Here are the best ways to see college basketball stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers face off in the women's NCAA tournament.
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The Final Four is here. The second game of a hoops double-header features two of the biggest stars in women’s college basketball, as Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes faces off against Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies.
At a glance: How to Watch NCAA Women’s Final Four Iowa vs. UConn Online
Further adding to the drama of this matchup: This is the last time Clark and Bueckers will share a college basketball court together. Clark declared for the WNBA Draft later this year (she’s projected to be the No. 1 pick for the Indiana Fever), while Bueckers opted in for her final season at UConn.
In tonight’s Final Four round of play, the winner moves on to the NCAA Women’s National Championship. Ahead, find out how to watch the Iowa-UConn game with and without a cable subscription (including for free), plus where to buy last-minute March Madness tickets.
Tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. ET, No. 1-ranked Iowa faces off against No. 3-ranked UConn in the Final Four round of the Women’s March Madness basketball tournament. The rematch game airs on ESPN from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
Viewers can watch games through any live TV streaming service that carries ESPN, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. Sign up for a seven-day free trial from Fubo to watch it for free.
While the Iowa-UConn game broadcasts on TV on ESPN, it’s also live-streaming with web-based streaming cable services, some of which offer free trials. New subscribers who sign up now can watch the Iowa vs. UConn game online for free.
Watch the Iowa vs. UConn game on ESPN free with DirecTV Stream when you sign up for a five-day trial.
ESPN is offered on all of the cable alternative’s packages, and the service includes more than 75 other channels — such as ABC, NBC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC and Disney Channel. Pricing starts as low as $69.99 for the entry-level Entertainment package.
If you want to watch the Iowa vs. UConn game live on ESPN — along with 196 news, entertainment and sports channels — go with a Fubo subscription. The streaming service starts at just $79.99 per month, and includes a seven-day trial that will let you livestream Iowa vs. UConn online free.
The free trial also includes free DVR, so you can record the Hawkeyes vs. Huskies game to watch a replay on-demand.
You can livestream the Iowa vs. UConn Final Four game online without cable with a Hulu + Live TV subscription. It includes access to more than 95 live channels — like ESPN, ABC, CBS, AMC, BET, CNN and Food Network — starting at $76.99 monthly.
The service also comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost. Unfortunately, Hulu doesn’t offer a free trial at this time.
Sling is one of the cheapest options for new live TV streaming subscribers who want to watch the Iowa vs. UConn game online. The Sling Orange plan is only $20 per month for the first month ($40 per month afterward). It includes ESPN as part of its offerings, along with The Disney Channel, FreeForm, AMC, BBC America, BET, CNN and other networks.
Sling currently does not offer free streaming.
Want to watch Iowa vs. UConn on TV? The basketball game airs live on ESPN. You can watch the game on TV through your cable TV provider, on ESPN.com or the ESPN mobile app with your cable TV account credentials (including traditional and streaming TV providers such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Verizon, Xfinity and Sling.)
Want to watch Caitlin Clark take on Paige Bueckers in person? Last-minute tickets are available for the Iowa vs. UConn Final Four game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
Prices depend on the seat location and tickets are available at third-party resale platforms such as StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticket Network, GameTime and Ticketmaster. For more info, visit NCAATickets.com.
One of the best deals on tickets is at Vivid Seats, where you can save $20 off with code THR2024; or at SeatGeek where you can use promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up.
Looking to show your love and pride for your favorite team? Below, you’ll find our picks for the best Iowa Hawkeyes and UConn Huskies merch available ahead of the 2024 Final Four at Nike and Fanatics.
The Classic99 2024 Women’s Regional Champ Nike Cap features the Iowa Hawkeyes logo front and center with the “2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four” headlining the headwear.
This UConn Huskies version of the Classic99 2024 Women’s Regional Champ Nike Cap shows off Jonathan the Husky in the center.
This Nike T-Shirt proclaims UConn as regional champs, while the team cut down the net in Portland (where the game took place) in celebration.
Is Iowa “Net Worthy?” Yes, especially since the team cut down the net in Albany, New York, where the Hawkeyes won the region.
Made from cotton and polyester, this Nike tee showcases Caitlin Clark as a sure thing and “never a long shot.”
This V-neck tee in Navy from Blue 84 shows off the UConn Huskies in the 2024 Final Four, available in multiple sizes.