Mark Story

Where to watch, how to follow Saturday’s UK men’s basketball game vs. Alabama

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s men’s college basketball game between the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats (21-5, 10-3 SEC) and the No. 25 Alabama Crimson Tide (16-9, 6-6 SEC):

Game time is 1 p.m. (EST) at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center (capacity 20,545) in downtown Lexington:

Television

Network: CBS

Announcers: Play-by-play, Ian Eagle; analysis, Bill Raftery

Where to find CBS:

Over the air: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

Spectrum cable: Channel 9 (in Lexington)

DISH Network: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

DirecTV: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

U-verse: Channel 27 (in Lexington)

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio affiliates: Click here

Satellite radio: XM Channel 81, Sirius Channel 81, Internet Channel 81

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Mike Pratt

In the first meeting between the teams, Alabama held Kentucky star Oscar Tshiebwe (34) to 4-of-13 shooting and forced three turnovers by the UK post player. Tshiebwe, however, finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds and four steals in UK’s 66-55 victory in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 5. The Wildcats and Crimson Tide will stage a rematch Saturday in Rupp Arena.
In the first meeting between the teams, Alabama held Kentucky star Oscar Tshiebwe (34) to 4-of-13 shooting and forced three turnovers by the UK post player. Tshiebwe, however, finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds and four steals in UK’s 66-55 victory in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 5. The Wildcats and Crimson Tide will stage a rematch Saturday in Rupp Arena. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Internet

Live blog: Join the conversation during the game with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay at Kentucky.com.

Live video: You can live stream the game online at CBSSports.com or on the CBS Sports app, depending on your TV service provider.

Twitter: @JerryTipton; @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @BenRobertsHL; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Alabama roster: Click here

Kentucky vs. Alabama series history: Click here

One-minute game preview: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

This story was originally published February 17, 2022 at 6:30 AM.

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Mark Story
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Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994. Support my work with a digital subscription
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