Ohio State vs Illinois channel, start time
The Ohio State vs Illinois live stream starts at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14.
It’s on CBS, which means it’s available on Paramount Plus and Fubo TV, among other services.
Selection Sunday’s last game of the day will feature two of the country’s top ranked teams. With #9 Ohio State and #3 Illinois locks to make the tournament, these two teams will battle it out for a conference title and bragging rights in this Big Ten Tournament live stream.
Both the Buckeyes and Fighting Illini are coming off 20-plus win seasons and both are led by dynamic scorers. However they enter Sunday after much different semifinal match-ups.
Illinois is coming off a comfortable 82-71 win over #5 Iowa Saturday night. The Illini were led by sophomore center Kofi Cockburn who matched a career high with 26 points. Cockburn scored all his points in the paint and at the foul line, which helped his team overcome shooting just 3 of 15 from beyond the three-point line. Illinois’ leading scorer for the season, Ayo Dosunmu netted 18 points in the win.
Ohio State looked like they were on their way to a similar semifinal experience to Illinois. The Buckeyes battle through a tough game before finding themselves leading Michigan by 13 points with 4:19 left. Then the Wolverines started hitting shots, going on a 17-5 run to shrink their deficit to one. With two seconds on the clock, Michigan senior guard Mike Smith took a step back 3-pointer for the win, but missed. Ohio State won 68-67. Junior guard Duane Washington led the way for the Buckeyes with a game high 24 points.
These teams split their season series with the road team winning each time. Illinois enters Sunday as 6-point favorites with the over/under at 150. The Buckeyes are not expected to have senior guard and team leader Kyle Young for the Big 10 Championship. Young suffered a concussion in Friday’s win over Perdue, his second in three weeks.
How to watch Ohio State vs Illinois live streams with a VPN
Hoops fans, if for some reason you’ve had to leave your own “bubble” — or you can’t get CBS or Paramount Plus where you are for some strange reason — and you can’t watch the Ohio State vs Illinois live stream, you’re not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can appear to be surfing the web from your home town (or somewhere that blackouts won’t hit), and access the same streaming services you already paid for.
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Ohio State vs Illinois live streams in the US
In the US, the Selection Sunday bracket airs on CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 14. You can watch it all on one of our favorite streaming services: fuboTV, as well as Paramount Plus, the latest streaming service on the block.
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When March Madness begins in earnest, though, you might be better off with the combination of Sling and Paramount Plus for CBS. Sling gets you TruTV, TBS and TNT, which aren’t on Fubo.
Ohio State vs Illinois live streams in the UK
American basketball fans unable to watch the tournament while travelling may need to check out a service such as ExpressVPN, as we can’t find the Ohio State vs Illinois in UK streaming services.
Ohio State vs Illinois live streams in Canada
We can’t tell how many of the college basketball games will be airing on TSN, but we can see it has some tournament matchups — just not this. Completists without a way to watch the games, though should — like those in the UK — take a VPN service such as ExpressVPN for a spin.
