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Alabama's men's basketball team defeated Clemson 89-82 to advance to their first Final Four in program history. The Tide staged a remarkable comeback, going from a 13-point deficit to a 22-6 run, securing the victory. Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson were key players for Alabama, with Sears scoring a career-high 23 points and Stevenson contributing 16 points. Head coach Nate Oats led the team to this historic milestone, showcasing a strong offensive performance and securing a matchup with UConn in the Final Four.
Nate Oats and Alabama went to Los Angeles and stole the show against Clemson — booking the Tide's first trip to the Final Four. No one's got more confidence than this Bama team. The West Regional champs are ready for UConn. PHOTOS: https://t.co/5HuRyxga1s
How Nate Oats found the formula to lead Alabama to its first Final Four ⤵️ https://t.co/qcnDNp8qlG
"This will be MUST-SEE TV." @CWalkerSports on the Final Four matchup between @AlabamaMBB-@UConnMBB https://t.co/KCMwFQmmTA
"This will be MUST-SEE TV." @CWalkerSports on the Final Four matchup between @AlabamaMBB- @UConnMBB https://t.co/TggiZ9nS97
"This will be MUST SEE TV." @CWalkerSports on the Final Four matchup between @AlabamaMBB-@UConnMBB https://t.co/FpqC9BXIBU
Mark Sears put on a SHOW against Clemson 🔥 Relive every three that helped lift @AlabamaMBB to their first ever #MFinalFour 🙌 https://t.co/qWffuzRNcS
“For all the naysayers, is 36 [3-pointers] too many?” From last night, on Alabama and Nate Oats shooting their way into their first ever Final Four: https://t.co/VE45WBLH1K
"Wasn't that long ago you were at Romulus High School. Look at you now." Nate Oats did the math. He didn't always calculate properly. But eventually it all added up to Alabama's first trip to the Final Four. @TheAthletic story from Los Angeles: https://t.co/5ZmrCHMYdy https://t.co/qOuqcJml13
Excellent story from @_Brian_Hamilton on how Nate Oats found the formula to lead Alabama to its first Final Four: https://t.co/wYZ8No2rCA
Alabama went 1-of-13 from 3-point range to open Saturday's game. The Crimson Tide went on to hit 15 of their remaining 23 shots from deep. That's unreal. Also unreal: In three NCAA tournament wins, Clemson held opponents to 14-of-75 from the 3-point line. https://t.co/OJgY4fcrtz
What reaching a Final Four means to Alabama head coach Nate Oats "It's surreal. ... Somehow I caught enough breaks I'm coaching in one, which is unreal. Give hope to a lot of high school coaches tonight, that's for sure." 🔗: https://t.co/pdxH350rjs https://t.co/SVahyuIqSS
How Nate Oats found the formula to lead Alabama to its first Final Four https://t.co/ESudRHNImZ
Hot-shooting Mark Sears continues tear, propels Alabama men into their first Final Four https://t.co/dD32f0NlEd
UConn to play Alabama in Final Four as Crimson Tide edges Clemson - but Dan Hurley's team are in blistering form with 30-point surge taking them past Illinois in March Madness Elite Eight https://t.co/LAJ7xwNHJK https://t.co/QkuUXVI37y
Nate Oats on what tonight means to him: "It's surreal. You go back 11 years and I won a state championship at Romulus High in the Detroit area. It hasn't been that long. ... I'm in the Final Four and I get to go against Danny (Hurley) who helped get me into this."
