How to Watch March Madness: No. 2 Alabama Basketball vs. No. 15 Robert Morris

Everything you need to know, including TV information and game time, for the Crimson Tide's matchup against the Colonials at Rocket Arena in Cleveland for the Round of 64 matchup in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
Mar 28, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears (1) reacts in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the semifinals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena.
Mar 28, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears (1) reacts in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the semifinals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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For the third time in the last five seasons, Alabama basketball has earned a top-2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide is the 2-seed in the East Region this season and will face the 15-seed Robert Morris in the Round of 64.

The Crimson Tide and Colonials will face off on Friday, March 21 at 11:40 a.m. CT on TruTV with Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel and Jon Rothstein on the call at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats is familiar with Robert Morris from his days as the head coach at Buffalo, but this will be just the second time these two teams have met in program history. Robert Morris won the Horizon League and is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015.

How to Watch: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris

Who: 2-seed Alabama (25-8) vs. 15-seed Robert Morris (26-8)

When: Friday, March 21, 11:40 a.m. CT

Where: Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Bryan Passink)

TV: TruTV (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel and Jon Rothstein on the call)

Last meeting with Robert Morris: The only meeting between the two teams happened on Jan. 4, 2014 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama won, 64-56, behind 18 points from Trevor Releford.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide got blown out by Florida in the SEC Tournament semifinals, 104-82. Grant Nelson left the game in the first half with an injury, and Alabama never seemed to recover. Chris Youngblood led the Tide with 14 points.

Last time out, Robert Morris: The Colonials won the Horizon League Tournament championship 89-78 over Youngstown State. Junior guard Josh Omojafo scored 24 points to help lead Robert Morris; however, all five starters finished in double figures.

Alabama Stat Leaders

  • Points: Mark Sears (18.7)
  • Rebounds: Grant Nelson (7.6)
  • Assists: Mark Sears (4.9)

Robert Morris Leaders

  • Points: Kam Woods (15.1)
  • Rebounds: Alvaro Folguerias (9.1)
  • Assists: Kam Woods (5.1)

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Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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