ESPN.com · Nov 21, 2017
No. 25 Alabama braces for challenge from UT-Arlington
Alabama is set to play its first game as a ranked team in almost six years.
That ranking will be tested Tuesday when the No. 25 Crimson Tide (3-0) faces Texas-Arlington (2-0) at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Mavericks made an early-season statement on Saturday, winning 89-75 at BYU. UT Arlington shot 54.1 percent and made 12 of 20 3-pointers in the victory.
"They hit shots and we didn't," BYU junior guard Elijah Bryant told the (Provo, Utah) Daily Herald. "We shot horribly from the 3-point line. They executed their stuff really well. They've got three pros on their team. That's a good team, an NCAA team."