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No. 4 Alabama Turns Focus to NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Matchup with No. 12 Seed Grand Canyon - Alabama Athletics

SPOKANE, Wash. – The No. 4 seed Alabama men's basketball team has turned its full focus toward Sunday's NCAA Tournament second round matchup against No. 12...

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The Crimson Tide and Lopes will tip off inside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

SPOKANE, Wash. – The No. 4 seed Alabama men's basketball team has turned its full focus toward Sunday's NCAA Tournament second round matchup against No. 12 seed Grand Canyon. The Crimson Tide spent most of Saturday afternoon making final preparations and meeting with local and national media prior to the contest, which will tip off at 6:10 p.m. CT (4:10 p.m. PT) on TBS.

Alabama advanced to Sunday's contest thanks toa 109-96 victory over 13-seed College of Charleston Friday night. It marked a NCAA Tournament school scoring record for the Crimson Tide, which entered this year's tournament leading the nation in scoring offense.

Grand Canyon enters the second round with a 30-4 overall mark and finished 17-3 in the WAC on its way to sweeping the regular season and tournament championships. The Lopes advanced to the second round via a 75-66 victory No. 5 seed St. Mary's.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

We are getting such good looks at the rim, but Estrada and Nelson are god awful

"Layups? You talkin' bout layups?"

-In my best Allen Iverson voice

 

[cj6891]

They appear to be letting them play.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

They appear to be letting them play.

On one end at least.

Bama has missed some easy shots, but they've also been hammered a couple of times with no whistle.

 

[Bammerboy321]

I don't get Estrada's decision making. Literally three guys in front of him standing around the rim, and he decides to do a slow shot at the basket. He got rightfully blocked because of an awful shot selection. Dude has played awful in March.

 

[cj6891]

I literally drop my head everytime Estrada shoots.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Phew Pringle with a great tip out for a 2nd chance opportunities

 

[#80]

Sears needs some help

 

[Bammerboy321]

SEARRRRSSSSS IS NASSTTTYYYY

 

[Bammerboy321]

Nelson and Estrada need to sit out.

 

[bama alum]

They appear to be letting them play.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Defense has been really good so far. Alabama has been in command and controlling the pace. The shit part is the shot selection is awful and we've had inconsistent officiating.

 

[bama alum]

Defense has been really good so far. Alabama has been in command and controlling the pace. The shit part is the shot selection is awful and we've had inconsistent officiating.

I'm not able to watch the game; I can only keep up with the ESPN app. Seems Bama's missed a ton of layups so far.

 

[Bammerboy321]

We are playing absolutely dumb as shit. I have never seen so many missed layups in my life.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Of course Wrightsell goes out. Holy shit we have the worst luck in basketball.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Welp, that fucking sucks. Wrightsell is snakebit. Doubt we see him again tonight...

 

[Bammerboy321]

HORRENDOUS OFFICIATING

 

[cj6891]

Why was the hook on Pringle not reviewed?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Why was the hook on Pringle not reviewed?

Who knows. Probably for the best, they might have ruled a flagrant 1 on him somehow.

 

[Bammerboy321]

HOW IS THAT A FUCKING FOUL ON ALABAMA

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

LOL, that's a tie up/jump ball 99.99999999999999% of the time.