Mark Story

Where to watch and how to follow the Kentucky men’s basketball game at Alabama

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s men’s college basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats (9-4, 0-0 SEC) and the No. 14 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3, 0-0 SEC):

Game time is noon EST at Coleman Coliseum (seating capacity of 15,383) on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

How to watch Kentucky-Alabama 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-Alabama 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 387, Internet Channel 977

Alabama broadcast: 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, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in the Wildcats’ 99-85 win over Bellarmine on Dec. 23. On Saturday, the 6-foot-7, 220-pound junior will play his former team when UK travels to Tuscaloosa to face No. 14 Alabama.
Kentucky forward Mouhamed Dioubate (23) had 20 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in the Wildcats’ 99-85 win over Bellarmine on Dec. 23. On Saturday, the 6-foot-7, 220-pound junior will play his former team when UK travels to Tuscaloosa to face No. 14 Alabama. Ryan C. Hermens ryanchermens@gmail.com

How to stream Kentucky-Alabama 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-Alabama men’s basketball

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Alabama roster: Click here

How Kentucky and Alabama match up: Click here

Kentucky vs. Alabama series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published December 31, 2025 at 5:15 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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