Where to Watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs Pacers: TV, Stream

Anyone who has searched “why is this NBA game on a channel I don’t have” already knows the real pre-game ritual: checking which feed your ZIP code unlocks. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers in a 2026-27 preseason game Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Paycom Center, with a 7 p.m. CT start listed by The Oklahoman.

TV channels: KSBI-52 (OKC) · KQCW-19 (Tulsa) ·
Streaming options: Thunder+ · DAZN · fuboTV · NBA League Pass ·
Listed tip-off: 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET ·
Venue: Paycom Center ·
Last provided result: Pacers 111, Thunder 110 (June 5, 2025) ·
Prior provided result: Thunder 132, Pacers 111 (March 29, 2025)

Twelve rows, one pattern: the same matchup splits into different channels, apps, and streaming rules depending on where you’re watching from.

Where can I watch the Oklahoma City Thunder today?

The short answer is that Tuesday’s game is a local-TV night. The available game-day guides name local outlets first, so your first question is where you’re watching from, not which package you pay for.

Broadcast details for Thunder vs Pacers

• KSBI-52 is the Oklahoma City-market TV outlet, KQCW-19 covers Tulsa, and Thunder+ is the in-market streaming route for eligible Thunder-market viewers (The Oklahoman)
• Yahoo Sports independently lists KSBI as the TV home for OKC viewers (Yahoo Sports)

The reason for the split is the way regional sports rights work: your address decides your feed. Fubo’s support pages put it plainly — NBA games can be available through ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and NBA TV, but only if your location and package include them (per Fubo Support).

The implication: your TV channel is a geography question before it’s a cable question.

How to stream Thunder vs Pacers online

• Thunder+ covers eligible in-market Thunder fans (The Oklahoman)
• DAZN is the listed Pacers-market regional streaming partner (Yahoo Sports)
• NBA League Pass is the out-of-market route, subject to regional restrictions (Yahoo Sports)
• fuboTV is promoted for this matchup with a free-trial offer in the USA Today Network preview (Thunder Wire)

The free-trial detail matters: fuboTV’s own coverage varies by ZIP code, so a trial only helps if the game is actually on a channel in your area. The trade-off: in-market streaming is clean and cheap, while out-of-market streaming works only after you confirm blackout rules.

Start time and venue for the matchup

• Tuesday, October 13, 2026, is the listed date, with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. CT at Paycom Center (The Oklahoman)
• That equals 8:00 p.m. ET for Eastern viewers (Yahoo Sports)

The Oklahoman publishes its channel guide on the morning of the game, which is the best backup plan if you’re not sure the schedule held. Why it matters: a 7 p.m. CT preseason start means Oklahoma City’s rotation gets the spotlight before the East Coast prime-time slate takes over.

How to watch Pacers games this season?

The same market-first logic that decides Tuesday’s game applies across Indiana’s season: local coverage where you live, national options when the schedule rewards them.

Pacers regional coverage

• DAZN is listed as the Pacers-market regional streaming partner for this matchup (Yahoo Sports)
• Fubo’s support pages say regional sports network availability depends on the viewer’s location (Fubo Support (streaming provider))
• An Indiana fan in Oklahoma won’t automatically get the Pacers feed on the local OKC channel — market-based rules assign the feed by address

For season-long coverage, the useful habit is checking each game’s listing rather than assuming one network carries the whole schedule. The March 2025 Thunder–Pacers game was listed on FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma and FanDuel Sports Network Indiana; the June 2025 meeting was on ABC (per ESPN). The catch: regional coverage follows your home address, not your favorite team.

National and out-of-market streaming options

• NBA League Pass is the out-of-market option, with regional restrictions still applying (Yahoo Sports)
• Fubo can carry NBA games through ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and NBA TV, depending on location and package (per Fubo Support)
• The USA Today Network preview promotes fuboTV’s free-trial offer for this Thunder–Pacers game (Thunder Wire)

For fans outside both home markets, preseason schedules are the hardest to track, because national windows are rarer and local feeds dominate the listings. The same checking habit applies to other sports: our Where to Watch Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates guide follows the same game-day logic. What this means: national networks appear when the schedule says so — preseason games rarely get that slot, so the default is a local feed or League Pass.

How to check a specific Thunder vs Pacers listing

• The Oklahoman’s game-day guide covers time, venue, and the local TV outlet for each Thunder game (The Oklahoman)
• Thunder Wire’s USA Today Network preview adds streaming details and the fuboTV free-trial link (Thunder Wire)
• Yahoo Sports’ matchup page pulls together KSBI, Thunder+, DAZN, and NBA League Pass in one place (Yahoo Sports)

If the three guides agree, you’re set; if they differ, the morning-of listing from the local outlet wins, because preseason schedules can shift without much notice. The pattern: the freshest listing wins.

Did Thunder win the game?

Depends which game you mean. The two most recent listed Thunder–Pacers finals split, and each came with a different broadcast answer.

Recent Thunder vs Pacers final scores

• June 5, 2025: Pacers 111, Thunder 110 (per ESPN’s final score)
• March 29, 2025: Thunder 132, Pacers 111 (per ESPN’s final score)
• ESPN listed ABC for the June game, and FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma, FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, and NBA League Pass for the March game

So the most recent listed meeting went to Indiana by one point; the one before that went to Oklahoma City by 21. Neither result predicts Tuesday’s preseason game, but both are useful context for what this matchup has looked like lately.

