How To Watch, Stream Utah State Vs UCLA In March Madness

LOGAN, Utah- The No. 10 Utah State Aggies are headed east to Lexington, Kentucky, and will battle the No. 7 UCLA Bruins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The first Thursday and Friday of March Madness are two of the busiest and most exciting days on the sports calendar and with 16 games happening across different channels, it can be hard to know where to catch the action.

To make sure you don’t miss a second of the Aggies vs Bruins, here is your guide on how to watch Utah State in round one.

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How To Watch, Stream, Listen To Utah State vs UCLA

The Utah State Aggies and UCLA Bruins will tip-off from Rupp Arena, the home of the Kentucky Wildcats, at 7:25 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 20. It will be the first game to tip off in the late window for Thursday alongside No. 2 St. John’s vs No. 15 Omaha, No. 3 Texas Tech vs No. 14 UNC Wilmington, and No. 5 Michigan vs No. 12 UC San Diego.

Television

TNT

• Dish: 138
• DIRECTV: 245
• Xfinity: 39

Streaming

NCAA.com

March Madness App

On both these platforms, you receive one hour of preview streaming time before being required to sign into a provider.

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Jerrod Calhoun On The Matchup With UCLA

Calhoun had nothing but respect when talking about the ability and history of the Bruins, Utah State’s first-round opponent, but he also made sure to emphasize that the Aggies definitely belong.

“We’re playing a program that has 11 National Championships… a team that was previously coached by John Wooden,” Coach said in regards to UCLA. “When the jump ball goes up, it doesn’t matter what the jersey says. it’s a game of basketball, it’s a game of runs… you gotta have confidence and realize you’re supposed to be there, and I think our guys will be ready.”

Jerrod Calhoun also had high praise for Mick Cronin, UCLA’s head coach. He even touched on the two’s personal relationship and the manifestation of the matchup between the Aggies and Bruins, saying, “Mick is a wonderful coach, a Final Four coach, he’s done a masterful job at UCLA of really bringing toughness to that program… Coach Cronin has been a mentor of mine… I talked to him probably about nine days ago for an hour on the phone… we joked that we’ll probably play in the first round, and then nine or ten days later, here we are.”

Utah State’s March Madness Schedule

Participating in the NCAA Tournament comes with its fair share of pomp and circumstance, and while Jerrod Calhoun would love to keep things business as usual, he admitted that postseason play in March is anything but that.

“We try to keep things as normal as possible, but obviously there’s nothing normal about a single-elimination tournament and the whole world talking about this tournament,” said Coach Calhoun.

Jerrod even laid out what this week of preparation and play looks like for Utah State, showing just how quick and eventful the turnaround is from Selection Sunday to the first game.

• Monday, March 17:
  • 90-minute practice
  • 60-minute film session
  • NIL event in the evening.
• Tuesday, March 18:
  • Practice 9:00-11:00 a.m.
  • 1:00/2:00 p.m. departure out of Ogden, 3.5-hour flight to Lexington, Kentucky.
• Wednesday, March 19:
  • 40-minute practice at Rupp Arena
  • 40-minute practice off-site
  • Media obligations
• Thursday, March 20:
  • 30-minute shootaround
  • Game vs UCLA at 7:25 p.m. MT

Tanner Tripp is a sports writer for KSL Sports covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.

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