BYU withstood a ferocious charge from Wisconsin’s John Tonje to hold off the Badgers for a 91-89 victory that sends the program to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011

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

The Wisconsin Badgers saw their 2024-25 season come to an unfortunate end with a 91-89 loss to BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Imagine taking Alabama fans — whose first words in the crib were naturally “Roll Tide!" — from, let’s say 1973, and stick them inside a sports time machine where they got dropped off in February 2025 in Tuscaloosa.

No. 2 in the East, as the Crimson Tide advanced to the Elite 8 mostly unscuffed. The only thing that has really

The Crimson Tide cruised into the Elite Eight behind an all-time shooting performance by Mark Sears and Aden Holloway

Alabama coach Nate Oats knew the shots were due to start dropping for Mark Sears, and the Crimson Tide were primed to break out from the 3-point line. With an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers, Alabama earned a trip to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season as Sears scored 34 points in a 113-88 victory over sixth-seeded BYU in the East Region on Thursday night.

Alabama basketball set an NCAA record for 3-pointers in a romp over BYU in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's how it played out.

Leading the charge was star guard Mark Sears, who put on a shooting clinic, connecting on 10 of his 16 attempts from deep. Alabama’s barrage of threes set a new NCAA Tournament record for the most triples in a single game.