What channel is The Basketball Tournament championship game on? TV schedule, live streams, start time for TBT final

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The championship game of this year's The Basketball Tournament has arrived.

Over the past two weeks, 64 teams have been competing for a chance to win $1 million. Now, only two teams remain.

In defeating Red Scare over the weekend, Blue Collar U punched its ticket to the final. Waiting for it? Americana for Autism, which defeated AfterShocks in the semifinals to advance to the final round.

Americana for Autism and Blue Collar U will face off on Tuesday. Winner takes all.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The Basketball Tournament's championship game.

MORE: The Basketball Tournament bracket: Updated scores, results

What channel is The Basketball Tournament's championship game on?

  • Date: Tuesday, Aug. 2
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV

The Basketball Tournament's championship game will be televised on ESPN. You can also stream it on Sling TV, the official streaming partner of TBT.

Viewers who sign up for Sling TV get half off the first month with no long-term contracts. Watch The Basketball Tournament live on ESPN and enjoy access to sports programming on the ESPN family of networks.

The Basketball Tournament championship game start time

  • Date: Tuesday, Aug. 2
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT

The championship game between Americana for Autism and Blue Collar U will be played at 8 p.m. ET.

The game will take place at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

The Basketball Tournament year-by-year winners

Five different teams have been crowned champions in The Basketball Tournament's eight-year history. Neither Americana for Autism nor Blue Collar U have won before.

You can find each of the previous winners below, along with the tournament MVP for each year.

Year Winner Runner-Up MVP
2014 Notre Dame Fighting Alumni Team Barstool Tyrone Nash
2015 Overseas Elite Team 23 DJ Kennedy
2016 Overseas Elite Team Colorado Kyle Fogg
2017 Overseas Elite Team Challenge ALS Kyle Fogg
2018 Overseas Elite Eberlein Drive DJ Kennedy
2019 Carmen's Crew Golden Eagles William Buford
2020 Golden Eagles Sideline Cancer Darius Johnson-Odom
2021 Boeheim's Army Team 23 Tyrese Rice

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.