In the Sweet 16, Kevin Young’s BYU met Alabama, the No. 2 seed. Despite a strong effort, Alabama defeated the Cougars 113-88, breaking a March Madness record with 25 three-pointers. BYU’s Richie Saunders led the team with 25 points,

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The quest to be the best in college basketball continues. The Sweet 16 in the NCAA men's Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday. Here is the schedule for today's games. Check back for updates throughout the day. (All times Eastern)

Kevin Young, who came to BYU after nearly two decades coaching in both the NBA and G-League, went 26-10 in his first season as the team's head coach, leading the program to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2011.

So egregious was their resistance in that regard, it helped the Crimson Tide, as Young alluded to, set an NCAA Tournament single-game record for made deep balls (25 of 51). Some of that was straight due to great shot-making. But the Cougars’ lapses gave ‘Bama shooters full license to feel like they were channeling Steph Freaking Curry.

Before Thursday's performance by Sears, five players had double-digit 3-point makes in an NCAA Tournament game: Loyola Maymount's Jeff Fryer in 1990 (11), Oakland's Jack Gohlke in 2024 (10), Purdue's Carsen Edwards in 2019 (10), Memphis' Roburt Sallie in 2009 (10) and UNLV's Freddie Banks in 1987 (10).

Here's everything Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said about BYU ahead of Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup in the NCAA Tournament.

Coach Kevin Young's BYU basketball team met with the media on Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey, and vowed to not let this "golden opportunity" slip past them.