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NCAA Tournament 2018 Round 2, Alabama Vs. Villanova (March 17): Game Time Start, TV Channel Info

Alabama’s No. 9-seed men’s basketball team reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday with an 86-83 victory over No. 8-seed Virginia Tech.

Alabama vs. Villanova NCAA Round 2 preview

The Crimson Tide (20-15) next faces No. 1-seed Villanova (32-4) on Saturday (St. Patrick’s Day!) in Pittsburgh.

The game will begin at 12:10pm EST and will air on CBS.

This will be the first of eight March Madness games played Saturday. Duke and Rhode Island will also face off.

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Alabama’s win over Virginia Tech was the first NCAA Tournament victory for the Tide since the 2005-06 season, when it also advanced to the second round. Should Alabama defeat the Wildcats, it would move on to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2003-04, when it played in the Elite Eight.

The Tide shot 60.9 percent from the field in Thursday’s win over the Hokies, a game that featured ten lead changes and ten ties. Alabama’s Collin Sexton played a great second half after a slow start: he scored 22 of his 25 points in the final 20 minutes of the game.

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11: Kris Jenkins #2 of the Villanova Wildcats drives to the basket against Cole Huff #13 of the Creighton Bluejays during the Big East Basketball Tournament – Championship Game at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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