One of college basketball’s greatest rivalries will see another chapter Saturday when the Kentucky Wildcats head to the KFC Yum! Center to face the Louisville Cardinals.
The game starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of Kentucky vs Louisville online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Kentucky vs Louisville live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 500 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Kentucky vs Louisville live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Vidgo credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Kentucky vs Louisville live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. It comes with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get it for $20 for the first month (normally $30), and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Kentucky vs Louisville live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
Kentucky vs Louisville Preview
The Cardinals had won four in a row before getting an 85-48 beat down courtesy of the Wisconsin Badgers. Louisville responded by handing Pittsburgh a 64-54 loss on Tuesday. Guard David Johnson paved the way for the Cardinals, notching a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and he was joined by forward Samuell Williamson, who had a double-double of his own, scoring 14 points and hauling in 12 rebounds.
After the win over Pitt, Louisville now has its sight set on the Wildcats — and coming out on the better end of this matchup against its biggest rival.
“From the jump, as soon as I committed here, I understood how big of a rivalry it is. I think it’s one of the best rivalries in college basketball, if not the best. I’m just really excited. This is the game everybody talks about. Louisville versus Kentucky, so I’m excited for these next few days to get out there and practice and prepare and get ready for these guys on Saturday,” Williamson said.
The Cardinals will be facing a Kentucky squad that is coming off a hard-fought loss to the Tar Heels last Saturday. Guard Davion Mintz led Kentucky in scoring with 17 points and eight boards, Brandon Boston Jr. added 15 and Devin Askew chipped in 10 points in the loss. Kentucky started strong against North Carolina, going up at the half, 38-34. They got outscored by UNC in the second, though, 41-25, and it made all the difference.
It was the fifth-straight loss for the Wildcats and the team’s first since the early 1990s. Now, a tough rivalry game awaits — but the Wildcats are focused on getting better above all else. “I know that it’s a rivalry, but this is us against ourselves,” freshman forward Lance Ware said. “We have to continue to get better and work on our game and just fix some of the mistakes we’ve been making.”
Don’t expect Louisville to overlook a struggling Kentucky team, however. “We know we’re going to get a lot better team than Kentucky’s been all year and they’ve been really good in some games,” Louisville coach Chris Mack said. “The Carolina game is a perfect example. So pretty sure we’re going to get their best.”
This is the first time since 2008 that both teams enter this series unranked.
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