Overview
- Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on TNT, with streaming options via DIRECTV (free trial) and Sling.
- Gonzaga enters 5-0 after a 122-50 win over Southern Utah, while Alabama is 3-1 following a 90-86 win at Illinois.
- Gonzaga has been efficient inside and stingy on defense, allowing 57.8 points per game, as Alabama ranks among the national leaders in three-point attempts.
- Players to watch include Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Braden Huff, and Alabama’s Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway.
- Reports indicate $1 million in NIL incentives are at stake for the festival winner, and Alabama remains without guard Jalil Bethea due to a foot injury.