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You are here: Home / TV / Watching Sports and Special Events / How To Watch The Ohio Valley Conference College Basketball Tournament

How To Watch The Ohio Valley Conference College Basketball Tournament

Published 2023-02-27 By Dennis Restauro

OVC 2023 Basketball Tournament logo

Both the Men’s and Women’s Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) D1 College Basketball Tournament takes place at Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, and runs from March 1st to March 4th. You can watch all the games from both tournaments live with ESPN+ (sign up.) This article will cover the OVC Basketball tournament schedule and where you can stream every game live.

Table of Contents
  • Cheapest Way To Watch The OVC Tournaments
  • OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament Streaming Schedule
  • OVC Women’s Basketball Tournament Streaming Schedule
  • How to Watch The OVC Tournament on ESPN Plus

Cheapest Way To Watch The OVC Tournaments

The Most Affordable Way to Watch The OVC Basketball tournament is to pick up a subscription to ESPN+ for $9.99 for the first month. This will provide access to all the OVC basketball games (Mens and women) from March 1st through March 4th, including both women’s and men’s championship finals game on the 4th.

The Men’s Championship game at 8 PM EST on March 4th will also air on ESPN2, with the 2 Semifinal games also airing on ESPNU the day prior. You can pick up a free trial to any of the following services that carry ESPN2 and ESPNU and also watch the Men’s Semifinal and Championship games:

  • DIRECTV STREAM – Watch ESPN2 and ESPNU with a risk-free 5-Day Free Trial
  • fuboTV – Watch ESPN2 and ESPNU with a 1-week free trial
  • YouTube TV –  Carries ESPN2 and ESPNU and offers a free trial

OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament Streaming Schedule

Below is when and where you can watch each game of the 2023 OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

  • Wednesday, March 1 – First Round
    • Game 1: No. 8 Lindenwood vs. No. 5 Southeast Missouri State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
    • Game 2: No. 7 Southern Indiana vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville, 10:00 p.m., ESPN+
  • Thursday, March 2 – Quarterfinals
    • Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 4 Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
    • Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 3 UT Martin, 10:00 p.m., ESPN+
  • Friday, March 3 Semifinals
    • Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 1 Morehead State, 8 p.m., ESPN+ and ESPNU
    • Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 2 Tennessee Tech, 10:30 p.m., ESPN+ and ESPNU
  • Saturday, March 4 Championship
    • Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ and ESPN2

OVC Women’s Basketball Tournament Streaming Schedule

Below is when and where you can watch each game of the 2023 OVC Women’s Basketball Tournament.

  • Wednesday, March 1 – First Round
    • Game 1: #5 UT Martin vs. #8 Morehead State, 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+
    • Game 2: #6 SIUE vs. #7 Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
  • Thursday, March 2 – Quarterfinals
    • Game 3: #4 Southeast Missouri vs. Winner of Game 1, 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+
    • Game 4: #3 Tennessee Tech vs. Winner of Game 2, 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
  • Friday, March 3 Semifinals
    • Game 5: #1 Little Rock vs. Winner of Game 3, 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+
    • Game 6: #2 Eastern Illinois vs. Winner of Game 4, 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
  • Saturday, March 4 Championship
    • Game 7: Championship – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3:00 pm ET on ESPN+

How to Watch The OVC Tournament on ESPN Plus

Once you subscribe to ESPN+, you watch it through the ESPN app. The ESPN App supports Roku Players and TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android, iPhone, Samsung TVs, Xbox One, and PS4. To add ESPN+ to your ESPN app, follow these instructions:

  1. Subscribe to ESPN+
  2. Download and Open the ESPN app on your mobile or TV device
  3. Click the Settings Gear in the upper right corner
  4. Select “Account Information” then “Log Into ESPN Account.” You should receive an activation code.
  5. Visit https://espn.com/activate on your phone or laptop and type in the code
  6. Log in with your ESPN+ credentials.
  7. You should then get confirmation that your ESPN+ account is linked and now see and “ESPN+” tab in the ESPN app. Just search through the college basketball tab to see OVC Tournament games

All the games from round 1 to the finals from both tournaments will stream live on ESPN+. However, if you are simply looking for a way to stream the Men’s Semifinal and Championship games, you can get a 5-Day Free Trial to DIRECTV STREAM and watch on ESPN2 and ESPNU. You can also look at more options in my articles on How to Watch ESPNU and How To Watch ESPN2

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Last Updated 2023-02-27

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