Final Four 2025: How to watch the UConn vs. UCLA NCAA women's college basketball tournament game tonight
Final Four 2025: How to watch the UConn vs. UCLA NCAA women's college basketball tournament game tonight
Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies will play the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four of the women's 2025 NCAA tournament. Here's how to tune in. ()
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UConn's Paige Bueckers has become one of the breakout stars of the 2025 women's NCAA basketball tournament and she and her team will continue their quest for a championship title at Friday night's Final Four matchup against UCLA. Fifth-year guard Bueckers has never won the title in her time at UConn, and the team's last appearance in a championship game was 2022. Friday night is also a major milestone for the UCLA Bruins who will make their first-ever appearance in the tournament's Final Four.
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Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the UConn vs. UCLA game, plus the complete schedule for the rest of the week's games. Looking for live updates of the women's NCAA tournament? Yahoo Sports has you covered.
How to watch UConn vs. UCLA:
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: Sling, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, ESPN+ and more
What channel is the UConn vs. UCLA game on?
The women's UConn vs. UCLA game will air on ESPN.
Don't have cable? Don't worry: Games on ESPN are accessible via live TV streaming services like Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV, Sling and Fubo, and this game will also air on ESPN+.
2025 March Madness Final Four Schedule:
All times Eastern
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Friday, April 4 (Final Four in Tampa, Fla.)
(1) South Carolina vs. (1) Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
(1) UCLA vs. (2) UConn, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Sunday, April 6 (National championship game in Tampa, Fla.)
3 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
How to watch March Madness 2025:
Watch ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC and ESPN+ Hulu + Live TV
Hulu's live TV tier includes every channel you'll need to watch the women's NCAA tournament (and the men's!). For $82.99/month, you'll get live ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC and access to ESPN+, plus CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV for all the men's games too.
On top of all that live TV, you'll get access to regular Hulu which offers Hulu Originals and FX shows and Disney+. You can try all of this free for three days, too! Try free for 3 days at Hulu
2025 NCAA tournament schedule:
2025 March Madness women's schedule:
Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (ESPN)
First Four: March 19-20 (ESPN2, ESPNU)
First round: March 21-22 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Second round: March 23-24 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Sweet 16: March 28-29 (ESPN, ESPN2)
Elite Eight: March 30-31 (ESPN)
Final Four: April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ESPN, ESPN+)
NCAA championship game: April 6 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ABC2, ESPN3, ESPN+)
2025 March Madness men's schedule:
Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (CBS)
First Four: March 18-19 (TruTV)
First round: March 20-21 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)
Second round: March 22-23 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)
Sweet 16: March 27-28 (CBS, TBS)
Elite Eight: March 29-30 (CBS, TBS)
Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS)
NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS)
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