This is going to be an extremley difficult matchup for us. Bama runs up and down the court and they shoot more 3s than anyone in the country. Last year they led the nation with 54% of their shots coming from 3 and this year they are even higher at 60%.
Nate Oats is heavily driven by analytics. One look at their Shooting Heat Map shows what they preach. They spread the floor, they play fast and they only take 3s and layups. 94% of their shot attempts are 3s or layups.
On top of their pace, spacing and smart play they also have good positional size although they are not known for physicality or rebounding.
The areas we could exploit them are on the offensive glass (a weakness of ours so far) and from 3.
Bama 86-71
