Mark Story

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

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s men’s college basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats (7-4, 0-0 SEC) and the No. 22 St. John’s Red Storm (7-3, 1-0 Big East) in the CBS Sports Classic:

Game time is 12:30 p.m. EST at State Farm Arena (seating capacity 16,888) in Atlanta.

How to watch Kentucky-St. John’s men’s basketball on television

Network: CBS

Announcers: Play-by-play, Brad Nessler; analysis, Bill Raftery, Bruce Pearl; sideline, Jenny Dell

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)

How to listen to Kentucky-St. John’s 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: Kentucky broadcast: XM Channel 190, Sirius Channel 106, Internet Channel 960

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

Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino will coach St. John’s against the Wildcats on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. Pitino went 219-50 as UK head man from 1989 through 1997. He is 6-12 in his career when coaching against Kentucky.
Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino will coach St. John’s against the Wildcats on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. Pitino went 219-50 as UK head man from 1989 through 1997. He is 6-12 in his career when coaching against Kentucky. Evan Bernstein TNS

How to stream Kentucky-St. John’s men’s basketball online

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

Live video: You can live stream the game online at CBSSports.com or on the CBS Sports app or at Paramount+, 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-St. John’s men’s basketball

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The St. John’s roster: Click here

How Kentucky and St. John’s match up: Click here

Kentucky vs. St. John’s series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 4:30 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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