Big 12 tournament 2019 Schedule: How to Watch NCAA basketball games without cable – CNET

Before the big March Madness tourney starting later this month, there’s a slate of conference championships happening this week. One of them is the 2019 Big 12 tournament. 

The Big 12 Conference is home to Texas Tech, who made the finals for the first time in 23 years. They’re scheduled to play Thursday, along with Kansas State, Kansas and Baylor.

Before that happens, the lower-ranked teams — seeds 7-10 ranked teams will face off starting Wednesday March 13. The Big 12 tournament wraps up Saturday March 16, leading up to March Madness Selection Sunday March 17.

So how can you watch all that Big 12 action this year? It’s all on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and thanks to live TV streaming services, you can watch even if don’t have a cable subscription. Here’s how.

When are the Big 12 tournament games on?

With 10 teams invited to battle it out in the Big 12, the NCAA holds three rounds leading up to the championship. 

Game 1: No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 West Virginia at 9 p.m. on ESPNU

Game 3: No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 Iowa State at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Game 4: No. 1 Kansas State vs. Game 1 winner at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Game 5: No. 2 Texas Tech vs. Game 2 winner at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Game 6: No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 6 Texas at 9 p.m. on ESPN2

Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner at 9 p.m. on ESPN2

Game 9 at 6 p.m. on ESPN

How can I watch the games live?

Just about every cable and satellite service has ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNU, but if you don’t have cable can use a live-streaming service to watch live. Every major service except for Sling Blue and FuboTV carries all three. 

First, some notes on live TV streaming services:

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