Sunday at 7:10 p.m. in Spokane, Washington, Grand Canyon Antelopes (30-4, 19-3 WAC) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (22-11, 13-6 SEC). EDT, LINE: 6-0 Crimson Tide; 168.5 is the over/under.
FINAL LINE: 19 In the NCAA Tournament’s second round, Alabama takes on Grand Canyon.
The Crimson Tide have a 9-5 record outside of conference play and a 13-6 record versus SEC opponents. Alabama shoots 37.0% from outside the arc and averages 11.1 made 3-pointers per game, good for 28th place in the NCAA.Averaging 2.4 baskets per game and shooting 43.3% from three-point range, Mark Sears leads the team.
The Antelopes have a 19-3 record while playing WAC teams. Grand Canyon shoots 34.3% from three-point range, which puts them third in the WAC.
Grand Canyon allows 6.3 3-pointers per game, whereas Alabama averages 11.1 3-pointers made per game, 4.8 more than Grand Canyon’s average. This season, Grand Canyon has shot 46.4% from the field, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than Alabama’s opponents’ average of 44.0%.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sears leads the Crimson Tide in scoring with 21.4 points per game and averages 4.0 rebounds per game.Over the past ten games, Aaron Estrada has averaged 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds.
For the Antelopes, Rayshon Harrison averages 13.8 points and 3.9 assists.Throughout the past ten games, Tyon Grant-Foster has averaged 21.8 points.
LAST TEN GAMES: Crimson Tide: 6-4, shooting 48.0% from the field and averaging 95.5 points, 39.6 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 6.2 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game. 93.7 points per game is the average for their opponents.
Antelopes: 8-2, shooting 45.1% from the field and averaging 76.3 points, 35.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.1 steals, and 5.5 blocks per game. The opponents’ point average is 65.3.
This story was produced by the Associated Press utilizing Sportradar data and technology from Data Skrive.