Overview
- Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT (2:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday, March 21.
- ESPNews will televise the game, with streaming available on Fubo, Sling, and ESPN+.
- The first-round game will be played at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Alabama is the No. 6 seed against No. 11 seed Rhode Island in the 68-team tournament.
- Alabama seeks to build on two SEC Tournament wins after a late-season slide, while Rhode Island enters 28-4 after sweeping the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament titles.