How to watch: No. 8 Alabama basketball vs. No. 25 Illinois

Alabama forward Grant Nelson (4) in action against Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana on Friday, Nov 15, 2024.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Purdue on Friday. The Crimson Tide will look to bounce back from the 87-78 to defeat when it faces another quality Big Ten side in No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday.

After dropping to No. 6 in the latest edition of the AP Poll on Monday, Alabama will face Illinois inside Legacy Arena in Birmingham. It’s the fifth all-time meeting between Tide and Fighting Illini. Alabama is 3-1 all-time including two wins in the NIT and one NCAA Tournament victory.

Illinois will be another challenging test as Alabama continues a gauntlet portion of its nonconference schedule. Including the Illini, Alabama will play five ranked teams in its next five matchups and doesn’t have a game inside Coleman Coliseum until Dec. 14.

Alabama will look to channel some of the lessons learned against Purdue, and likely learn a few more against a disciplined Illinois side Wednesday. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the matchup.

How to watch

Who: No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 25 Illinois

When: 8 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Nov. 20

Where: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama

Watch: SEC Network (Play-By-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Jimmy Dykes)

Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network | SIRIUS/XM 134/201 (play-by-play: Roger Hoover, analyst: Bryan Passink)

Alabama’s projected starters

Mark Sears: 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, graduate

Stats: 17.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 44.2% FG, 35.0% 3-pt

Latrell Wrightsell Jr.: 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, graduate

Stats: 12.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 44.4% FG, 35.7% 3-pt

Derrion Reid: 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, freshman

Stats: 6.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 45.5% FG, 42.9% 3-pt

Grant Nelson: 6-foot-11, 230 pounds, graduate

Stats: 12.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 62.5% FG, 30.0% 3-pt

Clifford Omoruyi: 6-foot-11, 250 pounds, graduate

Stats: 9.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 0.3 apg, 77.8% FG, 73.3% FT

Illinois projected starters

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Publish date : 2024-11-20 12:00:00

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