Mark Story

Where to watch & how to follow UK’s men’s basketball exhibition game vs. Purdue

Where to watch and how to follow Friday’s men’s basketball exhibition game between the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats and the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers:

Game time is 6 p.m. EDT at Rupp Arena (seating capacity of 20,545) in downtown Lexington, KY.

How to watch Kentucky-Purdue men’s basketball on TV

Network: SEC Network

Announcers: Play-by-play, Tom Hart; analysis, Jimmy Dykes

Where to find the SEC Network:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 516 (in Lexington)

DISH Network: Channel 404

DirecTV: Channel 611

UVerse: Channel 607 (Channel 1607 HD)

How to listen to Kentucky-Purdue men’s basketball on the radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1 (Lexington); WHAS-AM 840 (Louisville)

Statewide list of UK radio affiliates: Click here

Satellite radio: None

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jack Givens

How to stream Kentucky-Purdue men’s basketball online

Live updates: Join the conversation during the game at Kentucky.com.

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

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

Digital game program for Kentucky-Purdue men’s basketball

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Purdue roster: Click here

How Kentucky and Purdue match up: Click here

Kentucky vs. Purdue series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM.

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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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