Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Mar 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SMC	29	37	66
ALA	42	38	80

Game Recap

Alabama rolls by Saint Mary's 80-66 to reach the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for a 3rd straight year. Alabama turned the page on the program's first Final Four appearance the moment the players received their commemorative rings in October.

Player Stats

SAINT MARY'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Paulius Murauskas	17	2-7	1-4	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	7
33Luke Barrett	37	2-7	0-2	2-2	7	1	2	0	0	2	6
11Mitchell Saxen	39	7-12	0-0	1-3	5	1	3	0	3	4	15
3Augustas Marciulionis	34	3-11	1-3	4-6	2	4	1	0	2	2	11
2Jordan Ross	34	4-15	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	8
24Kevin Gad	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Ashton Hardaway	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Andrew McKeever	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Harry Wessels	22	3-9	0-0	6-8	8	0	0	3	0	2	12
0Mikey Lewis	11	3-8	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7
7Joshua Dent	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Cade Bennett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-7034.3%	3-1421.4%	15-2171.4%	27	8	7	4	5	15	66

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Grant Nelson	28	3-7	1-4	5-6	8	2	0	1	2	1	12
11Clifford Omoruyi	25	5-7	0-0	0-0	11	2	0	2	0	0	10
0Labaron Philon Jr.	28	2-8	0-2	2-2	6	5	3	2	1	2	6
8Chris Youngblood	24	4-5	3-3	2-2	1	0	1	0	2	3	13
1Mark Sears	26	5-15	0-4	2-2	0	3	0	1	1	3	12
45Max Scharnowski	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Derrion Reid	5	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
10Mouhamed Dioubate	15	4-5	2-2	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	10
22Aiden Sherrell	11	0-1	0-1	0-2	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
15Jarin Stevenson	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
2Aden Holloway	22	4-6	1-1	3-4	1	3	0	0	2	2	12

TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	7-1741.2%	15-2075.0%	38	15	4	7	11	16	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSMCALA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Alabama.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Saint Mary's.
(19:42) Labaron Philon missed Layup.
(19:41) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.
(19:21) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:12) Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:10) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper.
03
(18:43) Paulius Murauskas missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:41) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Mark Sears missed Jumper.
(18:25) Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(18:20) Grant Nelson Turnover.
(18:17) Foul on Chris Youngblood.
(18:06) Jordan Ross missed Layup.
(18:04) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Labaron Philon missed Jumper.
(17:55) Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Augustas Marciulionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:31) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
+2 (17:26) Mitchell Saxen made Dunk. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.
23
(17:17) Foul on Jordan Ross.
(17:12) Grant Nelson Turnover.
(17:12) Mitchell Saxen Steal.
(16:59) Mitchell Saxen missed Jumper.
(16:59) Grant Nelson Block.
(16:57) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Chris Youngblood made Jumper.
25
+2 (16:25) Augustas Marciulionis made Layup.
45
(16:08) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:06) Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Foul on Mark Sears.
+1 (15:58) Paulius Murauskas made Free Throw.
55
+1 (15:58) Paulius Murauskas made Free Throw.
65
+2 (15:35) Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
67
(15:14) Paulius Murauskas missed Jumper.
(15:10) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:03) Mark Sears made Layup.
69
(14:45) Jordan Ross missed Jumper.
(14:42) Jordan Ross Offensive Rebound.
(14:41) Jordan Ross missed Jumper.
(14:39) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:33) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:19) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Mouhamed Dioubate Turnover.
(14:03) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (14:03) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
79
+1 (14:03) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
89
(13:55) Aden Holloway Turnover.
(13:55) Luke Barrett Steal.
+2 (13:44) Harry Wessels made Layup. Assisted by Mitchell Saxen.
109
+2 (13:37) Mark Sears made Layup.
1011
(13:23) Foul on Mark Sears.
(13:23) Augustas Marciulionis missed Free Throw.
(13:23) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:23) Augustas Marciulionis made Free Throw.
1111
(13:10) Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.
(12:50) Aden Holloway Turnover.
(12:50) Mikey Lewis Steal.
(12:31) Mikey Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:29) Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:24) Aden Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
1113
+2 (11:57) Luke Barrett made Jumper.
1313
(11:45) Aden Holloway missed Layup.
(11:42) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Mikey Lewis missed Layup.
(11:37) Labaron Philon Block.
(11:37) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(11:22) Harry Wessels missed Jumper.
(11:18) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:14) Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper.
1316
(10:41) Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.
(10:39) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Mikey Lewis missed Jumper.
(10:28) Labaron Philon Block.
(10:27) Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.
(10:26) Harry Wessels missed Jumper.
(10:25) Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:16) Derrion Reid made Layup. Assisted by Clifford Omoruyi.
1318
(9:52) Luke Barrett missed Jumper.
(9:49) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:38) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
1321
+2 (9:21) Mitchell Saxen made Layup.
1521
(9:11) Labaron Philon Turnover.
(9:11) Mitchell Saxen Steal.
+2 (8:53) Mikey Lewis made Jumper.
1721
(8:39) Chris Youngblood missed Jumper.
(8:39) Mikey Lewis Block.
(8:38) Chris Youngblood Offensive Rebound.
(8:38) Foul on Mikey Lewis.
+1 (8:38) Chris Youngblood made Free Throw.
1722
+1 (8:38) Chris Youngblood made Free Throw.
1723
+2 (8:10) Paulius Murauskas made Jumper.
1923
(7:57) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
+1 (7:57) Derrion Reid made Free Throw.
1924
(7:57) Derrion Reid missed Free Throw.
(7:55) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(7:52) Chris Youngblood Turnover.
(7:52) Luke Barrett Steal.
+2 (7:33) Mitchell Saxen made Layup. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.
2124
+3 (7:22) Mouhamed Dioubate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
2127
(6:58) Paulius Murauskas missed Jumper.
(6:55) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Aden Holloway missed Jumper.
(6:48) Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Paulius Murauskas missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:29) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Mark Sears missed Layup.
(6:21) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Jordan Ross missed Jumper.
(5:54) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup. Assisted by Mark Sears.
2129
(5:21) Mitchell Saxen missed Jumper.
(5:18) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Mark Sears missed Jumper.
(5:08) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Luke Barrett missed Jumper.
(4:49) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(4:45) Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.
(4:41) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
2131
(4:06) Harry Wessels missed Layup.
(4:05) Mitchell Saxen Offensive Rebound.
(4:05) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+1 (4:05) Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.
2231
(4:05) Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.
(4:04) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Aiden Sherrell Turnover.
(3:28) Luke Barrett missed Layup.
(3:28) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Clifford Omoruyi Block.
+2 (3:20) Labaron Philon made Jumper.
2233
(2:55) Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.
(2:53) Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.
(2:53) Foul on Labaron Philon.
+1 (2:53) Luke Barrett made Free Throw.
2333
+1 (2:53) Luke Barrett made Free Throw.
2433
(2:38) Foul on Harry Wessels.
+1 (2:38) Aden Holloway made Free Throw.
2434
(2:38) Aden Holloway missed Free Throw.
(2:35) Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
2437
(2:10) Jordan Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:10) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:10) Foul on Chris Youngblood.
+1 (2:10) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
2537
(2:10) Harry Wessels missed Free Throw.
(2:09) Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:58) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Harry Wessels made Layup.
2737
+2 (1:30) Aden Holloway made Layup.
2739
(1:12) Foul on Aden Holloway.
+1 (1:12) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
2839
+1 (1:12) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
2939
(0:48) Labaron Philon missed Layup.
(0:47) Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) Grant Nelson made Jumper.
2941
(0:07) Harry Wessels missed Layup.
(0:07) Mouhamed Dioubate Block.
(0:05) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Mikey Lewis.
(0:01) Grant Nelson missed Free Throw.
(0:01) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:01) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
2942

2nd half

Team Stats

SMC

ALA

66Points80

24-70(34.3%)Field Goal(%)29-56(51.8%)

3-14(21.4%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

15-21(71.4%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

36(15)Rebounds(Offensive)41(8)

8Assists15

7Steals4

4Blocks7

6Turnovers11

15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

1Largest Lead14

Game Details

Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 6:10 PM

Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL

capacity: 14,474

tv: TNT