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.

Alabama came into the BYU game with 6-of-21 and 7-of-17 shooting from distance in a pair of NCAA tourney wins. As the No. 1 2-point shooting team, Young’s staff emphasized stopping that aspect of Alabama’s attack and analytically believed a struggling Mark Sears and Company would cool off. They never did, and Sears made 10 treys.

An old basketball saying goes, “Live by the 3, die by the 3.” BYU’s 113-88 loss to No. 2 seed Alabama in Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup was the perfect example of that idiom, because the Cougars couldn’t make ’em or defend ’em and that killed their March Madness dreams.

Alabama basketball set the 3-point record in its rout of BYU in the Sweet 16 Thursday, breaking the previous marks held by LMU and Saint Joseph's.

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.

Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s in an 113-88 victory over BYU in an NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal.

BYU couldn't keep up with Alabama's torrid 3-point shooting and fell 113-88 in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game Thursday night in Newark, New Jersey.

I’m disappointed in myself and my staff that we could not put our players in a better position to find answers,” BYU head coach Kevin Young said. “But they made plays and

The Dan Le Batard Show crew react to Alabama thrashing BYU in the Sweet 16 while setting NCAA Tournament records for 3-pointers attempted and made, with 51 and 25, respectively.

The Blue Devils wanted to get to the Final Four for the first time since Mike Krzyzewski retired, the first Final Four of the new Duke era. "That was our main focus all year," Tyrese Proctor told ESPN earlier this week.