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Where to watch, how to follow the Kentucky men’s basketball game vs. Michigan St.

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Preview: Kentucky basketball vs. Michigan State

Click below to read more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s preview coverage ahead of Tuesday’s Kentucky-Michigan State game at Madison Square Garden in New York.


Where to watch and how to follow Tuesday’s men’s college basketball game between the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats (3-1) and the No. 17 Michigan State Spartans (3-0) in the State Farm Champions Classic:

Game time is 6:30 p.m. EST at Madison Square Garden (seating capacity of 19,763) in New York City.

How to watch Kentucky-Michigan State men’s basketball on television

Network: ESPN

Announcers: Play-by-play, Dan Shulman; analysis, Jay Bilas; sideline, Kris Budden

Where to find ESPN:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 28

DISH Network: Channel 140

DirecTV: Channel 206

U-verse: Channel 1602

How to listen to Kentucky-Michigan State 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: XM Channel 84, Sirius Channel 84, Internet Channel 84

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

Kentucky forward Mouhamed Dioubate (23) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in UK’s 99-53 rout of Eastern Illinois on Friday night. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound product of Queens, New York, will be going home when the No. 12 Wildcats face No. 17 Michigan State on Tuesday in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Kentucky forward Mouhamed Dioubate (23) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in UK’s 99-53 rout of Eastern Illinois on Friday night. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound product of Queens, New York, will be going home when the No. 12 Wildcats face No. 17 Michigan State on Tuesday in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

How to stream Kentucky-Michigan State men’s basketball online

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

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

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Digital game program for Kentucky-Michigan State men’s basketball

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Michigan State roster: Click here

How Kentucky and Michigan State match up: Click here

Kentucky vs. Michigan State series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM.

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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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Preview: Kentucky basketball vs. Michigan State

Click below to read more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s preview coverage ahead of Tuesday’s Kentucky-Michigan State game at Madison Square Garden in New York.