Nate Oats finishes off the net-cutting for Alabama, as they celebrate a Final Four berth https://t.co/WBLzhpu9yx
Nate Oats has his March moment 🙌 @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/p5fpRDPQR1
Mark Sears’ career night sends Alabama by Clemson to first March Madness Final Four https://t.co/fcwgZJKHtn https://t.co/2M8WqgSmY4
Nate Oats makes the final cuts of the net in LA https://t.co/hIfmRqif06
Nate Oats finishes off the net. https://t.co/tgaYjFHiZW
Monster Shot Mark leads Alabama to their first Final Four in program history ‼️ #MarchMadness https://t.co/fy3BU5wod9
Nate Oats, headed to the Final Four. https://t.co/HBkLFGhctx
MARK SEARS IS A CERTIFIED BUCKET 😤 🔥 23 PTS 🔥 7-14 3-PT FG 🔥 Bama’s first Final Four @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/oATuded7Rv
Tide keep rollin' into the #MFinalFour 👏 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/lPox3BYYlx
11 years ago, Nate Oats was a high school coach. 9 years ago, he got his first D-I job at Buffalo. Alabama decided to make him one of college basketball's highest-paid coaches—and Oats has led the Tide to their first Final Four in program history. https://t.co/FJNfWq8CJh
Roll Tide: Alabama books first March Madness trip to Final Four with defeat of Clemson https://t.co/MrZU8rxvrX
Congratulations to @AlabamaMBB for making it to the Final Four for the first time in school history. Roll Tide! https://t.co/b7Fsuc76VL
Who is Mark Sears? Meet Alabama's electric Elite Eight hero https://t.co/N8FWoaQAL6 https://t.co/WKKT4RuzdY
What a job by Nate Oats and the @AlabamaMBB squad. https://t.co/1xDloJrHzV
Alabama is headed to the Final Four, 1st appearance in program history. What a wild run this has been for the Tide. A monumental night for Nate Oats and his team. A matchup with UConn awaits Alabama. https://t.co/8IbNisyt6U
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING 🙌 The Tide are in the Final Four for the first time EVER 👏 #MarchMadness https://t.co/dzY8hxJnmw
Mark Sears is from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He received just three college offers, and committed to Ohio. His scoring ability there caught the attention of Nate Oats—and Alabama decided to bring him home. Sears just led the Tide to their FIRST-EVER Final Four. https://t.co/1UmRDp1RP0
Mark Sears dropped a 3-point BARRAGE to lead the Crimson Tide to the Final 4. 👏🔥 https://t.co/M7X3Uc75bz
Yes @AlabamaMBB of @SEC comes back from early 13 point deficit vs @ClemsonMBB & win 89 - 82 & earn 1st trip ever to the @MarchMadnessMBB FINAL 4 !
Pretty amazing job by Nate Oats at Alabama this year. (Also, takes No. 102 defense in KenPom to Final Four. Which hasn't happened often.)
FINAL: Alabama 89, Clemson 82 End of the road for the Tigers, who made their first Elite Eight in 44 years. Heck of a run, but some FT shooting issues tonight. And tough to beat a team shooting like Alabama did tonight
Alabama to its first Final 4. Smart modern offensive scheme offensively and a terrific blend of portal evaluations and high level HS recruiting. Incredible job by Nate Oats, who lost 70% of his production from a season ago.
And the second ticket to Final Four has been punched Alabama 89, Clemson 82 First trip to FF for the Crimson Tide #MarchMadness #FinalFour
FINAL: Alabama 89, Clemson 82 The Crimson Tide, Final Four-bound for the first time in program history. And now... UConn awaits.
Alabama BEATS Clemson to advance to the Final Four🐘 https://t.co/3X9F6zAINF
Up by eight with the ball and 12 seconds left, it's beyond safe to call: Alabama is headed to the Final Four for the first time in program history.
#Alabama basketball is going to the #FinalFour for the first time in program history.
Mark Sears is the first @AlabamaMBB player with 75+ points in a single NCAA Tournament.
Alabama 79, Clemson 73 (1:43, 2H) Nick Pringle with an and-1 to give him 16 points. He's 8-13 from the line and has a double-double with 11 rebounds. Timeout, Tigers.
Alabama 75, Clemson 67 at the final media timeout Crimson Tide getting some huge contributions off the bench, and they're also shooting 3-pointers like the 2017 Warriors. Up eight with 3:25 to go in Elite Eight
Alabama 75, Clemson 67 (3:25, 2H) Clemson isn't going away, but Nick Pringle has a shot to push the Tide lead back up by 9 points if he can covert an and-1 after the timeout.
