NEWARK, N.J. — Nate Oats knew Mark Sears’ recent shooting slump couldn’t persist. After Sears scored 34 points with 10 made 3-pointers Thursday against BYU in the Sweet 16, boy, was Oats correct.

Alabama had the greatest shooting night in NCAA men's tournament history by making 25 3-point shots in blowout of Brigham Young in Sweet 16.

Newark, NJ• The BYU Cougars knew they needed to hit threes to keep up. They couldn’t have guessed how many.The Alabama Crimson Tide set an NCAA Tournament record with 25 made 3-pointers en route to beating BYU 113-88 in Thursday night’s Sweet 16 matchup.