One of the great stories of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament is the triumph of the UC San Diego basketball program. The university is the first school ever to send both their women’s and men’s teams to the tournament in their first year of official eligibility, and tonight, the No. 12 UC San Diego Tritons men’s team will face the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines in their first-ever March Madness game. This year marks Michigan’s return to the tournament after missing out for the last two seasons. The game begins at 10 p.m. ET and will air nationally on TBS and streams on Max. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Michigan vs. UC San Diego tonight.
How to watch the Michigan vs. UC San Diego game:
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
TV channel: TBS
Streaming: Max, Sling, Hulu with Live TV and more
Where to watch the Michigan vs. UC San Diego game:
You can tune into Michigan vs. UC San Diego 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 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, 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, 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)
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.)
Every way to watch NCAA March Madness games this season:
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
Sling doesn’t offer a free trial these days, and March Madness lasts longer than your standard trial would. It’s still a solid option to catch most games in the tournament. Emphasis on most, because one big blindspot for Sling is that it doesn’t carry CBS.
That said, for $45 for your first month of Sling Orange + Blue and the Sports Extra add-on, you can catch all the games on TBS, TNT, TruTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC.
$48 for your first month at Sling
Paramount+ has two tiers available: an $8/month ad-supported tier and a $13/month premium tier that’s ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel (and access to Showtime), which you’ll need to stream select March Madness games.
Right now, Paramount+ is still offering a free trial — so new subscribers could sign up to watch Selection Sunday and the First Four, plus check out the rest of the Paramount+ library free for seven days.
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