BYU Cougars vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Mar 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	40	48	88
ALA	51	62	113

Game Recap

Alabama makes March Madness record 25 3s and romps past BYU 113-88 to reach Elite Eight. 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, a relentless long-range spree that ushered the...

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Keba Keita	29	6-8	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	1	0	2	13
0Mawot Mag	25	2-5	2-4	0-1	4	3	0	0	2	1	6
15Richie Saunders	33	10-14	1-2	4-4	6	2	4	0	3	2	25
3Egor Demin	27	6-14	1-8	2-2	2	7	2	0	1	1	15
21Trevin Knell	24	4-11	2-9	0-0	3	3	3	0	0	3	10
6Kanon Catchings	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Mihailo Boškovic	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
45Fousseyni Traore	7	3-4	0-0	3-3	4	0	0	0	0	1	9
30Dallin Hall	15	0-6	0-3	4-6	2	2	0	0	2	0	4
2Elijah Crawford	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Trey Stewart	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
25Dawson Baker	12	1-5	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	-	33-7245.8%	6-3020.0%	16-2080.0%	33	19	10	1	11	17	88

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Grant Nelson	26	3-8	0-3	0-0	10	3	0	1	2	2	6
11Clifford Omoruyi	22	2-4	0-0	6-6	6	2	2	1	0	2	10
0Labaron Philon Jr.	21	2-3	2-3	2-2	2	6	0	1	3	2	8
8Chris Youngblood	28	6-12	5-11	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	3	19
1Mark Sears	30	11-18	10-16	2-2	3	8	3	0	3	3	34
45Max Scharnowski	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Derrion Reid	7	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2
10Mouhamed Dioubate	16	0-0	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	4	1
22Aiden Sherrell	9	3-3	2-2	0-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	8
15Jarin Stevenson	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
2Aden Holloway	25	7-14	6-13	3-4	2	3	2	0	1	3	23

TOTAL	-	35-6653.0%	25-5149.0%	18-2185.7%	35	27	8	3	13	22	113

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUALA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
(19:37) Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
(19:34) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:29) Grant Nelson made Layup.
02
(19:17) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:13) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:00) Mark Sears made Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Omoruyi.
04
+3 (18:48) Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Demin.
34
(18:35) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:32) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:23) Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Labaron Philon Turnover.
(18:08) Trevin Knell Steal.
+2 (17:59) Keba Keita made Jumper. Assisted by Mawot Mag.
54
(17:48) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:45) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Mawot Mag.
74
(17:24) Mark Sears Turnover.
(17:24) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (17:19) Trevin Knell made Layup. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
94
+2 (17:10) Grant Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Mark Sears.
96
+2 (16:57) Richie Saunders made Jumper.
116
+3 (16:47) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
119
(16:24) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:21) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:08) Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:00) Keba Keita made Dunk. Assisted by Mawot Mag.
139
+3 (15:50) Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
1312
(15:37) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(15:37) Mark Sears Steal.
(15:32) Grant Nelson Turnover.
+2 (15:15) Trevin Knell made Jumper.
1512
+3 (14:54) Aden Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
1515
+2 (14:40) Richie Saunders made Layup.
1715
+3 (14:18) Aiden Sherrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mouhamed Dioubate.
1718
(14:07) Egor Demin missed Jumper.
(14:03) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:56) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
1721
(13:42) Dallin Hall missed Jumper.
(13:39) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:38) Keba Keita made Layup.
1921
(13:31) Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:27) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) Dallin Hall Turnover.
(13:09) Aden Holloway Steal.
+3 (12:56) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper.
1924
(12:46) Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
(12:43) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+1 (12:43) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2024
+1 (12:43) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2124
(12:33) Foul on Fousseyni Traore.
(12:24) Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:21) Chris Youngblood Offensive Rebound.
(12:12) Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:10) Trey Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:50) Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
2324
(11:33) Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:29) Dawson Baker Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Dawson Baker missed Jumper.
(11:20) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) Aden Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
2327
(11:01) Dallin Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:58) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
(10:47) Dawson Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:43) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:43) Fousseyni Traore made Layup.
2527
(10:43) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (10:43) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2627
(10:34) Derrion Reid missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:30) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
(10:10) Mihailo Boskovic missed Layup.
(10:07) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:03) Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper.
2630
(9:40) Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
(9:37) Derrion Reid Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Derrion Reid Turnover.
(9:20) Dawson Baker Turnover.
(9:20) Clifford Omoruyi Steal.
+2 (9:16) Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Derrion Reid.
2632
+2 (8:52) Keba Keita made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Baker.
2832
(8:39) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:37) Derrion Reid Offensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Mihailo Boskovic.
(8:34) Grant Nelson missed Layup.
(8:29) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Foul on Labaron Philon.
+2 (8:01) Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Egor Demin.
3032
+3 (7:49) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grant Nelson.
3035
(7:37) Mawot Mag Turnover.
(7:14) Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:11) Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:58) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:44) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
3038
+2 (6:30) Egor Demin made Jumper.
3238
(6:18) Foul on Trevin Knell.
(6:08) Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:05) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Mawot Mag Turnover.
(5:57) Mark Sears Steal.
(5:36) Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:31) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:29) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mouhamed Dioubate.
3241
+2 (5:02) Egor Demin made Layup.
3441
+3 (4:49) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
3444
(4:37) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:36) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:13) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:13) Foul on Grant Nelson.
+2 (3:56) Richie Saunders made Layup.
3644
(3:48) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:45) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(3:30) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:27) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Foul on Trey Stewart.
(3:16) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
+1 (3:16) Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
3645
+1 (3:16) Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
3646
(3:05) Dallin Hall Turnover.
(2:33) Chris Youngblood Turnover.
(2:33) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (2:29) Kanon Catchings made Dunk. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
3846
(2:20) Mark Sears missed Layup.
(2:20) Keba Keita Block.
(2:16) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Kanon Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:11) Chris Youngblood Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Foul on Keba Keita.
+1 (2:11) Chris Youngblood made Free Throw.
3847
+1 (2:11) Chris Youngblood made Free Throw.
3848
(2:03) Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:58) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Kanon Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:51) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:45) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.
3850
(1:29) Foul on Chris Youngblood.
(1:17) Mihailo Boskovic Turnover.
(1:17) Clifford Omoruyi Steal.
(0:59) Mark Sears Turnover.
(0:59) Richie Saunders Steal.
(0:59) Foul on Mark Sears.
+1 (0:59) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
3950
+1 (0:59) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
4050
(0:49) Aden Holloway Turnover.
(0:49) Egor Demin Steal.
(0:42) Dallin Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:39) Egor Demin Offensive Rebound.
(0:22) Mihailo Boskovic missed Jumper.
(0:20) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+1 (0:20) Aden Holloway made Free Throw.
4051
(0:20) Aden Holloway missed Free Throw.
(0:17) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Grant Nelson Block.
(0:00) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

ALA

88Points113

33-72(45.8%)Field Goal(%)35-66(53.0%)

6-30(20.0%)3-Point(%)25-51(49.0%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

19Assists27

10Steals8

1Blocks3

11Turnovers13

17(1)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

5Largest Lead25

Game Details

Thursday, March 27, 2025 · 7:09 PM

Prudential Center · Newark, NJ

capacity: 18,711

tv: CBS