How to cheer on the SDSU Aztecs in the Sweet 16 game

Danielle Dawson
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How to cheer on the SDSU Aztecs in the Sweet 16 game

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Aztecs are getting a championship rematch in this year’s “Sweet 16” round of March Madness.

The San Diego State University Men’s Basketball Team will be once again be hitting the court in the NCAA Tournament against top seed University of Connecticut, who crushed the Aztecs’ title hopes in last year’s historic run, on Thursday at 4:39 p.m. in Boston’s TD Garden Arena.

“They’re not much of a rivalry because they kind of killed us last year in the national championship game, but hopefully we can come out with a win and make another run like last year,” Ben Turkel, a junior at SDSU, told FOX 5/KUSI on Monday.

Whatever happens, it will be a big moment for the team as it will mark their second consecutive year in the Sweet 16 and — likely win or no — basketball fans across San Diego are planning to tune into the game to cheer on the hometown team.

Want to watch the Aztecs’ Sweet 16 game? Here’s how:

Watching from home

For all those that want to watch the SDSU vs. UConn game from the comfort of your home, the game will be broadcast on TBS/truTV, beginning just before tipoff at 4:39 p.m. It will also be available on YouTube TV and Max with the B/R Sports Add-On for fans who do not have cable.

Watch parties

Will you be at Thursday’s home opener for the San Diego Padres? If you want to catch the Aztecs game too, be sure to stick around after the end of the game as Petco Park will be showing it on their big screens immediately after the ninth inning.

Don’t have a ticket to the sold out home opener? There’s other ways to watch it among other Aztecs fans.

SDSU will be hosting a ticketed watch party at Viejas Arena for members of the campus community and season ticket holders. Other game watch locations in San Diego that are open to the general public include:

  • Novo Brazil Brewing Co. (hosted by MESA Foundation)

    • Location: All Novo Brazil Brewing locations, including Mission Valley, Imperial Beach and Chula Vista

  • Duck Dive

  • AleSmith Brewing Company (Hosted by Sons of Montezuma)

    • Location: 9990 AleSmith Ct., San Diego, CA 92126

    • RSVP here

Hosting a watch party? Email ddawson@fox5sandiego.com to get it added to this list.

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