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How to watch today's Michigan State vs. Mississippi State NCAA March Madness men's college basketball game

By Meredith Gordon

Edited By Fox Van Allen

Updated on: March 21, 2024 / 10:14 AM EDT / Essentials

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Josh Hubbard #13 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs dribbles the ball during the 73-56 win over the Tennessee Volunteers during the quarterfinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 15, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has led the Spartans to eight Final Fours. His 26th straight NCAA tournament appearance starts today when the Spartans face Mississippi State, whose star freshman Josh Hubbard is a scoring machine. This Round of 64 game is going to be fun, one you won't want to miss. It's a good thing you don't have to.

Keep reading for how and when to watch the Michigan State vs. Mississippi State March Madness showdown.

Watch today's game free with Paramount+

CBS Essentials, CBS and Paramount+ are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast homes of the 2024 men's March Madness tournament.

How and when to watch the Michigan State vs. Mississippi State game with cable

Today's Round of 64 Michigan State vs. Mississippi State game will be played Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. ET (9:15 a.m. PT). The game will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ with Showtime.

How to watch the Michigan State vs. Mississippi State game without cable

If you've given up your cable subscription, or your cable provider doesn't include CBS, you can subscribe to one of the streaming or live TV platforms featured below.

How to watch March Madness 2024: Paramount+ with Showtime

CBS will play host to some of this year's men's March Madness games, including today's Michigan State vs. Mississippi State game, which means Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can stream CBS-aired men's March Madness games live.

The streamer offers access to all college basketball games locally and nationally televised on CBS on all its subscription tiers. In addition, you can watch top-tier soccer like the Champions League live and SEC college football games, plus popular shows such as "Survivor" and "NCIS."

A subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime is $11.99 per month. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial. (You won't be able to stream men's March Madness live with a Paramount+ Essential subscription.)

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Stream March Madness: Paramount+ with Showtime free on Amazon Prime Video

Paramount+ content, including men's March Madness 2024, is available to stream on Amazon Prime via a Paramount+ on Prime Video add-on subscription. Prime Video also carries some of the best sports documentaries, including "Kelce," which chronicles former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce's last season in the league.

Amazon is offering a seven-day free trial of Paramount+ with Showtime. Tap the button below to start your trial and start streaming now for free. After the free trial period ends, a subscription to the Paramount+ with Showtime tier is $11.99 per month.

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Watch March Madness free with Fubo

If you're new to streaming sports, you should know about Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to every March Madness game airing on network and cable TV, plus your local TV affiliates, hundreds of cable TV channels and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Another great reason to love Fubo is its lookback feature, which lets you watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live.

Start watching NCAA basketball on Fubo and also get access to network-aired NFL, NBA and MLB games by starting a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. Fubo starts at $80/month for the Pro tier, which includes over 184 channels, but the streamer is currently offering the first month for $60.

Note: Because Fubo doesn't carry TruTV, TBS or TNT, you won't be able to watch every game of the tournament with a FuboTV subscription. If you want one streaming platform to watch the entire tournament, you'll need a subscription to Hulu + Live TV.

What you'll get with Fubo Pro Tier:

There are no contracts with Fubo -- you can cancel at any time.
The Pro tier includes 199 channels.
Fubo includes all the channels you'll need to watch college and pro football, including CBS.
In addition to NFL football, Fubo offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games.
All Fubo tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
Stream on your TV, phone and mobile devices.

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Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: The one way to stream every March Madness game

You can watch March Madness 2024, including today's Michigan State vs. Mississippi State game, with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including ESPN, ABC and CBS, and includes ESPN+, so you'll be able to watch every game of both tournaments. The women's Final Four will broadcast live on ESPN+. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every March Madness game on every network this season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It's priced at $77.

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Watch March Madness games live with a digital HDTV antenna

You can also watch CBS and the network's 2024 March Madness coverage on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels. Here's the kicker: There's no monthly charge.

Anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal -- or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch NASCAR without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.

This amplified digital antenna with a 300-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more (depending on your location) and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound. It comes with an 18-foot digital coax cable.

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