Mark Story

Where to watch, how to follow the UK men’s basketball game vs. No. 25 Tennessee

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s men’s SEC basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC) and the No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 SEC):

Game time is 8:30 pm EST at Rupp Arena (seating capacity 20,545) at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington, KY.

How to watch Kentucky-Tennessee men’s basketball on television

Network: ESPN

Announcers: Play-by-play, Karl Ravech; analysis, Jimmy Dykes

Where to find ESPN:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 28

DISH Network: Channel 140

DirecTV: Channel 206

U-verse: Channel 1602

How to listen to Kentucky-Tennessee 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 374, Sirius Channel 374, Internet Channel 374

Tennessee broadcast: XM Channel 390, Internet Channel 980

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

Kentucky guard Denzel Aberdeen (1) had 22 points and no turnovers in the Wildcats’ 80-78 win at Tennessee on January 14. On Saturday night, Abdreen and the Cats will go for the season sweep of Rick Barnes’ No. 25 Volunteers at Rupp Arnea.
Kentucky guard Denzel Aberdeen (1) had 22 points and no turnovers in the Wildcats’ 80-78 win at Tennessee on January 14. On Saturday night, Abdreen and the Cats will go for the season sweep of Rick Barnes’ No. 25 Volunteers at Rupp Arnea. Ryan C. Hermens ryanchermens@gmail.com

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

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Tennessee roster: Click here

Kentucky vs. Tennessee series history: Click here

SEC injury reports: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published February 5, 2026 at 1:26 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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