Bottom line: Number 19. Alabama faces Grand Canyon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Crimson Tide are 13-6 versus SEC opponents, with a 9-5 record in nonconference play. Alabama ranks 28th in college basketball, averaging 11.1 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.0% from deep. Mark Sears leads the club in 3-pointers made, averaging 2.4 and shooting 43.3%.
The Antelopes are 19-3 against WAC teams. Grand Canyon ranks third in the WAC, shooting 34.3% from three-point range.
Alabama averages 11.1 made 3-pointers per game, 4.8 more than Grand Canyon, which allows 6.3 per game. This season, Grand Canyon has shot 46.4% from the field, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than Alabama’s 44.0% shooting average.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sears leads the Crimson Tide with 21.4 points per game and an average of 4.0 rebounds. Aaron Estrada has averaged 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds over the last ten games.
Rayshon Harrison averages 13.8 points and 3.9 assists for the Antelopes. Tyon Grant-Foster has averaged 21.8 points over the last ten games.
LAST TEN GAMES: Crimson Tide: 6-4, averaging 95.5 points, 39.6 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 6.2 steals, and 3.6 blocks a game, shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 93.7 points per game.
Antelopes: 8-2, averaging 76.3 points, 35.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.1 steals, and 5.5 blocks per game on 45.1% shooting from the field. Their opponents have scored an average of 65.3 points.