The pattern: the last two listed meetings split, with the home team winning both times.

Where to check the latest score

• The Oklahoman’s Thunder section posts game-day coverage and scores (The Oklahoman)
• Yahoo Sports’ matchup page combines the preview with live score tracking and watch options (Yahoo Sports)
• Thunder Wire’s USA Today Network preview is another reliable score-and-stream hub (Thunder Wire)

The broadcast network is part of most final-score listings, which is why the same page that tells you the winner also tells you what channel carried it. Tuesday’s final score should appear on the same outlets that published the viewing guides. What this means: the answer to “did the Thunder win” is one click away on game day — and the score page doubles as the channel check for the next meeting.

How to watch Thunder vs Pacers: step by step

If you want the no-surprises version, this order of operations removes most of the guesswork.

1. Confirm your market. Oklahoma viewers: KSBI-52 in OKC, KQCW-19 in Tulsa. Indiana viewers: DAZN is the listed Pacers-market stream (The Oklahoman and Yahoo Sports).
2. Pick your stream. Thunder+ for in-market Thunder fans; DAZN for the Pacers market; NBA League Pass for out-of-market, with blackout caveats; fuboTV for national channels, ZIP-code dependent (per Fubo Support).
3. Check the morning-of listing. The Oklahoman and Thunder Wire publish updated game-day guides.
4. Set the clock. 7:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. ET, Paycom Center, Tuesday, October 13.

The trade-off: two extra minutes checking your ZIP code on game day is cheaper than a subscription that doesn’t carry your feed.

Thunder vs Pacers: results and listings timeline

• March 29, 2025: Thunder 132, Pacers 111 — ESPN final score; FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma, FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, and NBA League Pass were the listed watch options (per ESPN).
• June 5, 2025: Pacers 111, Thunder 110 — ESPN final score; ABC was the listed broadcast option (per ESPN).
• October 11, 2025: A fuboTV game page listed Thunder at Pacers at 7:00 p.m. ET on FanDuel Sports Network Indiana / NBA TV, with Gainbridge Fieldhouse as the venue (per the fuboTV listing).
• October 23, 2025: Local OKC outlet KOCO published a how-and-when-to-watch guide for a Thunder–Pacers game, noting a 6:30 p.m. start for Indiana’s season opener (per KOCO).
• October 13, 2026: Thunder host the Pacers in a 2026-27 preseason game at Paycom Center, 7 p.m. CT; KSBI-52, KQCW-19, Thunder+, DAZN, and NBA League Pass are the listed outlets (The Oklahoman and Yahoo Sports).

The pattern: the two teams have split their two most recent listed meetings, and the broadcast answers changed every time — a strong argument for checking the listing on game day rather than trusting last year’s bookmark.

Confirmed facts vs what’s unclear

Confirmed facts

• The game is set for Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Paycom Center, with a 7 p.m. CT start (The Oklahoman).
• KSBI-52 is the Oklahoma City TV outlet; KQCW-19 covers Tulsa (The Oklahoman).
• Thunder+ is the in-market streaming option for eligible Thunder-market viewers (The Oklahoman).
• DAZN is listed as the Pacers-market regional streaming partner (Yahoo Sports).
• Fubo’s own docs confirm NBA channel availability depends on location and package (Fubo Support).

What’s unclear

• The precise blackout boundaries for DAZN and NBA League Pass are not published in the preview listings (Yahoo Sports).
• No national network is named in the available game-day guides for this preseason matchup (The Oklahoman and Yahoo Sports).
• Tip-off time can differ by listing: a fuboTV page for a past Thunder–Pacers game listed 7:00 p.m. ET, while a KOCO guide for Indiana’s season opener noted 6:30 p.m. (per those listings).

The pattern: the confirmed items are all local and concrete; the unclear items are about market boundaries and last-minute scheduling — the two things a bigger TV package cannot fix.

What the sources say

“The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers in a 2026-27 NBA preseason game on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with a 7:00 p.m. Central Time start at Paycom Center.”

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City daily)

“NBA coverage can be available through channels including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and NBA TV, subject to location and package availability.”

Fubo Support (streaming provider)

“KSBI is the Oklahoma City television outlet, with Thunder+ listed as an additional streaming option for eligible viewers in the Thunder market.”

Yahoo Sports (national sportswire)

“Fubo is promoted as a streaming option with a free-trial offer for the Pacers vs. Thunder preseason game.”

Thunder Wire (USA Today Network)

The pattern: every source agrees on the essentials — October 13, 7 p.m. CT, Paycom Center — and each adds one layer of the viewing stack: local TV, in-market streaming, regional streaming, and the fuboTV shortcut.

The takeaway

This is a local game in every sense. KSBI-52 carries the Oklahoma City feed, KQCW-19 covers Tulsa, Thunder+ handles in-market streaming, and DAZN is the listed route for Pacers-market viewers. NBA League Pass and fuboTV work best after a ZIP-code check, because blackout rules decide which feed is real and which is just a preview. For Oklahoma City fans, the choice is clear: tune to KSBI-52 or open Thunder+ at 7 p.m. CT on October 13, or wait for the regular season to see the rotation that matters.

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