Sweet 16 Live Updates: No. 1 Alabama Basketball vs No. 5 SDSU
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide has reached the Sweet 16.
On Friday night at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, No. 1 Alabama will face fifth-seeded San Diego State. Both the Crimson Tide and the Aztecs bring stifling defenses, but Alabama holds the edge in both offense and tempo.
Should the Crimson Tide prevail, it will advance to the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history and the first time since 2004.
How It Happened:
How to Watch Alabama vs. San Diego State
Who: No. 1 Alabama (31-5, 16-2 SEC) vs. No. 5 San Diego State (29-6, 15-3 Mountain West)
When: 5:30 p.m. CT, Friday
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.
TV: TBS, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Evan Washburn on the call
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart; Analyst: Bryan Passink). The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
Series: No prior matchups.
Last Meeting: No prior matchups.
Last Time Out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide dominated Maryland in the second half to win 73-51 on Saturday night at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
Jahvon Quinerly led the way with 22 points while Brandon Miller added 19.
Last Time Out, San Diego State: The Aztecs crushed No. 13 seed Furman in the second round, 75-52.
Four scored in double figures while San Diego State produced a dominant defensive effort.
Alabama Leaders:
- Scoring: Brandon Miller (19.1 PPG)
- Rebounding: Noah Clowney, Brandon Miller (8.1 RPG)
- Assists: Jaden Bradley, Jahvon Quinerly (3.6 APG)
San Diego State Leaders:
- Scoring: Matt Bradley (13.0 PPG)
- Rebounding: Nathan Mensah (5.9 RPG)
- Assists: Lamont Butler (3.3 APG)
