Alabama plays at Baylor on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.
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Team Statistical Comparison
| FG% | 3PT% | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | |
| Alabama | 0.446 | 0.346 | 0.687 | 223 | 711 | 225 | 78 | 91 | 238 |
| Alabama OPP | 0.442 | 0.346 | 0.713 | 153 | 558 | 188 | 93 | 67 | 207 |
| Baylor | 0.442 | 0.317 | 0.672 | 242 | 694 | 251 | 128 | 91 | 252 |
| Baylor OPP | 0.409 | 0.336 | 0.668 | 161 | 536 | 210 | 105 | 66 | 244 |
NCAA RPI
Alabama: 42
Baylor: 51
Alabama Roster
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Donta Hall | F | 6′-9″ | 230 | SR | Luverne, AL |
| #1 | Riley Norris | G | 6′-7″ | 212 | SR | Albertville, AL |
| #2 | Kira Lewis Jr. | G | 6′-3″ | 167 | FR | Meridianville, AL |
| #3 | Alex Reese | F | 6′-9″ | 238 | SO | Pelham, AL |
| #4 | Daniel Giddens | F | 6′-11″ | 247 | JR | Mableton, GA |
| #5 | Avery Johnson Jr. | G | 5′-11″ | 187 | SR | Houston, TX |
| #10 | Herbert Jones | G | 6′-7″ | 206 | SO | Greensboro, AL |
| #12 | Dazon Ingram | G | 6′-5″ | 210 | JR | Theodore, AL |
| #13 | Javian Davis-Fleming | F | 6′-9″ | 268 | FR | Canton, MS |
| #15 | Tyler Barnes | F | 6′-8″ | 205 | SO | Louisville, KY |
| #21 | Britton Johnson | G | 6′-4″ | 182 | FR | Mountain Brook, AL |
| #22 | Diante Wood | G | 6′-4″ | 206 | FR | Anniston, AL |
| #23 | John Petty | G | 6′-5″ | 197 | SO | Huntsville, AL |
| #24 | Lawson Schaffer | G | 5′-11″ | 168 | SR | Cullman, AL |
| #30 | Galin Smith | F | 6′-9″ | 245 | SO | Clinton, MS |
| #34 | Tevin Mack | G | 6′-6″ | 225 | JR | Columbia, SC |
Baylor Roster
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Alabama-Baylor Prediction
These two teams are playing inspired basketball. Alabama and Baylor have overcome some bad stumbles — and in Baylor’s case, an injury — to improve their positions in their respective conferences. This is the kind of game Alabama needs to win to affirm its NCAA Tournament credentials. A team good enough to beat Kentucky and nearly upset Tennessee should be good enough to beat a Baylor team playing without forward Tristan Clark, who was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered earlier in January. Baylor has adjusted well to the Clark injury, but the Bears aren’t playing with a full complement of options. A good team will gather itself, go into Waco, take care of business, and win a non-conference game to impress the committee before returning to the grind of SEC play next week. Alabama 68, Baylor 64. (Matt Zemek)
Game time: Noon ET, 11 a.m. CT, on ESPNU
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