Purdue's All-Americans too much for Alabama; UConn vs. BYU on the horizon; CBB weekend picks/preview

Parrish and Norlander start with Thursday's top 10 matchup in Tuscaloosa between Purdue and Alabama. Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn power the Boilermakers to a victory in a battle of old vs. new in college basketball. Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up another strong weekend of top 25 matchups headlined by UConn vs. BYU.

0:00 Intro
0:50 Purdue goes in to Alabama and leaves with a victory + Braden Smith was awesome
20:30 Final Four And 1 (presented by FanDuel!) + the Mississippi River Hawks…
22:20 No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 15 UCLA
29:10 No. 3 UConn vs. No. 7 BYU
37:00 No. 1 Houston vs. No. 23 Auburn
40:50 No. 10 Florida vs. Miami
47:15 And 1: Maryland at Marquette
51:32 More games to know this weekend

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