The No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the Charleston (SC) Cougars . Friday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams. Alabama is 13-6 against the SEC, and Charleston (SC) is 18-3 against the CAA.
The Crimson Tide have gone 13-6 against SEC teams, with an 8-5 record in non-conference play. Alabama ranks third in the SEC in rebounding with 39.6 rebounds. Grant Nelson leads the Crimson Tide with 5.7 boards.
Alabama makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than Charleston has allowed to its opponents . Charleston averages 80.5 points per game, 0.6 fewer than the 81.1 Alabama gives up. Reyne Smith is shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, while averaging 12.8 points. Frankie Policelli is averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games.Grambling State rallies to win its first NCAA Tournament game, beating Montana State in OT
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