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Alabama defeats North Carolina 89-87 in a thrilling Sweet 16 matchup. Grant Nelson's standout performance with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks led Alabama to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004, making them the first No. 1 seed to exit the tournament.
Grant Nelson picks up his second foul with 16:21 left in the first half. After the FTs, Clemson leads 8-6.
Grant Nelson gets going early 👀 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/0stIyG4dWs
Grant Nelson picks up his second foul for Alabama with 16:21 left in the first half.
PJ Hall gets us going in LA 🔥 #MarchMadness @ClemsonMBB https://t.co/z6FYweI79f
Easy hook shot for PJ Hall to open tonight's game. 2-0, Clemson
Off to an interesting start here in Los Angeles, as there were 12 seconds left on the warmup clock when Alabama took the floor.
What I'll be watching tonight is the tempo. Clemson wants to slow things down with the 172nd-ranked pace-of-play on @kenpomeroy. Alabama wants to sprint with the No. 3 pace of play.
I *think* there are more Alabama fans here... but honestly, pretty impressed/surprised by the Clemson turnout. Heard a few folks in my hotel lobby who said they flew in after the Tigers beat Arizona.
"We're flooded with 'Bama liability, especially with UConn winning & all the parlays going through the Huskies." – TwinSpires Sportsbook's @ZachALucas, on upcoming Clemson-Alabama #Elite8 tipoff. More in updated @VegasInsider #MarchMadness Odds Report: https://t.co/EuFzMkwGvg
Breeding does not have Purdue/Tennessee, as was initially rumored. https://t.co/PO4aKJjfaX
Keith Kimble, James Breeding and Brian Dorsey are the referees for Clemson-Alabama, with Randy Richardson as the standby referee.
Officials for Alabama-Clemson: Keith Kimble James Breeding Brian Dorsey
Here is everything Nate Oats said Friday before Alabama's Elite Eight matchup with the Clemson Tigers "Two schools trying to get to their first one. I think everybody will be amped up, ready to play." 🔗: https://t.co/CLWYzbP3pN https://t.co/PD9CWPyn44
From @TheAthletic: These 92 seconds will haunt North Carolina basketball after they squandered a favorable path to the Final Four in shocking fashion. https://t.co/C81oeNwwMb
Grant Nelson showed his two-way versatility with a monster 24-point, 12-rebound, 5-block effort to put Alabama in the Elite Eight. Made deep pullup 3s, created one on one skillfully, punished switches out of PNR and brought great energy on the glass and rotating for blocks. https://t.co/lCZQ3kRoAW
Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever https://t.co/Z9038r5tGR
North Carolina’s Redemption Tour fell short in Los Angeles— as Alabama seized a chance to redeem its own tournament failure. My piece on an epic Sweet 16 game @SatDownSouth https://t.co/7W6eFOS59T
For North Carolina, loss to Alabama in Sweet 16 will be a haunting NCAA Tournament exit ⤵️ https://t.co/KhgwNDXeOz
North Carolina's season-ending 89-87 loss to Alabama in the Sweet 16 joins the list of the Tar Heels' hard-to-forget NCAA Tournament heartbreaks. @BrendanRMarks on how everything came undone for the Tar Heels ⤵️ https://t.co/sLOMP2nsDO
Who is Grant Nelson? Meet Alabama's March Madness star who exploded in the Sweet 16 https://t.co/9dg8kUy2N0 https://t.co/65RIwKnxfK
North Carolina's season-ending 89-87 loss to Alabama in the Sweet 16 joins the list of the Tar Heels' hard-to-forget NCAA Tournament heartbreaks. @BFQuinn on how everything came undone for the Tar Heels ⤵️ https://t.co/sLOMP2nsDO
With 24 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, Grant Nelson led #Alabama past 1-seed North Carolina and into the Elite Eight. "This dude showed up tonight in a big way against one of the bigs in the country." 🔗: https://t.co/rA5Et6zARu https://t.co/4nLiR5EtCF
Alabama takes down North Carolina to advance to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2004! What did the Crimson Tide do to pull out the victory? AFTER DARK: https://t.co/YgV282VPgk https://t.co/YVz2OXAdb9
