No. 1 overall seed Alabama meets No. 8 seed Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

A day after being limited by a groin injury and held without a point, Brandon Miller insisted Friday he’s just fine.

Miller played only 19 minutes in a first-round mismatch against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, sitting out most of the second half after telling coach Nate Oats his injured groin was bothering him. The All-American and potential NBA lottery pick came into that goose-egg game averaging 20 points.

Alabama flashed its depth with backups like Nick Pringle and Nimari Burnett stepping up when Miller was having an off game. That led Willard to compare this Tide team to Rick Pitino’s uber-talented Kentucky teams in the mid-1990s.

Maryland had a much tougher first-round challenge, moving on with a 67-65 win over West Virginia. The Terrapins, who are seeking their 15th Sweet 16 trip but first since 2016, are giving up 63.2 points per game, their lowest yield since 1981-82.

Alabama and Maryland’s last meeting was in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, before Willard or Miller were on the scene. The Tide made 16 3-pointers in a 96-77 win. Quinerly is one of the few holdovers from that game on either team. Maryland has Donta Scott and Hakim Hart still around.

When is Alabama-Maryland?

Alabama and Maryland play in the second round of the NCAA tournament at 8:40 p.m. (9:40 p.m. ET) on Saturday, March 18.

Streaming options

SlingTV

SlingTV is one of the cheaper live streaming services. It offers three different channel packages for its users: Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange + Blue.

Sling Blue, which is offering half off the $40 a month for the first month, streams TruTV.

What TV channel is game on?

Alabama and Maryland will be broadcast on TBS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.