BamaCentral Courtside: No. 1 Alabama 73, No. 8 Maryland 51
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama basketball is headed to its second Sweet 16 in three seasons.
On Saturday night inside Legacy Arena, the 1-seed Crimson Tide defeated the 8-seed Maryland Terrapins 73-51 for its second win of the weekend. Ironically, it was also Maryland that Alabama faced in the Round of the 32 back in 2021.
Still dealing with a groin injury that hampered him in Alabama's First Round win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, freshman forward Brandon Miller responded with 19 points and seven rebounds as well as a block.
Jahvon Quinerly continued to be his typical March self, scoring a team-leading 22 points while recording two rebounds, two assists and three steals.
As a team, Alabama shot 23-of-58 (40 percent) from the floor and 6-of-21 (29 percent) compared to 35 percent from the floor and 13 percent from deep for Maryland. In the rebound game, the Crimson Tide out-rebounded the Terrapins by a final margin of 44-32.
With the first two rounds of March Madness behind it, Alabama will now travel to Louisville, Ky., to face 5-seed San Diego State. The game is slated to take place on Friday, but the tipoff time and television network are yet to be announced.
Check out the video above where BamaCentral's own Joey Blackwell, Austin Hannon and Katie Windham break down the Crimson Tide's 73-51 win over the Terrapins inside Legacy Arena.
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