Live Updates: Alabama Basketball vs Maryland in the 2021 NCAA Tournament

Tip-off is slated for 7:45 p.m (CT) inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Second Half

• Alabama defeats Maryland 96-77 to advance to the Sweet 16. 

• Alabama's walk-ons, Darius Miles and Keon Ambrose-Hylton are checking in.

• Petty puts the exclamation point on the night with his fourth triple. 

• Ayala goes 1-for-2 on the free throws then Scott gets in the lane and scores two. 89-73 Alabama.

• Quinerly connects on a triple and is then called for a technical foul after the play. 

• Scott hits a nice three-pointer from the top-of-the-key, which pulls the Terrapins within 16. 86-70 Alabama with 3:46 remaining on the clock.

• Quinerly just notched a double-double with that layup. He has 11 points and 11 assists.

• Wiggins is fouled by Ellis and he'll shoot two. The first one rims out and the second one falls shot. Just that kinda night for Maryland.

• Wiggins trying to keep Maryland in this game. Another bucket. Alabama still leads 82-63.

• Wiggins again from deep. He now has 25 points and five triples.

• Primo just backed down Scott and scored the two. He made that look really easy.

• Wiggins bombs another three-pointer.

• Out of the timeout, Petty knocks down both foul shots. 

• Alabama attacking the rim and getting fouled on their drives. Petty will now shoot two after the media break. 76-55 Alabama with 7:46 left to play.

• Gary converts two from the charity stripe.

• Gary is now headed to the line after the foul by Wiggins.

• Shackelford makes both shots and is up to 21 points on the night. 74-51 Alabama.

• Shackelford is now fouled hard going up for the layup by Scott. He'll shoot two.

• Scott misses the free throw.

• Jones just picked up his fourth foul of the night. Scott will try to complete the and-one when play resumes. 72-53 Alabama with 10:59 remaining.

• Shackelford misses the three but Primo crashes the glass and gets a putback dunk.

• Scott slams it home with two hands. 

• Shackelford banks the layup in and its 70-47 Alabama.

• Petty again for three. That's his third of the night. 68-47. 

• Reese is back on the floor for the first time this half.

• Ayala is left open and he buries the three-pointer. 65-47 Alabama.

• Primo just checked in for Ellis.

• A turnover for Quinerly leads to a basket for Wiggins out of the break. 14 minutes to go. 

• Shackelford. Again. 65-42. 

• Biggest lead of the game for the Crimson Tide. 62-42 after the latest triple from Shackelford. 

• Back-to-back three-pointers from Petty. What a sequence. Timeout Maryland. 59-42 Alabama. 16:08 to go.

• Nice move from Ellis to slither his way into the lane and get a dunk. 53-42 Alabama.

• Hart backs Quinerly down for the two-point basket. 

• Petty finds Shackelford in the corner. Bucket. 51-40.

• Morsell is at the line after the foul by Jones and he scores two. 48-40 Alabama.

• Quinerly is the first sub of this half for Alabama.

• Jones draws a charge. Good start for the Crimson Tide.

• Jones misses the three-pointer but Gary gets the offensive board and the putback.

• Same starters in this half for both teams.

First Half

• Balanced scoring has been key for Alabama with Reese leading the way with 11 points. Quinerly has seven points and nine assists.

• The Crimson Tide shot 16 three-pointers in the entire first round and have already hurled up 17, converting on eight of those.

• Alabama leads Maryland 46-38 at intermission.

• Wiggins gets to the lane and scores the basket, while Petty's three-point shot at the rim falls short at the rim. 

• Ellis drove to the basket and got the defender to bite on the pump fake and scored the easy two. Maryland timeout with 31 seconds left.

• After the turnover by Quinerly, Wiggins scores a triple from the corner. 44-36 Alabama.

• Ayala airballs a three-pointer coming out of the break.

• Reese just converted his third triple of the night. Alabama leads 44-33 at the final media break of the first half. 2:43 to go.

• Petty forces his way inside and scores the jumper. 

• Wiggins cans another from deep. 39-33 Crimson Tide.

• Both teams trading three-pointers now. Wiggins then Shackelford. 39-30 Alabama.

• Quinerly nails a step-back triple and its 36-27 Alabama. 

• Quinerly races down the floor and scores the layup. 33-24 Alabama.

• Hamilton ends the 9-0 Alabama run with a mid-range jumper.

• Shackelford misses the three but Reese is there to clean it up. Alabama in front by nine, 31-22. 

• Shackelford sinks both shots. 29-22 Alabama.

• Petty taps the offensive rebound back out to Shackelford and he is fouled on his drive to the basket.

• Primo is back on the court and Ellis heads back to the bike.

• At the under 8-minute media timeout, Alabama still leads Maryland 27-22 with 7:45 on the clock. The Terrapins haven't scored in over two minutes from the field.

• Ellis is back on the floor and just drove to the basket and missed a tough layup, while fading away from the rim.

• Ellis is now on the exercise bike. 

• Alabama is 5-of-7 from beyond-the-arc. Reese and Primo have two each. 

