Mark Story

Where to watch and how to follow UK’s 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament opener vs. Liberty

Where to watch and how to follow Friday’s women’s basketball NCAA Tournament game in the round of 64 between the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats (22-7, 11-5 SEC regular season) and the No. 13 seed Liberty Flames (26-6, 16-2 Conference USA regular season):

Game time is noon EDT at Memorial Coliseum (seating capacity of 6,200) on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

Television

Network: ESPN

Announcers: Play-by-play, Sam Gore; analysis, Tamika Catchings

Where to find ESPN:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 28

DISH Network: Channel 140

DirecTV: Channel 206

U-verse: Channel 1602

Radio

Over the air: In Lexington, WLAP-AM 630; in Louisville, WKRD-AM 790

Satellite radio: XM Channel 206, Internet Channdel 968

UK Sports Network broadcast: Play-by-play, Darren Headrick

Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks will lead the Wildcats into women’s NCAA Tournament play for the first time when the Spokane 4 Region’s No. 4-seeded Wildcats face No. 13 seed Liberty.
Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks will lead the Wildcats into women’s NCAA Tournament play for the first time when the Spokane 4 Region’s No. 4-seeded Wildcats face No. 13 seed Liberty. Tasha Poullard tpoullard@herald-leader.com

Internet

Live video: You can livestream the game online from WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app, depending on your TV service provider.

On X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter): @cmakauskas; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

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

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Liberty roster: Click here

Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament history: Click here

Liberty’s NCAA Tournament history: Click here

For postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM.

Mark Story
Lexington Herald-Leader
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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