Everything Nate Oats said after Alabama's 89-87 upset win over North Carolina in the Sweet 16. "I told them they can celebrate about 30 minutes. As soon as the media is out of the locker room, we've got to get moving on to Clemson." 🔗: https://t.co/lUcsZjgZOM https://t.co/pM8FDIsSz9
Alabama beat No 1 seed North Carolina to make Elite Eight for just second time https://t.co/f0miS1zA8s
"The fellas in Chapel Hill? They don't have practice tomorrow." Nate Oats and Alabama celebrate after taking down the first #1 seed in the 2024 NCAA MBB tourney 🙌 https://t.co/v3WlPYbgRM
"The fellas in Chapel Hill? They don't have practice tomorrow." 😳 Nate Oats got the Tide fired up in the locker room 🔥 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/3RmjNyjuOI
Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever https://t.co/4te43XOoft
Alabama topples North Carolina to reach March Madness Elite Eight as first No. 1 seed falls https://t.co/Wdpvbuub2E https://t.co/X5t3nRE3ns
What a game by Grant Nelson, Aaron Estrada, and the entire Alabama team. On to the Elite Eight! #RollTide #MarchMadness
NORTH DAKOTA STAND UP!!! Grant Nelson, a 2020 Devils Lake grad, scores 24 points and grabs 12 rebounds to lead No. 4 seed Alabama to a 89-87 win over No. 1 seeded North Carolina in the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Tournament #NDHSAA #NDpreps https://t.co/a6TsAPapXp
Alabama are FINALLY back in the Elite 8 👏 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/jfQOk9JXF4
"NELSON GOT THE BLOCK! GAME OVER! ALABAMA, THE SWEET SIXTEEN IS NO LONGER SOUR! THEY ADVANCE TO THE ELITE EIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS!" - Brian Anderson 🏀🎙️ https://t.co/4fS3WCn8If
March Madness🏀 No 4 Alabama upsets No 1 North Carolina 89-87! #MarchMadness https://t.co/PxsMFtime4
Grant Nelson tonight @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/DFGGU3a814
WHAT A GAME!!! ALABAMA IS HEADING TO THE ELITE 8 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS! 🔥🐘 ✅ ALA +4.5 ✅ ALA +165 ML ✅ O 174.5 https://t.co/hwuA1xUcqF
Alabama beats 1 seed North Carolina! 🐘 https://t.co/m9yI9AgLZf
UNC walks off the floor after a crushing 89-87 loss to the Crimson Tide. Bama’s headed to the Elite Eight 🔥 https://t.co/qeRNJS7vDb
Wow what a fantastic game btw @AlabamaMBB & @UNC_Basketball . The 2nd half performance by 6’11 GRANT NELSON of Bama was the difference . Nelson had 24 & was terrific on offense / defense . Bama advances to the Elite 8 for the 1st time in 20 years .
Grant Nelson was incredible. What a second half. He just took over the game.
THE FIRST NO. 1 SEED IS OUT 🚨 @AlabamaMBB TO THE ELITE 8 🐘 https://t.co/zUsZZPEs1R
WHAT. A. GAME. ALABAMA IS ROLLING INTO THE ELITE 8! 🐘 ✅ ALA +4.5 ✅ ALA +165 ML ✅ O 174.5 https://t.co/MxNvYzjv84 https://t.co/9KfEL0RUN1
Grant Nelson is a player to watch as Alabama tries to get to the Final Four.
DOWN GOES NO. 1 UNC! https://t.co/YFnNUec0nx
NELSON WITH THE BLOCK! GAME OVER 😤 @AlabamaMBB HEADED TO ELITE 8 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2004 https://t.co/XKe6tBhqvs
2nd Elite 8 for @AlabamaMBB 1st since 2004
THE TIDE ARE HEADING TO THE ELITE 8! 👏🔥 https://t.co/OuMcRiaqRe
THE TIDE CONTINUE TO ROLL 🔥 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/PcH6dRHCax
Grant Nelson and @AlabamaMBB upset No. 1 seed UNC! https://t.co/Q1b6oOLLhy
Related: Alabama’s Grant Nelson just played one of the better stretches of individual two-way basketball I’ve ever seen in that win over UNC. Unbelievably good
Final: Alabama 89, UNC 87 UA is heading to the Elite Eight. 🔗: https://t.co/gZdBghXcMP https://t.co/bnY4d2yFFe
Wow. North Carolina is the first 1-seed to fall in the Men’s tournament as Alabama advances to the Elite 8 for just the second time in program history
Grant Nelson, new NCAA Tournament hero. Alabama into its first Elite Eight in 20 years (and second ever).
