How to Watch UConn vs. Alabama Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – NCAA Tournament Final Four

By Lineups Staff | Apr 05, 2024, 1:08am

The UConn Huskies (35-3) and Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11) will take the court on Saturday for a spot in the NCAA Tournament national championship game. This Final Four battle tips at 8:49 PM ET at State Farm Stadium (airing on TBS).

The Huskies’ matchup versus the Crimson Tide will be available on TBS, so tune in.

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Huskies vs. Crimson Tide Game Info

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time: 8:49 PM ET
TV: TBS
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Glendale, Arizona
Venue: State Farm Stadium

Huskies Insights

When it comes to points, UConn is thriving both offensively and defensively, as it ranks 22nd-best in college basketball in points scored (81.4 per game) and ninth-best in points allowed (63.3 per contest).
The Huskies rank seventh-best in the nation by allowing just 30.2 rebounds per game. They rank 35th in college basketball by averaging 39 boards per contest.
UConn has been tallying plenty of assists in 2023-24, ranking second-best in the nation with 18.7 dimes per game.
The Huskies are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game this season (291st-ranked in college basketball), but they’ve committed only 8.9 turnovers per contest (14th-best).
UConn is sinking 8.5 threes per game (72nd-ranked in college basketball) this year, while putting up a 35.8% three-point percentage (78th-ranked).
The Huskies rank top-25 this season in three-pointers allowed, currently 21st-best in college basketball with 5.8 treys ceded per game. Meanwhile, they rank 30th with a 30.9% shooting percentage allowed from beyond the arc.
This year, UConn has taken 59.7% two-pointers, accounting for 71% of the team’s baskets. It has shot 40.3% three-pointers (29% of the team’s baskets).

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Crimson Tide Insights

Offensively, Alabama is the best team in the country (90.6 points per game). But on defense it is third-worst (81.1 points conceded per game).
On the boards, the Crimson Tide are 18th-best in the country in rebounds (39.9 per game). They are 229th in rebounds allowed (35.7 per game).
With 15.9 assists per game, Alabama is 33rd in the country.
The Crimson Tide are 233rd in college basketball in turnovers per game (11.7) and 201st in turnovers forced (11).
Alabama is the second-best team in the nation in 3-pointers made (11.2 per game) and 21st-best in 3-point percentage (37.1%).
In 2023-24, the Crimson Tide are 191st in college basketball in 3-pointers allowed (7.4 per game) and 52nd in defensive 3-point percentage (31.5%).
Alabama takes 46.6% percent of its shots from beyond the arc, and 53.4% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 36.2% of Alabama’s baskets are 3-pointers, and 63.8% are 2-pointers.

Huskies Leaders

The Huskies leader in points and assists is Tristen Newton, who puts up 15 points per game along with 6.1 assists.
Donovan Clingan is UConn’s best rebounder, grabbing an average of 7.5 boards in each contest while scoring 12.9 points per game.
Cam Spencer leads the Huskies in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The UConn steals leader is Spencer, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Clingan, who compiles 2.5 rejections per contest.

Crimson Tide Leaders

Mark Sears is at the top of the Crimson Tide scoring leaderboard with 21.5 points per game. He also pulls down 4.2 rebounds and averages four assists per game.
Grant Nelson puts up a stat line of 5.6 rebounds, 11.7 points and 1.6 assists per game for Alabama to take the top rebound spot on the team. Aaron Estrada has the top spot for assists with 4.6 per game, adding 13.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest.
Sears makes 2.6 three-pointers per game, the most on the Crimson Tide.
Sears (1.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Alabama while Nelson (1.7 blocks per game) is the block leader.