How to watch Texas basketball vs. Penn State: TV/stream, game time

Texas basketball has a chance to advance to its first Sweet 16 since 2008 if it is able to take care of business in the Round of 32 on March 18 against the 10-seed Penn State Nittany Lions. Interim head coach Rodney Terry and the two-seed Texas now have a pretty clear path to getting out of the Midwest Region all things considered.

That’s not to say that Terry and the Longhorns won’t have a tough test ahead against an upstart Penn State squad led by star senior guard Jalen Pickett. The consensus All-American Pickett is having an insane season for the Nittany Lions as he’s averaging around 18 points per game, seven rebounds, seven assists, and one steal while shooting 51 percent from the field and 39 percent from deep.

Texas has faced a lot of good players this season, by limiting the potency of the uber-talented and versatile Pickett will be a tall task for Terry’s squad.

Moreover, Texas comes into this Round of 32 matchup against Penn State with a record of 27-8 (12-6 Big 12) following its convincing 81-61 win over the 15-seed Colgate Raiders in the Round of 64 on March 16. Texas has now won five consecutive games dating back to the regular season finale victory at home over the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks on March 4.

Penn State comes into the Round of 32 sporting a record of 23-13 (10-10 Big Ten) after an impressive dismantling of the seven-seed Texas A&M Aggies in the first round on March 16, by the final score of 76-59. Penn State is on a good run of late, having won nine of its last 11 games heading into the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Here’s a look at the TV/streaming information and game time as the two-seed Texas gets set to face the 10-seed Penn State in the Round of 32 Midwest Region on March 18. This matchup between Texas and Penn State will take place at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA.

How to watch Texas basketball vs. Penn State

TV: CBS

Live Stream: FuboTV

Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network, Westwood One Radio (national), Sirius XM 136 or 204

Game time: 6:45 p.m. CT

Live stats: NCAA March Madness Live

For the first time this season, the Longhorns will have a men’s hoops game broadcast live on CBS. According to Texassports.com, Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, and Allie LaForce will call this game between Texas and Penn State in the Round of 32 on March 18.

Texas vs. Penn State preview

This will be the first time that Texas and Penn State have ever faced each other on the hardwood. In fact, each of the first two teams that Texas faced in the NCAA Tournament were squads that the Longhorns had never faced before in the history of the men’s hoops program.

Texas is appearing in the Round of 32 for the 20th time. Its all-time record in the Round of 32 heading into this matchup this weekend sits at 7-12. Meanwhile, Penn State has an all-time record of 1-1 as this will be its third appearance in the Round of 32.

Penn State will be the 23rd Quad 1 team that Texas has faced this season. Coming into this one, the Longhorns have a record of 14-8 (+6.3 net rating) against Quad 1 opponents.

The Round of 32 will give the Nittany Lions its 16th Quad 1 game of the season. Coming in, Penn State boasts a record of 8-7 (-1.2 net rating) against Quad 1 opponents.

This is the second consecutive year that the Longhorns have made an appearance in the Round of 32. Texas was ousted as a six-seed in the Round of 32 last year by the three-seed Purdue Boilermakers.