The number one team in the land, the Alabama Crimson Tide, advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Texas A&M Corpus Christi 96-75 on Thursday. The Tide improved to 30-5 while A&M-CC fell to 24-11. The 30 wins by Bama is the most in school history. Alabama won easily without their leading scorer, All American Brandon Miller, scoring a single point.
The Tide continued with the starting lineup of Jahvon Quinerly, Mark Sears, Charles Bediako, Noah Clowney, and Miller. Coach Nate Oats has used that lineup since the first game of the SEC Tournament, and it has helped stem the team;s slow starts that had plagued them toward the end of the regular season.