• Petty backs the defender down into the lane and scores. 27-22 Alabama and the Terrapins are going to talk it over. 8:51 left to play.

• Reese. Another triple. 25-22 Crimson Tide.

• Smith backs Reese down low and scores the hook shot over Reese. 

• Ayala answers with a tough jumper but Primo strikes again from deep. 22-20 Alabama.

• Reese gets the steal and Gary gets the easy two. Alabama has its first lead of night, 19-18.

• Reese cans a three-pointer from the corner. Assist from Quinerly. 18-17 Terps. 

• Alex Reese checks in for Rojas. 

• James Rojas is making his first appearance of the night. Galin Smith is in for Maryland. 

• Jones slam dunk. 16-12 Maryland.

• Ayala buries his first triple but Primo answers with a three-pointer of his own. 14-10 Terps.

• Josh Primo and Jordan Bruner have checked in. 

• Jones sinks both foul shots. 11-7 Terps. 

• Ellis is now jogging on the sideline to see how his ankle feels. Trainer Clarke Holter is working with him. 

• The Terrapins have hit their last four shots from the floor, while Alabama is 2-of-6 and has committed three turnovers.

• Jones is fouled on the putback attempt and he will head to the free-throw line after the first media timeout. 15:12 remaining.

• Another turnover for the Alabama offense leads to a slam dunk for Wiggins. 11-5 Maryland.

• Scott is left wide open and he buries a three-pointer. 

• Shackelford connects on a triple, Alabama down 6-5.

• Hart now puts Maryland up 6-2.

• Ayala scores the basket in transition after the turnover by Quinerly. 4-2 Terps.

• On the last defensive possession, Ellis appeared to have hurt his ankle. Jahvon Quinerly checking in.

• Petty hits a mid-range jumper. 2-2

• Morsell goes up strong and scores the layup. 2-0 Terps.

• Ellis blocks Ayala's first shot.

• Gary misses a hook shot in the lane on the first possession.

• Alabama wins the tip.

Pregame

• Maryland starters: Aaron Wiggins, Eric Ayala, Darryl Morsell, Hakim Hart and Donta Scott.

• Jordan Bruner will come off the bench.

• Alabama starters: John Petty Jr., Juwan Gary, Herbert Jones, Keon Ellis and Jaden Shackelford.

. @AlabamaMBB head coach Nate Oats on @UA_CTSN pregame:

"Joshua Primo, good game to get him back. He's a big guard that can guard their big guards with size. He's looked good. He's gotten some live reps, our trainer feels good about giving him the go."

— Roger Hoover (@Roger_Hoover) March 23, 2021

• Oats told Roger Hoover on the pre-game radio show that the trainers will allow Primo to give it a go. The talented freshman will play in some fashion this evening after missing the last three games due to a sprained MCL.  

Less than an hour til tip-off between @AlabamaMBB and @TerrapinHoops inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Full coverage on @BamaCentral https://t.co/bLh15FJVyn pic.twitter.com/A5gza1jBZJ

— Tyler Martin (@steventyler_15) March 22, 2021

• Tonight's officials are Ronald Glover, Keith Kimble and Joseph Lindsay.

• Here is a clip of Alabama and Maryland warming up:

Game Preview

The Alabama men's basketball team will see a familiar face on Monday when it faces Maryland in the second round of the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Galin Smith, who was a member of the Crimson Tide program from 2017-2020, transferred to the Terrapins last offseason. He is averaging 14.1 minutes, 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds on the year.

He is shooting a very efficient 54.2 percent from the floor.

No. 10 seed Maryland knocked out No. 7 seed UConn on Saturday night 63-54 behind 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and five rebounds from guard Eric Ayala.

The Terrapins, who were on the bubble entering The Big Dance, finished the regular season 17-13 and in eighth place in the Big Ten. Ayala is the their leading scorer at 14.9 points each time out.

Maryland forward Darryl Morrsell was named the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year and the league's All-Defensive Team.

Per KenPom, the Terrapins are 29th in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency and 49th in adjusted offensive efficiency. It has a 5-10 record against Quad 1 teams this season.

Alabama vs Maryland

Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse

When: Monday, 7:45 p.m. CT

TV: TNT

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network

Online: CBSSports.com

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide survived a scare from Rick Pitino and Iona, 68-55. Senior wing Herb Jones did it all with 20 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Guard Jahvon Quinerly added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Last time out, Maryland: The Terrapins outmatched UConn, 63-54. Maryland shot 50 percent from beyond-the-arc (9-of-18) and held the Huskies to just 32.3 percent from the floor (21-of-65).

The series: The fifth meeting. Maryland owns the all-time record 3-1. Alabama's only victory came on Nov. 17, 2011 inside the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is the first time ever that both schools will meet in the NCAA tournament.

More on the last meeting: Maryland defeated Alabama 58-57 in the quarterfinals of the NIT back on March 26, 2013. Terrapins big man Alex Len poured in 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Guard Levi Randolph led the Crimson Tide with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists.