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The March Madness Sweet 16 continues tonight with a matchup of familiar opponents who have already faced each other twice during this year’s regular season.
The No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats meet again now with a spot in the Elite 8 round on the line. Tennessee has the higher seed here today, but Kentucky won both of this season’s matchups.
Kentucky made the Sweet 16 following an 84-75 win over Illinois, and Tennessee moved on after besting UCLA 67-58.
The winner of tonight’s game will advance to play either No. 1 Houston or No. 4 Purdue in the Elite 8.
Kentucky vs. Tennessee Sweet 16 date and time:
Kentucky and Tennessee meet in the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament today, March 28. The game tips off at 7:39 p.m. ET.
What channel is the Kentucky vs. Tennessee game on?
The Kentucky vs. Tennessee game is airing on TBS.
How to watch Kentucky vs. Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament for free:
If you don’t have cable or an antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to watch the game.
Here are two cable replacement streaming services that we recommend, both of which come with free trials.
- DIRECTV Stream:MySports Genre Pack ($69.99/month) or Entertainment base plan ($86.99/month), both include five-day free trials
- Hulu + Live TV: the base plan is three days free, then $82.99/month
You can also watch the NCAA Tournament on Sling TV with the Sling Orange plan. Though there’s no free trial, you’ll get 50% off your first month of the base plan, bringing the total down to $23.00 for the first month ($45.99/month after).
The game will also stream on Max ($9.99/month) with the Bleacher Report Sports add-on included. BR Sports streams games on TBS, TNT, and truTV live for Max subscribers.
This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she’s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. When she’s not writing about (or watching) TV, movies, and sports, she’s also keeping up on the underrated perfume dupes at Bath & Body Works and testing headphones. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews.
