How to Watch: No. 3 Alabama Basketball vs. Florida
Coming off of a season-sweeping win at LSU that improved its SEC record to 10-0, No. 4 Alabama basketball now sets its sights on Coleman Coliseum and the Florida Gators this Wednesday night.
The 10-0 start ties the Crimson Tide's start to the season in 2020-21 under head coach Nate Oats, where the team ultimately won both the regular-season and SEC Tournament titles. However, it was the team's 11th conference game that ended its perfect conference record — a 68-65 loss at Missouri.
Should Alabama win, it will be the best start to conference play for Alabama under Oats. The Gators, though, will try their best to ensure that doesn't happen. Led by dynamic fifth-year forward Colin Castleton, this 13-10 Florida team is not to be taken lightly.
How to Watch Alabama vs Florida
Who: No. 3 Alabama (20-3, 10-0 SEC) vs Florida (13-10, 6-4 SEC)
When: 8 p.m. CT, Wednesday
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TV: ESPN2
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: Alabama leads, 77-70
Last Meeting: The two teams last met on Jan. 5, 2022 in Gainesville, Fla., with the Crimson Tide prevailing by a final score of 83-70. Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary tied for the team lead with 19 points apiece while the Crimson Tide shot 40.3 percent from the floor in the victory.
Last Time Out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide picked up its third SEC season sweep of the year with a 79-69 win at LSU on Saturday. While Alabama's leading shooters were relatively quiet in the first half, solid bench performances by Rylan Griffen and Nimari Burnett kept the Crimson Tide ahead. Griffen and Noah Clowney tied as the leading scorers with 14 points each, while Burnett and Mark Sears placed second with 13 apiece.
Last Time Out, Florida: In its last game, the Gators were narrowly edged by the Kentucky Wildcats on the road, falling 72-67 in Rupp Arena. Colin Castleton amassed an impressive 25 points and eight rebounds, but Florida's defense simply couldn't handle Kentucky — the Wildcats shot 45.2 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Alabama Leaders:
- Scoring: Brandon Miller (18.8 PPG)
- Rebounding: Noah Clowney (8.3 RPG)
- Assists: Jaden Bradley, Jahvon Quinerly (3.5 APG)
Florida Leaders:
- Scoring: Colin Castleton (15.6 PPG)
- Rebounding: Colin Castleton (7.7 RPG)
- Assists: Kyle Lofton (3.0 APG)
See Also:
Alabama Basketball's Bench Continues to Inspire Offensive Production
No. 4 Alabama Used Defense Down the Stretch to Extinguish LSU