Final Nov 21
JMU 99 -3.0 o146.0
UIC 81 3.0 u146.0
Final Nov 21
MIA 69 -9.0 o143.0
DRKE 80 9.0 u143.0
Final OT Nov 21
OHIO 81 -2.0 o146.5
MTU 83 2.0 u146.5
Final Nov 21
LAS 67 -1.5 o144.0
UCSD 72 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 21
OKST 78 2.0 o163.0
FAU 86 -2.0 u163.0
Final Nov 21
USF 74 -6.5 o145.5
PORT 68 6.5 u145.5
Final Nov 21
ECU 78 -4.0 o135.0
JVST 86 4.0 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MONM 62 4.5 o146.5
YSU 72 -4.5 u146.5
Final OT Nov 21
HALL 69 7.0 o126.0
VCU 66 -7.0 u126.0
Final Nov 21
BRAD 82 -7.0 o135.5
TXST 68 7.0 u135.5
Final Nov 21
TOL 103 -13.0 o154.5
STET 78 13.0 u154.5
Final Nov 21
RMU 86 9.5 o151.5
COR 76 -9.5 u151.5
Final Nov 21
UNCG 58 17.5 o146.5
IND 69 -17.5 u146.5
Final 0OT Nov 21
BAY 99 -2.5 o150.5
SJU 98 2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
SYR 66 11.0 o155.0
TEX 70 -11.0 u155.0
Final Nov 21
NIAG 73 14.0 o136.5
KENT 76 -14.0 u136.5
Final Nov 21
EMU 68 7.0 o134.5
OAK 64 -7.0 u134.5
Final Nov 21
RAD 51 22.0 o144.5
CLEM 79 -22.0 u144.5
Final Nov 21
EDW 59 -0.0 o0.0
UNF 108 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
JOHNSU 52 -0.0 o0.0
CHAT 72 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
BRY 66 -12.5 o153.0
STONE 67 12.5 u153.0
Final Nov 21
NJIT 64 12.5 o135.0
BUCK 81 -12.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MER 72 18.5 o150.0
SCAR 84 -18.5 u150.0
Final OT Nov 21
SEMO 77 1.5 o149.5
CARK 73 -1.5 u149.5
Final OT Nov 21
PRE 58 8.5 o135.0
SFA 55 -8.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
VAN 73 2.5 o150.5
NEV 71 -2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
TRN 78 -0.0 o0.0
SHSU 105 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
46 -0.0 o0.0
WIU 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
TXWES 66 -0.0 o0.0
UNT 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
MINCR 60 -0.0 o0.0
NDSU 67 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
ORU 68 21.5 o149.5
MISS 100 -21.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
LNDNWD 64 9.5 o145.0
VALP 77 -9.5 u145.0
Final Nov 21
CCSU 54 -2.0 o142.0
SH 67 2.0 u142.0
Final Nov 21
PRIN 62 -7.5 o152.5
WRST 80 7.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
UTM 77 11.5 o155.5
AMCC 81 -11.5 u155.5
Final Nov 21
TAMCOM 56 24.5 o144.5
OKLA 84 -24.5 u144.5
Final Nov 21
TST 49 31.0 o147.0
MICH 72 -31.0 u147.0
Final Nov 21
TTU 77 -10.5 o149.5
STJOE 78 10.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
GRAM 58 23.5 o152.5
UNM 80 -23.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
TENN 64 -12.5 o126.5
UVA 42 12.5 u126.5
Final Nov 21
EWU 81 14.0 o158.5
WSU 96 -14.0 u158.5
Final Nov 21
AFA 69 16.0 o136.0
CAL 78 -16.0 u136.0
Final Nov 21
ORE 78 -6.5 o139.5
ORST 75 6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 21
MEM 68 2.0 o154.5
SF 64 -2.0 u154.5
Maryland 9th Big Ten15-12
Alabama 1st Southeastern21-6

Maryland @ Alabama preview

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Last Meeting ( Mar 26, 2013 ) Maryland 58, Alabama 57

Alabama began the road to what it hopes will be a deep NCAA Tournament run by staving off a stiff challenge from a pesky opponent in Iona.

Now, the second-seeded Crimson Tide will seek their first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2004 Monday when they play in Indianapolis to face Maryland, which is coming off an impressive defensive showing in the first round.

Alabama (25-6) will face one of the Big Ten's top defensive teams after doing enough down the stretch in a 68-55 win over 15th-seeded Iona on Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide trailed six times but avoided the upset with an 11-0 run that was keyed by two 3-pointers from Alex Reese.

"I'd give ourselves a C," Alabama star Herb Jones said. "We didn't come out, you know, defensively we didn't come out, I don't think we came out how we should have. We didn't make a lot of shots. But the effort was -- I give the effort an A. Our overall performance I think was a C."

Jones scored 20 points while John Petty shot 3 of 13 and was held to 10 points as Alabama shot 54.2 percent in the second half, 47.2 percent overall and survived despite making just five 3-pointers.

"I thought our effort was great," Alabama coach Nate Oats said. "Maybe we had some NCAA first-game jitters, I don't know what it was to be honest with you, but hopefully getting that first game out of the way and getting a win even though we didn't play well will help that."

Alabama's only trip to the Sweet 16 since 1991 was as an eighth seed in 2004 when it knocked off Stanford on the way to an Elite Eight trip. Its last appearance as a second seed occurred in 2002 when it took a 13-point loss to Kent State.

This time, the Crimson Tide are encountering a team who is rolling of late.

The Terrapins (17-13) entered the tournament by going 6-3 in their previous nine games. In a 63-54 win over UConn on Saturday, Maryland clamped down defensively by limiting the Huskies to 32.3 percent shooting from the field.

It was the 11th time this season the Terps held an opponent to under 60 points.

"Right now (the message) is enjoy this one. Are you kidding me?" said Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, who later added he views Alabama as a fifth No. 1 seed. "It's so hard for us to win. We're going to enjoy the heck out of this one."

The Terrapins are hoping to replicate the stout defense while producing another efficient offensive showing in their bid to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016. Eric Ayala scored 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting as the Terrapins shot 51.2 percent and hit 9 of 18 3-pointers.

While Maryland lost 11 of 20 conference games, its wins include wins over No. 1 seed Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan State.

"It's not really a shocker," Ayala said. "We worked for it every day in practice, we came and competed. The Big Ten is obviously probably one of the best conferences in the country. And definitely prepared us for a game like this where we finally got to play somebody else."

--Field Level Media

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