The 17th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats play host to the No. 1 Auburn Tigers and a Saturday afternoon SEC clash at Rupp Arena. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ABC and streaming on-demand.

#1 Auburn Tigers (26-2) at #17 Kentucky Wildcats (19-9)

NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance

When: Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. ET

Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.

TV channel: ABC and ESPN+

Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | ESPN+ ($11.99/mo.)

The top-ranked Tigers eye a strong finish to the SEC season with a challenging closing stretch featuring trips to Kentucky and No. 12 Texas A&M (March 4) and a season-ending home date with No. 6 Alabama (March 8. Auburn enters Saturday’s matchup in Lexington on a five-game win streak and holds a two-game lead over rival Alabama in the SEC title race.

Kentucky continues to battle ups and downs with a 5-5 record over its past 10 games with two victories over No. 5 Tennessee and three losses to unranked teams. The Wildcats are 4.5-point underdogs in Saturday’s matchup against Auburn with LSU (March 4) and a trip to No. 14 Missouri (March 8) left on their regular-season schedule.

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Auburn Tigers: Know your live streaming options

• FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $79.99.
• SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
• DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.
• ESPN+ ($11.99/mo.) – ESPN+ features a deep catalog of college, professional and international sporting events; the service starts at $11.99 monthly but with savings available by bundling.

The Wildcats and Tigers are set for a 1 p.m. ET start on ABC. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).

The game will also stream live on ESPN+ ($11.99/mo.).