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Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Tech Red Raiders Square Off in NCAA Tournament Second Round

LSU, averaging 95.1 points per game, meets Texas Tech, known for its full-court press defense, in a high-stakes NCAA second-round game at home.

  • On March 22, Alabama Crimson Tide meet Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 in Tampa, Florida at 9:45 p.m. CT in the Sacramento 2 Region; the winner advances to the Sweet 16.
  • Alabama Crimson Tide advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Hofstra 90-70 on Friday, March 20, and Texas Tech reached the same round by beating Akron 91-71 without JT Toppin, their seventh game without him.
  • The matchup highlights Alabama Crimson Tide's 91.3 points and 46.1% shooting against Texas Tech Red Raiders' 77.0 points and 48.3%, with key players including Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway.
  • BetMGM shows Texas Tech as a-130 moneyline favorite with a point spread of-1.5, and the game is on TBS and streamed via Sling.
  • Historically, Alabama leads the all-time series 7-1, with Tech's only win in 1963-64, while Grant McCasland has guided Tech to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Tech Red Raiders square off in NCAA Tournament second round

Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-10, 12-7 Big 12) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (24-9, 13-6 SEC)

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Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in second round

The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 20 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

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