Where to watch and how to follow Tuesday’s men’s basketball season opener between the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) and the Manhattan Jaspers (0-0):

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

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

Network: None. The game is not on television.

The game telecast is available only via internet streaming on the digital SEC Network+ platform.

Where to find SEC Network+:

If you have a cable subscription that includes the SEC Network, you should be able to stream the SEC Network+ broadcast for free via the WatchESPN app.

For additional information, you can contact ESPN Customer Service at (888) 549-3776, (800) 727-1800 or at https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us.

SEC Network+ broadcast team: TBA

How to listen to Kentucky-Manhattan 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: XM Channel 229, Internet Channel 953

Kentucky forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shot 48.7% on 3-point shots last season while playing for Iowa State. Kentucky forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shot 48.7% on 3-point shots last season while playing for Iowa State. Jordan Prather IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect How to stream Kentucky-Manhattan 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-Manhattan men’s basketball

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Manhattan roster: Click here

Kentucky vs. Manhattan series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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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.
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