Alabama Breaks NCAA Tournament Record in Sweet 16
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Alabama rode a record-setting outside shooting performance to an 113-88 win over No. 6 seed BYU in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
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After clinching the program's third straight Sweet 16 win, the self-dubbed "New Blood" Crimson Tide gets the chance to prove itself against another blue blood.
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The Crimson Tide did, finally, reach their first Final Four in program history last season. One Final Four is nice enough, but two in two years?
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No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 5 Michigan in Sweet 16
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The Tigers advanced through the first two rounds with ease, surpassing Alabama State with a 83-63 victory and outscoring Creighton 82-70 in the second round.
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5-seeds are just 12-41 in the Sweet 16 overall, and just 11-37 against 1-seeds.
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Something else in the Spartans’ favor is rebounding, which the Rebels struggle with.
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Richie Saunders (15) shoots over Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) during the second half of an NCAA Sweet 16 basketball game at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, March 27, 2025. BYU lost 113-88. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Alabama basketball’s NCAA Tournament run is scheduled to continue on Thursday. The Crimson Tide will face BYU in the Sweet 16 in Newark, with a chance to advance to its second consecutive Elite Eight on the line.
Dick Harmon: Alabama is favored to beat BYU on Thursday, but only by about three or four points. In a game where two elite offenses are running, gunning and bombing away, it’s almost a tossup, because we’re talking about one more 3 wins the game.
Brigham Young Cougars forward Richie Saunders (15) dribbles around Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) during the first half of an NCAA Sweet 16 basketball game at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Without the contributions of Trevin Knell, Trey Stewart, Fousseyni Traore and Mawot Mag, the Cougars certainly wouldn’t have reached the Sweet 16 this season