How to watch: Fans can watch the game on CBS for FREE via a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also subscribe to Sling TV,The March Madness Round of 64 game takes place at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. HOW TO WATCH: Fans can watch the game on DirecTV Stream Louisville and Creighton square off in opening round of NCAA Tournament. Creighton Bluejays (24-10, 17-6 Big East) vs. Louisville Cardinals (27-7, 20-3 ACC).
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A big day of March Madness kicks off at lunchtime on the East Coast with a first-round matchup between the 8th-seeded Louisville Cardinals and No. 9 Creighton Blue Jays. The game is scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. ET with
#8 Louisville Cardinals (27-7) vs. #9 Creighton Blue Jays (24-10)
NCAA Tournament 1st round matchup at a glance
When: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
TV channel: CBS
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Paramount+ With SHOWTIME (free trial)
Get to know the Cardinals:
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Regular Season Record: 27-7 (18-2 ACC). Scoring offense rank: No. 67 (78.6 ppg). Scoring defense: No. 86 (68.9 ppg). Top scorer: G Terrence Edwards Jr. (16.6 ppg). How they got here: The Cardinals closed the regular season ranking among the hottest teams in college basketball with a streak of 11 straight wins and a 21-1 mark in a run of 22 games before falling to No. 1 Duke in the ACC championship game. Signature wins in the ACC season included two victories over No. 5 seed Clemson, including a 76-73 victory in the ACC semifinals.
Creighton Blue Jays vs. Louisville Cardinals: Know your live streaming options
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Get to know the Blue Jays:
Conference: Big East. Regular Season Record: 24-10 (15-5 Big East). Scoring offense rank: No. 135 (75.2 ppg). Scoring defense: No. 97 (69.5 ppg). Top scorer: C Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.4 ppg). How they got here: The Blue Jays were tested in the non-conference slate and scored big wins over then-No. 1 Kansas (76-63), then-no. 14 UConn (68-63) on the road and then-No. 11 Marquette (77-67) in February. Creighton solidified its NCAA tourney case by defeating UConn again in the Big East semifinals before falling to NCAA tourney No. 2 seed St. John’s in the title game.
The Cardinals and Blue Jays are set for a 12:15 p.m. ET start on CBS. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial). The game will also stream on Paramount+ With SHOWTIME (free trial).
2025 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DAY 1 TV SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
FIRST ROUND (Times listed in ET/local time)
#8 Louisville (27-7) vs. #9 Creighton (24-10)
Link 1.🔴📺👉 Watch Live 4k-TV HD
Link 2.🔴📺👉 Watch Live TV Channels
A big day of March Madness kicks off at lunchtime on the East Coast with a first-round matchup between the 8th-seeded Louisville Cardinals and No. 9 Creighton Blue Jays. The game is scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. ET with
#8 Louisville Cardinals (27-7) vs. #9 Creighton Blue Jays (24-10)
NCAA Tournament 1st round matchup at a glance
When: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
TV channel: CBS
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Paramount+ With SHOWTIME (free trial)
Get to know the Cardinals:
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Regular Season Record: 27-7 (18-2 ACC). Scoring offense rank: No. 67 (78.6 ppg). Scoring defense: No. 86 (68.9 ppg). Top scorer: G Terrence Edwards Jr. (16.6 ppg). How they got here: The Cardinals closed the regular season ranking among the hottest teams in college basketball with a streak of 11 straight wins and a 21-1 mark in a run of 22 games before falling to No. 1 Duke in the ACC championship game. Signature wins in the ACC season included two victories over No. 5 seed Clemson, including a 76-73 victory in the ACC semifinals.
Creighton Blue Jays vs. Louisville Cardinals: Know your live streaming options
FuboTV (free trial) - excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $79.99.
DirecTV Stream (free trial) - not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the standard 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.
Paramount+ With Showtime (free trial) - Free trial is for a full week; The Paramount+ With Showtime plan features 24/7 access to your local CBS channel, along with SHOWTIME originals and movies, and downloadable movies and shows.
Get to know the Blue Jays:
Conference: Big East. Regular Season Record: 24-10 (15-5 Big East). Scoring offense rank: No. 135 (75.2 ppg). Scoring defense: No. 97 (69.5 ppg). Top scorer: C Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.4 ppg). How they got here: The Blue Jays were tested in the non-conference slate and scored big wins over then-No. 1 Kansas (76-63), then-no. 14 UConn (68-63) on the road and then-No. 11 Marquette (77-67) in February. Creighton solidified its NCAA tourney case by defeating UConn again in the Big East semifinals before falling to NCAA tourney No. 2 seed St. John’s in the title game.
The Cardinals and Blue Jays are set for a 12:15 p.m. ET start on CBS. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial). The game will also stream on Paramount+ With SHOWTIME (free trial).
2025 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DAY 1 TV SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
FIRST ROUND (Times listed in ET/local time)
#8 Louisville (27-7) vs. #9 Creighton (24-10)
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