March Madness 2025: How to watch the Texas Tech vs. Florida NCAA tournament game tonight
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Rueben Chinyelu and the Florida Gators will face Texas Tech in the Elite Eight round of the men's NCAA tournament, here's how to watch. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
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Arkansas appeared poised to defeat Texas Tech, dominating much of their Sweet Sixteen game on Thursday night, but in the end, Texas Tech mounted a stunning come-from-behind victory to earn a spot in this weekend's Elite Eight round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The No. 3 Red Raiders will face the No. 1 Florida Gators on Saturday in a game at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Florida defeated No. 4 Maryland to advance.
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Here's everything you need to know about how to tune to Texas Tech vs. Florida tonight, and check out our constantly-updated bracket to keep track of every team and game of the tournament.
How to watch the Florida vs. Texas Tech game:
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 6:09 p.m. ET
TV channel: TBS/truTV
Streaming: Max, Sling, Hulu with Live TV and more
Where to watch the Florida vs. Texas Tech game:
You can tune into Florida vs. Texas Tech on TBS and truTV, which are available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu with Live TV. The game will also be streaming on Max.
2025 March Madness Men's Elite Eight Saturday Schedule:
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
(1) Florida vs. (3) Texas Tech | 6:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV
(1) Duke vs. (2) Alabama | 8:49 p.m. | TBS/truTV
How to watch March Madness basketball games in 2025:
Men's NCAA tournament games will air across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. The women's NCAA tournament will air across the ESPN suite — so ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPNews.
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Don't have cable? Don't worry. You can stream the men's games easily with a subscription to Paramount+ and Max, or a live TV streaming service like DirecTV, Fubo or Sling. The women's games will also be accessible via a live TV streaming service that includes the ESPN suite.
Every way to watch NCAA March Madness games this season:
Stream 2025 NCAA tournament games Max Standard plan
Max, aka "the one to watch," has select live sports available through its Bleacher Report Sports add-on, which is included free of charge for ad-free Max subscribers. (If you subscribe to Max's ad-supported plan, you should be able to access the B/R add-on content until March 30).
On top of March Madness games on TBS, TNT and TruTV, Max has buzzy shows including The White Lotus, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, Dune: Prophecy and more.
Ad-supported Max starts at $10/month. The standard plan (which includes B/R Sports free of charge) costs $17/month. $16.99/month at Max
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