What time is Texas Tech vs. Alabama today? Channel, live stream, TV schedule to watch March Madness Round 2 game
What time is Texas Tech vs. Alabama today? Channel, live stream, TV schedule to watch March Madness Round 2 game originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After wire-to-wire wins in their opening tournament games, Texas Tech and Alabama face their next tests on the route to March Madness success: themselves. The Red Raiders and Crimson Tide showcased their might en route to matching 20-point wins on Friday night.
Two days later, they'll return to Benchmark International Arena in Tampa with the hopes of repeating their feats -- and notch a place in the Sweet 16 in the process. Texas Tech is still reeling from the loss of leading scorer JT Toppin, whose ACL tear hangs like a specter over the team's national title chances. Adversity can galvanize rosters.
The Red Raiders, despite some inconsistencies, are hoping to ride Christian Anderson's sharp-shooting to a first-ever national title. They'll get all they can handle in the form of Alabama, a star-laden roster spearheaded by Labaron Philon Jr. The Crimson Tide were without star guard Aden Holloway in Round 1.
And yet, Philon -- the nation's 12th-leading scorer -- still shined through, producing 29 points on 55. 5% shooting to lift the Tide to a dominant win over Hofstra. Can he keep his strong performances going come Sunday night?