Where to watch, how to follow UK’s 2026 men’s NCAA tourney opener vs Santa Clara
Where to watch and how to follow Friday’s men’s basketball NCAA Tournament Midwest Region round of 64 game between No. 7 seed Kentucky (21-13, 10-8 SEC regular season) and No. 10 seed Santa Clara (26-8, 15-3 WCC):
Game time is 12:15 p.m. EDT at Enterprise Center (seating capacity of 18,096) in St. Louis.
Television
Network: CBS
Announcers: Play-by-play, Spero Dedes; analysis, Jim Spanarkel; sideline, Jon Rothstein
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-Santa Clara 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
UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jack Givens
Satellite radio: National broadcast: XM Channel 201, Sirius Channel 208, Internet Channel 963
How to stream Kentucky-Santa Clara men’s basketball online
Live updates: Join the conversation during the game at Kentucky.com.
Live video: After signing in with your TV provider, you can live stream the game online at NCAA March Madness Live.
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On Bluesky: @markcstory; @BenRobertsHL; @camdrummond; @cmakauskas; @kentuckysports
Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages.
Digital game program for Kentucky-Santa Clara men’s basketball
The Kentucky roster: Click here
The Santa Clara roster: Click here
Kentucky vs. Santa Clara series history: Click here
The odds: Click here
For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com
This story was originally published March 17, 2026 at 7:30 AM.
