whirl than the next four days when nearly 40 different games will be played? If you’re a college hoops superfan, we have even better news for you! Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” subscribers will have access to a free preview of truTV throughout the tournament (March 13-April 12), so they don’t need to upgrade to Lifestyle Extra (where truTV normally lives at an extra charge of $5/mo.) to see all the truTV coverage. Now that’s good customer service!