Alabama 68, Clemson 59 (6:12, 2H) It's raining 3s in Crypto Arena. UA hits four straight triples. Mark Sears was responsible for two of those and walked back to the Tide huddle holding up four fingers. Timeout, Clemson.
Alabama opens up a game-high 9-point lead over Clemson with 6:12 and https://t.co/7Xww8j0bDd Arena erupts. Tide makes back-to-back-to-back three pointers from Rylan Griffen, Jarin Stevenson and Mark Sears, answering back-to-back threes by Clemson.
Already a career-high 16 points for Jarin Stevenson. Made 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Alabama up 4 with 11:24 left.
Alabama 55, Clemson 51 (11:24, 2H) Jarin Stevenson continues to hit key shots. But that Aaron Estrada turnover was UA's 4th of the half.
Alabama started 1-13 from 3-point range, but has gone 9-for-13 since.
Mark Sears with the trey ball 🔥@AlabamaMBB (via @MarchMadnessMBB) https://t.co/Yvr3hyWXIB
Alabama missed 7 straight shots in the first half. It has made 11 of its next 17.
Alabama 46, Clemson 43 (15:54, 2H) Grant Nelson picks up foul No. 3, which will send PJ Hall to the line after the under-16 timeout. Hall has 4 of his 8 points in the 2H.
HALF: Alabama 35, Clemson 32 Clemson went from up 13 at the under-eight media timeout... to allowing a 20-2 run and falling behind at the break.
Halftime: Alabama 35, Clemson 32 Tigers led by 13 points (26-13) with 7:54 to go ... but Alabama closed on a 22-6 run to go up 5
Half: Alabama 35, Clemson 32 Tide ends the 1H on a 22-6 run. 🔗: https://t.co/vFIN2fosQw https://t.co/h2ugTouGk6
Alabama's run up to 20-2 against Clemson. Tide leads 33-28 with 1:30 left in the first half. Biggest lead of the night.
Make that a 20-2 run for Alabama. https://t.co/JCtlcNOO9Z
About that shooting bug Alabama caught... The Tide are currently on a 16-2 run, and after starting 1-of-13 from 3, have made four of their last six triples. Bama leads 30-28 suddenly, with two minutes and change until halftime.
A 13-2 run for Alabama who made 4 of its last 5 shots after missing 8 of its previous 9.
Clemson 28, Alabama 26 (3:51, 1H) Jarin Stevenson is having a game so far. He leads all scorers with 10 points and is responsible for two of the Tide's four 3-pointers thus far.
The Tide go on a run of their own 👀 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/7gZ1xekOr5
Alabama missed nine straight 3s before Stevenson made that one from the corner to cut it to 26-18 with 6:05 left in the half. Tide is 2-for-14 from deep.
Clemson calls a timeout after Jarin Stevenson hits a 3-pointer, ending a streak of 9 consecutive misses from deep. Clemson still leads Alabama, 26-18, with 6:05 left in the first half. Mark Sears is 0-for-7 and Aaron Estrada is 1-of-6.
Clemson 14, Alabama 11 (11:48, 1H) UA has been strong on the glass, with a 13-8 early edge, but the Tide is shooting 25% (4-16) from the field and 13% (1-8) on 3-pointers.
Alabama trails Clemson, 14-11, at the second media timeout (11:48). 10 of the Tigers' points have come in the paint against Alabama, which is sitting Grant Nelson with 2 fouls and has Nick Pringle limited by a heel injury.
Clemson 8, Alabama 6 (15:42, 1H) Aaron Estrada just pulled down a pair of offensive rebounds before Nick Pringle was fouled. UA has an early 6-3 edge on the glass.
Alabama trails Clemson, 8-6, at the first media timeout (15:42). Tide shooting 2-of-8 and 1-of-6 on threes, but getting O-boards 3-0 over Clemson.