BYU Cougars will be opponent for Alabama basketball in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

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CLEVELAND — March Madness continues for Alabama basketball, now on to Newark, New Jersey, where the Crimson Tide will make its third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.

No. 2 seed Alabama (27-8) defeated No. 7 seed Saint Mary's 80-66 to keep the returning Final Four program's fifth straight NCAA Tournament run alive.

Next, the Crimson Tide meet No. 6 seed Brigham Young University.

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BYU will be opponent for Alabama basketball in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16​

Thirty-seven points for No. 3 seed Wisconsin's Jordan Tonje weren't enough to topple the Cougars, who won 91-89 on Saturday to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in 14 years.

BYU (26-9) was led by 25 points from junior forward Richie Saunders, who was supported by three more double-digit scorers and another solid performance off the bench for Dallin Hall, who had six assists behind eight for freshman guard Egor Demin.

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Alabama basketball schedule for 2024-25 season​

Record: (27-8)

Nov. 4: UNC-Asheville (W 110-54)

Nov. 8: Arkansas State (W 88-79)

Nov. 11: McNeese State (W 72-64)

Nov. 15: at Purdue (L 87-78)

Nov. 20: Illinois − C.M. Newton Classic (W 100-87)

Nov. 26: Houston − Players Era Festival (W 85-80)

Nov. 27: Rutgers − Players Era Festival (W 95-90)

Nov. 30: Oregon − Players Era Festival final (L 83-81)

Dec. 4: at UNC − SEC/ACC Challenge (W 94-79)

Dec. 14: Creighton (W 83-75)

Dec. 18: at North Dakota (W 97-90)

Dec. 22: Kent State (W 81-54)

Dec. 29: South Dakota State (W 105-82)

Jan. 4: Oklahoma (W 107-79)

Jan. 8: at South Carolina (W 88-68)

Jan. 11: at Texas A&M (W 94-88)

Jan. 14: Ole Miss (L 74-64)

Jan. 18: at Kentucky (W 102-97)

Jan. 21: Vanderbilt (W 103-87)

Jan. 25: LSU (W 80-73)

Jan. 29: at Mississippi State (W 88-84)

Feb. 1: Georgia (W 90-69)

Feb. 8: at Arkansas (W 85-81)

Feb. 11: at Texas (W 103-80)

Feb. 15: Auburn (L 94-85)

Feb. 19: at Missouri (L 110- 98)

Feb. 22: Kentucky (W 96-83)

Feb. 25: Mississippi State (W 111-73)

Mar. 1: at Tennessee (L 79-76)

Mar. 5: Florida (L 99-94)

Mar. 8: at Auburn (W 93-91)

Mar. 14: Kentucky (W 99-70) - SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Mar. 15: Florida (L 104-82) - SEC Tournament semifinals

Mar. 21: Robert Morris (W 90-81) − NCAA Tournament first round

Mar. 23: Saint Mary's (+++++) − NCAA Tournament second round

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: BYU will be opponent for Alabama basketball in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

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