Syracuse Basketball Vs. Baylor (NCAA Tournament): How to Watch and Listen
By Josh Peelman
Syracuse Basketball is in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Their first opponent: No. 9 seed Baylor. Inside the Loud House lets, you know how to watch and listen.
Syracuse basketball played valiantly without Tyus Battle in the ACC Tournament. After a close, but expected loss to eventual ACC champion Duke, the Orange were selected as a No. 8 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Their opponent: No. 9 seed Baylor out of the Big 12. The two will face off Thursday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Unfortunately for the Orange, they will have to play without senior guard Frank Howard who was suspended indefinitely and will most like miss the entire NCAA Tournament. The Orange will now have to rely on Tyus Battle and probably backup point guard Jalen Carey to carry the ball handling duties for the Orange.
The Orange even without Howard are a pretty good team with loads of talent and should be a handful for the Bears. Baylor like Syracuse likes to play zone defense which should make this a low scoring game. The Bears run their offense through their guards so the Orange will need to play tight on the perimeter forcing long threes which hopefully the Bears will miss early and often.
The Bears who already play zone know the best way to beat the zone is get the ball into the middle of the paint for either a mid range jump shot or a kick out to the perimeter for a three or along the baseline for an easy cut to the basket. The Orange will need center Paschal Chukwu to step up and meet these guards in the high paint area and block shots without fouling so the Bears become intimidated and fear going in the paint against a seven-foot shot blocker. If the Orange can play tight on the perimeter, limit driving lanes and block shots/rebound against a good rebounding team, then the Orange have a good chance of advancing.
So will the game be televised? Well, I’m glad to say that, yes, the game will be nationally televised Thursday, March 21st on TruTV and MarchMadness Live at 9:57 p.m. ET, according to Syracuse.com. In order to watch though you will need a TV subscription. If you are watching on March Madness Live though, you can watch for three hours for free before having to use a TV provider to keep watching. The game, as always, can also be heard online under the listen tab at Cuse.com or locally on the radio on Syracuse’s IMG Sports Network: 99.5 FM/105 FM. For all other game details, check out the info below:
Game Info
Who’s Playing: Syracuse (20-13, 10-8 ACC) and Baylor (19-13, 10-8 Big 12)
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Rivalry: 2-0, Syracuse leads all-time series, according to Orangehoops.org. The last time we played Baylor was a in 2013 in the Maui Invitational Championship which the Orange won 74-67.
When: Thursday, March 21st at approximately 9:57 p.m. ET (though if the game before them goes longer than expected, you can look forward to a 10:00-10:30 p.m. ET tip-off)
TV Channel: TruTV and March Madness Live app. TruTV can be seen on the following cable channels, according to Syracuse.com:
- DirectTV: Channel 246 (SD & HD)
- Dish Network: Channel 242 (SD &HD)
- New Visions: Channel 697 (HD) and 121 (SD)
- Spectrum: Channel 52, 91 and 112 (SD & HD)
- Verizon Fios: Channel 683 (HD) and 183 (SD)
Online Stream: March Madness Live/NCAA.com
Radio: 99.5 FM/105 FM (TK-99), WAER 88.3 FM, and Cuse.com
Up Next for Syracuse: If Syracuse Wins they advance to the next round and face the winner of No.1 Gonzaga and No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (which will most likely be Gonzaga) If the Orange lose tonight they go home, their season over, wondering what could have been in a season full of ups and downs.
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