THE CRIMSON TIDE ROLL ON TO THE ELITE EIGHT 💥 Grant Nelson's 24-point, 12-rebound masterpiece helps power No. 4 Alabama to an upset of No. 1 North Carolina. 🎥 @MarchMadnessMBB | @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/lHEnqZ04yW
North Carolina becomes the first 1 seed to lose in the NCAA Tournament 👀 https://t.co/CNwqYA8LRA
For the first time in 20 years, the Alabama Crimson Tide are rolling into the Elite Eight! 🔥 #MarchMadness https://t.co/h0y0TxIsjo
4-SEED BAMA DOWNS 1-SEED UNC 😱 Bama heads to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004 🐘 https://t.co/7g3BAVwCjO
DOWN GOES THE FIRST NO. 1 SEED!!!! BAMA IS ELITE!! 🔥 ‼️ @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/K173YUXRoB
Grant Nelson saved his best performance in an Alabama jersey for the biggest game of his Alabama career. At both ends of the floor. Unguardable at one end, impossible to score against at the other. 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks.
That's it: Alabama 89, UNC 87. The Tar Heels' season comes to an end with a crushing defeat in the Sweet 16. It'll be Clemson vs. Alabama here in the Elite Eight.
FINAL: Alabama 89, UNC 87 North Carolina is the first No. 1 seed eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. And Armando Bacot's college career is over.
Grant Nelson just took this game over down the stretch Alabama is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004 UNC is the first 1 seed ousted https://t.co/ZykVeQJuDd
Alabama knocks off No. 1 seed North Carolina to reach school's second-ever Elite Eight https://t.co/3rF6oHgk4V
(4) ALABAMA WINS A THRILLER 🔥 The Tide outlast (1) North Carolina 89-87 to advance to the Elite 8 🤯 #MarchMadness https://t.co/gs0o3OQpcg
DOWN GOES NO. 1 NORTH CAROLINA! ALABAMA ADVANCES TO THE ELITE 8! 🚨 https://t.co/xLoIQla2GP
THE TIDE ARE HEADED TO THE ELITE 8! #RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball https://t.co/InP7zcExAT
Grant Nelson … more than doubles his season average with 24pts. 6’11 plays like 6’2. Looks like future beast #BAMA #MarchMadness
Alabama 89, UNC 87 (0:01, 2H) Grant Nelson gives UA a 4-point lead before an Armando Bacot bucket. Timeout, Tar Heels with less than 2 seconds on the clock.
Grant Nelson is the first player with 20+ PTS and 12+ REB vs UNC in the NCAA Tournament since Blake Griffin in 2009 @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/dA3Vvke1pc
Grant Nelson has 13 points, 2 blocks and a steal for Alabama in the final seven minutes of this game against UNC. Just completely took over. Wowza.
AND-1 FOR GRANT NELSON AND ALABAMA! WOW! 💪 (🎥: @MarchMadnessMBB) https://t.co/for47RRjBA
UPSET WATCH 👀 Grant Nelson delivering in the clutch as he gets the and-1 to give Alabama the lead! https://t.co/ipQ6TGcKNq
GRANT NELSON IS ON FIRE 🔥 BAMA LEADS AGAIN. #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/DqRZvQRA1m
Alabama 87, UNC 85 35.3 seconds left UNC ball
Bama up by 5 👀 (via @MarchMadnessMBB) https://t.co/pc4LfZmCYD
GRANT NELSON IS ON A PERSONAL 7-0 RUN 🔥 (4) Alabama leads (1) North Carolina by 5 with 3:35 remaining! https://t.co/gUbT1DTBrK
GRANT NELSON IS TAKING OVER IN LOS ANGELES 🔥 🎥 @MarchMadnessMBB | @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/qcxXYXBzZo
GRANT NELSON IS DOMINATING RN @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/XroJUG3lb2
GRANT NELSON OPENS THE ALABAMA LEAD UP TO 5 😱 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/teRQP0nmLo
Alabama 82, UNC 77 (3:35, 2H) Grant Nelson drills his first 3 of the game, has 7 straight points and has 14 points in the second half to give the Crimson Tide a 5-point lead.
Grant Nelson straight up taking over and playing like the coveted transfer he was. Alabama up 5 with under 4 to go.
Goodness, Grant Nelson. Bucket, steal, 3. And Bama leads UNC by five with 3:35 go to go ...
North Carolina leaving the door open shooting 21% after halftime including 1-for-11 from the perimeter. And RJ Davis is 3-for-16 overall. Tide down 3 with 7:17 left.
Alabama trails North Carolina, 70-67, with 7:17 left. Tide's defense has held RJ Davis to 3-of-16 shooting, including 0-for-8 on threes. Tar Heels now shooting 39% for the game, and 21% in the second half.
UNC 70, Alabama 67 (8:10, 2H) After a Bacot dunk drew a raucous reaction from the crowd, Griffen knocked down his fifth 3 to make it a 3-point game. Timeout, Tide.
Alabama 59, UNC 59 (11:55, 2H) Scoring drought of 2:01 but things are tied up at Crypto Arena. Tide is shooting 41.7% this half, while the Tar Heels are just 2-for-17 (11.8%).
