What channel is Kansas basketball vs. Texas Southern? How to watch KU's NCAA Tournament game

Big 12 Tournament champions? Check.

A No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament? Check.

Kansas basketball notched a pair of substantial accomplishments in 24-hour span, and next up is a game against 16-seed Texas Southern in the Round of 64.

The Jayhawks and Tigers square off at 8:57 p.m. CT on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. The game will be televised on truTV, and fans can stream the action using the March Madness Live app.

Kansas earned one of the tournament's No. 1 seeds after winning the Big 12 Tournament. Meanwhile, Texas Southern advanced to play KU after toppling Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the tournament's First Four.

Here's what KU fans need to know in order to watch and stream Kansas' game on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.

How to watch KU basketball vs. Texas Southern in the NCAA Tournament

When: 8:57 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 17

Where: Fort Worth, Texas

TV: TruTV

Livestream: March Madness Live

What TV channel is TruTV?

On DirecTV, TruTV is channel 246. On DISH, TruTV is channel 242.

Read more about Kansas basketball in the 2022 NCAA Tournament

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• What a potential path to the Final Four could look like for Kansas men’s basketball

• With Remy Martin playing like this, Kansas basketball’s NCAA tournament potential only improves

• David McCormack delivers for Kansas basketball, again, with a Big 12 title on the line

• 3 takeaways as Kansas men’s basketball wins first Big 12 Conference tournament title since 2018

Adam Hensley is a digital producer with the USA Today Network. You can follow him on Twitter @A_Hens83 or reach him at ahensley@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: How to watch KU basketball vs. Texas Southern in the NCAA Tournament