Creighton vs. Alabama Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide host a difficult opponent in the unranked Creighton Bluejays on Saturday.

The Bluejays will have to figure out how to cope without guard Pop Isaacs, the team's second-leading scorer recently went down with a hip injury and will miss the rest of the season. Creighton is 7-3 and recently picked up a huge upset win over then-No. 1 Kansas by 13 points.

Bama, meanwhile, is once again among the nation's top offensive teams under head coach Nate Oats, and they boast a 7-2 record despite having played four ranked teams in their first nine games.

How to watch Creighton vs. Alabama, TV channel and streaming

Creighton vs. Alabama will be broadcast on the SEC Network, which can be viewed through cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Creighton vs. Alabama start time, date and venue

Creighton vs. Alabama is scheduled to tip off at 8:30 PM ET/7:30 PM CT on Saturday, December 14 with the game taking place at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Creighton vs. Alabama predicted lineups

Creighton: Steven Ashworth, Ty Davis, Jackson McAndrew, Jamiya Neal, Ryan Kalkbrenner

Alabama: Labaron Philon, Mark Sears, Derrion Reid, Grant Nelson, Clifford Omoruyi

Creighton vs. Alabama stats

• The Creighton Bluejays rank ninth out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams in two-point field goal percentage at 61.5 percent, led by star center Ryan Kalkbrenner's two-point field goal percentage of 75.6 percent.
• The Alabama Crimson Tide rank fifth in points per game with 89.2, but they have the 37th-best offensive rating at 117.1 points per 100 possessions.
• Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays in scoring iwth 17.3 points per game, and he leads the Big East in rebounds with 8.4 per game and blocks with 2.6 per game.
• Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears entered the season as a Wooden Award favorite, and while he's averaging a team-high 16.4 points along with 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.1 steals, but he's shooting just 37.0 percent from the field and 28.8 percent from three.
• Creighton guard Steven Ashworth leads the conference with a 97.2 free throw percentage, leads his team with 5.9 assists, and also averages 15.9 points while shooting 40.0 percent from three-point range.
• Alabama center Clifford Omoruyi is averaging 8.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while shooting 71.8 percent from the floor in 18.3 minutes per game.
• The Crimson Tide play at the 14th-fastest pace in DI Men's Basketball with 75.1 possessions per game; Creighton plays at the joint-123rd fastest pace with 70.8 possessions per game.

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