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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]

7:40 CST is what I see.

I just looked again elsewhere... it basically says no set time, it'll just tip after the earlier game.

Here's the chart...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

If anyone had said Bama would score just ten points in the first ten minutes, and still lead the game, I'd have lost money on that bet. Crazy lid on the basket from point blank range, and the inconsistency on calls was apparent. Best play of the game was Oats' T to announce his presence with authority...

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

We're due a game where we shoot lights out.

Biggest concern (for me anyway). is without Wrightsell, does Bama revert back to that team that was stuck in the mud down the stretch of the regular season?

 

[#80]

I just looked again elsewhere... it basically says no set time, it'll just tip after the earlier game.

Here's the chart...

Schedule states 9:40 PM so I assume that's EST so that would make it 8:40 CST.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

If anyone had said Bama would score just ten points in the first ten minutes, and still lead the game, I'd have lost money on that bet. Crazy lid on the basket from point blank range, and the inconsistency on calls was apparent. Best play of the game was Oats' T to announce his presence with authority...

How he refrained from suplexing one of the officials I'll never know.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Biggest concern (for me anyway). is without Wrightsell, does Bama revert back to that team that was stuck in the mud down the stretch of the regular season?

Maybe I can move on to another concern... I haven't see the press conference yet, but supposedly Oats said Wrightsell will be available.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[Rolltide24]

Dioubate came up huge in the clutch. All 9 points in the last 5:30 of the game. Nelson 3 points? Wrightsell 2 points? What happened to these guys? Ghosts tonight.

 

[rick4bama]

So who got the

 

[UAgrad93]

Diabaute was HUGE! I don’t think UNC has the athleticism at guards like GCU. That could bode well for us. Bring the defense and 45% from the floor and I think we advance! If Wrightsell is available, that will be HUGE as well!

 

[Bammerboy321]

Maybe I can move on to another concern... I haven't see the press conference yet, but supposedly Oats said Wrightsell will be available.

 

[Secondand26]

 

[Secondand26]

And on another note: number of schools who’ve lost to both New Mexico ST. & Yale:
Those bastards from Lee county

 

[#80]

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Dioubate came up huge in the clutch. All 9 points in the last 5:30 of the game. Nelson 3 points? Wrightsell 2 points? What happened to these guys? Ghosts tonight.

Wrightsell had a good excuse. Even before he went out, he hasn't practiced much or gotten nearly as many shots up as the other guys this week.

 

[Bammerboy321]

I mean, this just shows you what we've all been saying. Dioubate is just one of those junkyard dogs that brings it every possession. His offensive game definitely needs polishing, but he is getting better and better as an on-ball defender.

 

[#80]

WOW .... GC did not score in the last 4 min.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

So who got the
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[rick4bama]

Wrightsell had a good excuse. Even before he went out, he hasn't practiced much or gotten nearly as many shots up as the other guys this week.

Will he be able to play Thursday night?

 

[Justneedme81]

Will he be able to play Thursday night?

Yes