North Carolina’s Sunday exhibition against Indiana won’t be the kind of game you can just flip on with a normal TV click.
The Tar Heels and Hoosiers tip at 5 p.m. Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and the only way to watch from outside the building is through B1G+, the Big Ten Network’s subscription streaming service. There’s no traditional television broadcast for the matchup.
For fans who don’t want to commit to a monthly or yearly plan just to see one exhibition, the network set up a one-time option for this game only: a pay-per-view pass priced at $8.99.
The process runs through the web. Fans can go to the offer page, follow the prompts, enter payment information and buy the Carolina vs.
Indiana PPV. The pass has to be purchased online, but once it’s activated, the game can be watched on bigtenplus.com or through the B1G+ app.
That app is available on Android phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads, Roku, Firestick, Apple TV, Xbox and Samsung Smart TVs. The pass also works on Google TV.
UNC fans who are trying to piece together the team’s exhibition schedule should also note that the women’s team plays at Maryland at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and that game will also be streamed only on B1G+.
There’s no word yet on whether a one-time pass will be available for that one. If someone wants both games, a Monthly Pass for $12.99 could make sense.
The Indiana game is the first of two straight UNC exhibitions that will be streaming only, but the next one is easier to access. North Carolina’s preseason game against Charlotte is set for 7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 27, and will be on ACC Network Extra, available through the ESPN app.
For Tar Heel fans, the bright side is simple: every regular-season game will be on a normal TV channel.
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