How to watch #5 Florida vs. #8 Tennessee basketball: Time, TV channel, FREE live streams

The 5th-ranked Florida Gators make the trek to Knoxville on Saturday for an afternoon top-10 matchup with the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

#5 Florida Gators (18-2) at #8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-4)

NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance

When: Saturday, Feb. 1 at noon ET

Where: Food City Center, Knoxville, Tenn.

TV channel: ESPN

Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)

The Gators kick off a rugged stretch of games with four straight against top-25 competition that includes a Feb. 4 home game against No. 24 Vanderbilt and road trips to face No. 1 Auburn (Feb. 8) and No. 14 Mississippi State (Feb. 11). Florida enters Saturday’s matchup with Tennessee sitting two games back of SEC leader Auburn as one of the league’s 10 ranked teams.

Tennessee is in the midst of its own schedule challenges and a stretch of five straight ranked matchups. The Vols are 1-2 through three games of it, most recently falling to No. 1 Auburn (53-51) and No. 12 Kentucky (78-73).

Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Vols: Know your live streaming options

• FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with a huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary.
• SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
• DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.

The Gators and Vols are set for a noon ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).