Where to watch, how to follow the Kentucky men’s basketball game vs. Illinois State

Mark Story

December 25, 2023 at 9:19 a.m.·1 min read

Where to watch and how to follow Friday’s men’s basketball game between the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (9-2) and the Illinois State Redbirds (8-4):

Game time is 7 p.m. (EST) at Rupp Arena (capacity 20,545) at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington.

Television

Network: SEC Network

Announcers: TBA

Where to find SEC Network:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 516

DISH Network: Channel 408 (on Hopper and Joey Channel 404)

DirecTV: Channel 611

UVerse: Channel 607 (1607 HD)

Before transferring to play under the bright lights at Kentucky, Antonio Reeves scored 1,195 points in three seasons playing for Illinois State. On Friday night, Reeves’ current team will face his old one when UK plays host to Illinois State at Rupp Arena.

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio network affiliates: Click here

Satellite radio: XM Channel 81, Sirius Channel 81, Internet Channel 81.

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

Internet

Live updates: Join the conversation with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay during the game at Kentucky.com.

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

On X (the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter): @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @BenRobertsHL; @cdrummond97; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages

Series history: Click here

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Illinois State roster: Click here

One-minute game preview: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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