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The second weekend of March Madness has arrived, and with it, a Sweet 16 matchup that perfectly captures everything the tournament is about: a powerhouse facing off against an underdog.<\/p>\n
No. 2 seed Purdue enters today\u2019s game against Texas<\/a> as one of the more consistent teams left in the field, combining an efficient offense with steady play on both ends of the floor. The Boilermakers advanced through the opening rounds without much trouble (first a big win over Queens University, then a victory over Miami) and now look to secure a spot in the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n Texas, a No. 11 seed, has been one of the tournament\u2019s more notable runs so far. After defeating NC State in the First Four, the Longhorns have put together back-to-back wins over higher-seeded opponents to reach the Sweet 16 and keep their postseason run going.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTexas vs. Purdue: what to know\t\t<\/p>\n When: March 26, 7:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Where: SAP Center (San Jose, California)<\/p>\n Channel: CBS<\/p>\n Streaming: DIRECTV<\/a><\/p>\n The winner of tonight\u2019s game will advance to the Elite Eight and play either No. 1 Arizona or No. 4 Arkansas this weekend.<\/p>\n Texas vs. Purdue start time<\/p>\n Today\u2019s (March 26) Texas vs. Purdue game is scheduled to tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n How to watch Texas vs. Purdue for free<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service<\/a> to stream Texas vs. Purdue for free.<\/p>\n DIRECTV<\/a> is our favorite service for watching college basketball live for free \u2014 it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include CBS, including genre packs that offer more flexibility at lower price points. You can subscribe to the MyNews ($39.99\/month) or MySports ($44.99\/month for two months) genre pack for access to NBC.<\/p>\n The Post has you covered with a printable NCAA bracket featuring the full 68-team March Madness 2026 field.<\/a><\/p>\n NCAA Tournament 2026 key dates<\/p>\n Sweet 16: March 26-27<\/p>\n Elite 8: March 28-29<\/p>\n Final 4: April 4<\/p>\n National Championship: April 6<\/p>\n Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n This article was written by Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six<\/a>, and Decider.com<\/a>. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals<\/a>, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she\u2019s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. When she\u2019s not writing about (or watching) TV, movies, and sports, she\u2019s also keeping up on the underrated perfume dupes at Bath & Body Works<\/a> and testing headphones. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2692,6079,48876,80673,3112,791,154,9689,27,29,537,28],"class_list":["post-221930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-college-basketball","tag-how-to-watch","tag-march-madness","tag-march-madness-2026","tag-ncaa-tournament","tag-purdue-boilermakers","tag-sports","tag-streaming","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-longhorns","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}