The 2021 Big Ten Tournament is about to end, and we enter the live stream of Ohio State vs. Illinois after a little surprise. This is a potentially damaging situation, as the Buckeyes have a long way to go before the Big Ten Tournament is over. As such, we expect Illinois to suffer even more from the Buckeyes' D.

The previous year's tournament was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, leaving these teams as co-conference regular season champions. Michigan State clinched the top seed with a 69-50 win over Michigan State on Thursday. They will begin tournament play at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday against the winner of Thursday's game between SMU and Maryland.

Speaking of which, sitting at the bottom of the top four (Illinois and Iowa were second and third) was Perdue, who was a dark horse until they were eliminated.

Now, here's what you need to know to watch the 2021 Big 10 Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The early part of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on FS1, and the finals will be broadcast on FOX.

All times below are Eastern time.

Wednesday, March 10 (Big Ten Network)

Thursday, March 11 (Big Ten Network)

Friday, March 12 (Big Ten Network)

Saturday, March 13 (CBS)

Sunday, March 14 (CBS) - Championship Game

Hoops fans, if you have to leave your "bubble" for any reason, or if for some strange reason you can't watch Big Ten Network or CBS where you are, you want Big Ten If you can't watch a live stream of a tournament, you're not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend that you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else that doesn't experience power outages) and access the same streaming services that you have already paid for.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? After testing a variety of services, the best VPN overall is ExpressVPN; ExpressVPN offers great speed and excellent customer service, and IPVanish's low pricing is shocking.

In the U.S., the Big Ten tournament begins on the Big Ten Network, with the semifinals and finals moving to CBS. You can watch it all on one of our favorite streaming services, fuboTV. The full schedule is above.

To watch everything on Sling, you will need a Sling Orange ($35/month) and Sports Extra ($11/month) package. The total is $46/month, for about 47 channels.

If you are on a budget, Fubo TV's starter tier packs all the above channels (124 total) for $65 per month. For the three tournaments this weekend, Fubo is the only place to watch all the games, as it packs CBS.

Once March Madness is in full swing, CBS may be better served by a combination of Sling and Paramount Plus; Sling offers TruTV, TBS, and TNT, which Fubo does not.

In the US, the Big Ten tournament starts on the Big Ten Network, with the semifinals and championship game moving to CBS. All of these matches can be seen on fuboTV, one of our favorite streaming services. The full schedule is shown above.

However, once March Madness is in full swing, it may be better to watch CBS on a combination of Sling and Paramount Plus; on Sling, you can watch TruTV, TBS, and TNT, which are not available on Fubo.

American basketball fans who cannot watch tournaments while traveling may need to check out services such as ExpressVPN; ESPN Player (£9.99/month, £69.99/year) may also be useful;

Sling's ESPN Player (£9.99/month, £69.99/year) is a good option for those who are not able to watch tournaments while traveling.

We don't know how many college basketball games will be broadcast on TSN, but we do know there will be some ACC games. But perfectionists who have no way to watch the games, like those in the UK, will need to use a VPN service like ExpressVPN.