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.

NEWARK, N.J. –– 2-seed Alabama men's basketball took down 6-seed BYU 113-88 in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Thursday night to advance to back-to-back Elite E

Mark Sears scored a game-high 34 points and Alabama shattered the previous NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers as the Crimson Tide cruised past BYU and into the Elite Eight.

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The Crimson Tide broke NCAA Tournament records for threes made (25) and threes attempted (51). Alabama also set those marks with over seven minutes remaining in the second half (p

NEWARK, N.J. — After Alabama basketball and BYU's Sweet 16 showdown ... Mark Sears made 10 of Alabama's NCAA-record 25 3-pointers and finished with 34 points. Aden Holloway added 23 points ...

BYU basketball forward Egor Demin made a very eye-opening statement in the postgame of the Sweet 16 loss to Alabama

Score updates and analysis from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey as the Crimson Tide and Cougars meet in with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.