NEWARK, N.J. — Nate Oats knew Mark Sears’ recent shooting slump couldn’t persist. After Sears scored 34 points with 10 made 3-pointers Thursday against BYU in the Sweet 16, boy, was Oats correct.

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats dropped some wisdom on his sharpshooter Mark Sears before advancing past the Sweet 16.

The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide delivered a historic performance on Thursday night, torching the nets in their 113-88 thrashing of the No. 6 BYU Cougars. The Tide advanced to the Elite Eight in pretty comfortable fashion,

Alabama basketball's veteran guard Mark Sears has shot 16 percent from beyond the arc over his last five games, but he still finished with a double-double in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

NEWARK, N.J. — With an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers, Alabama earned a trip to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season as Mark Sears scored 30 points and the Crimson Tide beat sixth-seeded BYU 113-88 in the East Regional semifinals on Thursday night.

The Alabama head coach and guard have dominated in this city due to their previous stops before coming to the Crimson Tide.

Despite a low-scoring game, Alabama guard Mark Sears hit the game-winning shot against Auburn. Alabama coach Nate Oats admitted the play call for the game-winner was not well-designed. Alabama ...

Alabama is in the Elite Eight again after Thursday's blowout win over BYU. Here's what Nate Oats said about Duke, Cooper Flagg, and more.

The Crimson Tide coach and players spoke about the game that sent the program to its second Elite Eight in a row.

Alabama broke the 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers with 25, a relentless spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide past BYU 113-88 on Thursday night.