​The Texas Tech basketball team will try to score more points than Kentucky when the Red Raiders visit the Wildcats for a preseason exhibition tonight in Rupp Arena.Grant McCasland won’t have JT Toppin on the floor, but he will welcome back Darrion Williams and Donovan Atwell in the Red Raiders’ unofficial debut. Kentucky boasts a very new roster this season, led by Iowa State transfer Milan Momciolovic.Which team will build early momentum before the 2026-27 season starts in earnest in November?The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is bringing you live coverage of the game. Follow along for live score updates, stats, highlights and more.Texas Tech basketball vs. Kentucky live score updates5:09 p.m.: About an hour until tip but a few reminders: Texas Tech basketball won’t have JT Toppin (obviously) but also (probably) won’t play Jamichael Stillwell tonight as he currently doesn’t have eligibility.TV channel, streaming options for Texas Tech basketball vs. Kentucky in an exhibitionTV channel: No TVStreaming: SECN+ (ESPN app, subscribe here)The Texas Tech basketball team’s exhibition game against Kentucky will be streaming on SEC Network+, which can be accessed through the ESPN app. Subscribe to the app with this link.Watch Texas Tech basketball vs. Kentucky on the ESPN appWhat time does Texas Tech basketball vs. Kentucky start?Tip time: 6 p.m. CentralLocation: Rupp Arena; Lexington, KentuckyThe Texas Tech basketball vs. Kentucky exhibition is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Central time from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.Texas Tech basketball 2026-27 schedule, tip times, TV networksMarch 9-13: Big 12 Tournament, Kansas CityOct. 23: at Kentucky, 6 p.m., SECN+ (exhibition)Nov. 2: Jackson State, 6 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkNov. 5: Bethune-Cookman, 8 p.m., ESPN+Nov. 10: Illinois, 7 p.m., PeacockNov. 14: Stonehill College, 1 p.m., ESPN+Nov. 18: New Orleans, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+Nov. 24: Louisville, 7 p.m., ESPNNov. 26: Oregon or St. John’s, TBDNov. 27: Tennessee, Maryland, San Diego State or Iowa State, TBDNov. 28: Players Era Championship, 9:30 p.m.Dec. 8: Omaha, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+Dec. 13: vs. USC, 1 p.m., ESPN2 (US LMB Coast-to-Coast Challenge, Fort Worth)Dec. 15: Incarnate Word, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+Dec. 21: vs. Duke, 6 p.m., Prime Video (New York City)Dec. 28: Mississippi Valley State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+Jan. 2: at Cincinnati, 11 a.m., FOXJan. 6: Baylor, 7 p.m., PeacockJan. 9: at TCU, 1 p.m., TNTJan. 12: Arizona State, 9 p.m., FS1Jan. 16: Iowa State, 7 p.m., ESPN/2Jan. 19: at Houston, 6 p.m., ESPN/2Jan. 22: Arizona, 7 p.m., FOXJan. 27: at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m., PeacockJan. 30: UCF, 3 p.m., ESPN/2Feb. 2: at Colorado, 10 p.m., ESPNFeb. 6: at Kansas, 11 a.m., ABCFeb. 13: West Virginia, 5 p.m., ESPN2Feb. 15: Houston, 8 p.m., ESPNFeb. 20: at UCF, 5/5:30 p.m., ESPN/2Feb. 24: at Kansas State, 6 p.m., ESPN2/UFeb. 27: Cincinnati, 3/3:30 p.m., ESPN/2March 2: at Utah, 10 p.m., ESPN/2March 8: BYU, 8 p.m., FS1This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech bas