Alabama and North Carolina tied at 59 with 11:55 left in the Sweet 16. Stats have evened up pretty much across the board, and tension is rising in LA.
BAMA TAKES THE LEAD 👀 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/5eAb2E7BnY
UNC 55, Alabama 50; 15:30. Tar Heels with a five-point lead despite a very rough and uncharacteristic night from RJ Davis, who's 1-for-11 (0-for-6 from 3) with two points. UNC has been really balanced: five players with at least eight points.
Alabama trails North Carolina, 55-52, with 15:30 left in Los Angeles. UNC opened the second half 0-for-8, while Alabama is 2-of-8. Alabama already has 5 fouls, with Mouhamed Dioubate at 3.
UNC's Cormac Ryan is a combined 11-for-14 shooting 3s against Alabama in NCAA tournament games. He was with Notre Dame 2 years ago.
Cormac Ryan GOING OFF with 4 threes in the first half 🔥 UNC leads at the break https://t.co/cmCOoGtmY3
#UNC is 10-for-16 from three (62.5 percent) in the first half. Elliot Cadeau: 2-for-3 Cormac Ryan: 4-for-5 Harrison Ingram: 2-for-3 Seth Trimble: 2-for-2 (RJ Davis: 0-for-3)
Alabama and UNC are a combined 16-for-27 shooting 3s. Tar Heels have made 4 of the last 5 to take a 51-44 lead.
Timeout, Alabama, with UNC in the midst of an 8-0 run. Tar Heels are jacked. Cormac Ryan with a kiss of his fingers and a salute to the crowd after that 3. Armando Bacot had something to say in the direction of the Alabama bench. Bacot has been playing with great energy.
UNC 51, Alabama 44 (1:41, 1H) Cormac Ryan drills his fourth 3 of the night, is now 4-for-4. Tar Heels are on an 8-0 run over the last 1:06. Nate Oats calls a timeout.
Alabama 44, UNC 43; 2:57 left in the first half. Whew. We knew it'd be fast-paced and it's perhaps exceeding expectations in that regard. Tar Heels are struggling to get back and set on defense. UNC needs RJ Davis to get going. He has missed seven of his first eight.
Alabama 44, UNC 43 (2:56, 1H) Rylan Griffen is up to a game-high 15 points and is 4-of-5 from three. Meanwhile, Mark Sears has 14 and is two away from a UA record.
Alabama leads North Carolina, 44-43, at the final media timeout of the first half (2:56). Rylan Griffen is 4-of-5 on threes with 15 points; Cormac Ryan is 3-of-3 for UNC and now 10-of-12 for his career against Alabama.
Alabama 32, UNC 31; 7:43 1H. Tar Heels' leading scorers, both with eight points: Elliot Cadeau and Seth Trimble. Both already above their averages. Both 2-for-2 from 3. Cadeau last made a 3 on March 2 vs. N.C. State. Trimble last made two vs. Arkansas on Nov. 24.
Alabama 32, UNC 31 (7:43, 1H) The Tide has made its last 3 shots and both teams are now shooting 50% or better on the night. We've got ourselves a game in LA, folks.
Alabama leads North Carolina, 32-31, with 7:43 left in the first half of the Sweet 16. Tide hasn't turned the ball over in more than 8 minutes, and is shooting 5-of-10 on three-pointers. Defense has tightened up, too, which helped a 10-0 run.
UNC 21, Alabama 17; 11:56 1H. Seven Tar Heels have scored already. Pace is ... as expected. Bama has calmed down some after four early turnovers. None since.
Alabama is 2-for-7 inside the arc and 3-for-6 outside of it. Also, 4-for-4 from the FT line but UNC has scored on 9 of 14 possessions to hold a 21-17 lead.
UNC 21, Alabama 17 (11:56, 1H) Both teams have made three 3s apiece. Difference is UNC is 5-9 from inside the arc. Tide is 2-7.
Alabama trails North Carolina, 21-17, with 11:56 left in the first half of the Sweet 16. Tide is 3-of-6 on threes and even on rebounds, but UNC shooting 57% and 60% on threes.
UNC 12, Alabama 7; 15:47 1H. Tide's "defense," or lack there of, is something to behold in person. Tar Heels getting what they want early. An 8-0 run for UNC over the past 1:42.
UNC 12, Alabama 7 (15:49, 1H) UA has four turnovers over the last 3:28, which has led to an 8-0 run for the Tar Heels at the first break.
Alabama trails North Carolina, 12-7, in the Sweet 16 with 15:49 left in the first half. 4 turnovers in the past 5 possessions for the Tide, which has allowed UNC to score on its past four possessions.