Alabama vs. BYU live score, updates, highlights from 2025 March Madness Sweet 16 game

By | March 27, 2025
0 Comment

No. 2 Alabama is up on No. 6 Brigham Young at halftime in the Sweet 16 of 2025 March Madness.

Scroll down and refresh for updates to follow along as The Sporting News keeps you posted.

Alabama vs. BYU live updates, results, highlights from 2025 March Madness game

(All timestamps are in Eastern Time.)

SECOND HALF:

9:20 p.m.: BYU is probably out of time, but it keeps hanging around. The deficit is down to 100-83 after a dunk with 3:42 left.

9:15 p.m.: 10 threes for Mark Sears, 100 points for Alabama. They lead by 23 with 6:29 to play.

9:09 p.m.: Alabama has tied the record with 21 made threes on a Youngblood three. A play later, it hits the record-breaker – Sears of course, with his ninth – and leads 97-76 with 7:34 to play.

9:06 p.m.: It’s 86-68 with 9:28 left after Alabama’s 19th three-pointer.

9:01 p.m.: Alabama has its largest lead of the game at 80-63 after a long Aden Holloway three. 11 minutes to play. With 18 made threes and more than 10 minutes left, Alabama is on pace to break the March Madness single-game record (21 threes).

8:53 p.m.: BYU cut it to 68-61 with a three, and Alabama answered with a three of its own.

8:50 p.m.: It’s another and-one for Demin, and BYU’s deficit is down to 66-58 with 13:56.

8:43 p.m.: BYU cuts it to 63-52 after a three-point play by Egor Demin.

8:37 p.m.: Make it seven threes for Sears. Alabama leads 63-47 with 16:48 to play.

8:36 p.m.: Mark Sears hits his sixth three to put Bama up 58-47. Alabama takes a game-high 13 point lead a play later on a tic-tac-toe alley-oop from Sears to Nelson to Clifford Omoruyi.

8:33 p.m.: Knell, who returned from the bloody nose, opens the second half with a three. It’s 51-43 Crimson Tide one minute into the second half. He was then called for a controversial technical for taunting. On the next play, he was called for a controversial blocking foul for his third personal foul.

FIRST HALF:

Alabama leads 51-40 at halftime.

Mark Sears has been incendiary with 17 points, five assists, and three steals for the Crimson Tide.

Richie Saunders leads BYU with 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals on 5-7 shooting. Keba Keita has eight points on 4-4 FG. Fousseyni Traore and Trevin knell have seven points each.

8:09 p.m.: Grant Nelson blocks a three right before the buzzer to preserve Alabama’s 11-point lead going into halftime.

8:01 p.m.: Bama has its biggest lead of the game at 50-38.

7:50 p.m.: Alabama leads 44-36 with 3:40 left in the half. It’s still a battle of Alabama draining 25-footers and BYU making tough shots inside.

7:47 p.m.: Alabama has its biggest lead at 41-32 with 5:16 left after Sears hits his fifth three and sixth jumper for 17 points.

7:45 p.m.: Trevin Knell, who has seven points, is down and bleeding from the face after an inadvertent collision with Youngblood.

7:44 p.m.: Alabama now leads 38-30 after a particularly deep spot-up three from Chris Youngblood.

7:40 p.m.: The outstanding offense, moving fast both in transition and half court/early offense settings, continues. Mark Sears has hit four threes already for Alabama, whereas BYU leads 22-6 in points in the paint. Bama leads 35-30 with 7:31 to play.

7:30: Going into another timeout with about 11 minutes left after two tough finishes inside from Fousseyni Traore. BYU trails 27-25 with a Traore free throw coming.

7:24 p.m.: Alabama leads 21-17 after a three from Mark Sears. Two minutes later, he puts the Tide up 24-19 with another deep ball.

7:22 p.m.: The incredibly torrid offensive start continues. Neither team can miss and the tempo is fast. BYU leads 17-15 with 14:23 to play.

7:19: p.m.: Nothing but brilliant offense by both teams starting off. With 15:32 left, BYU leads 13-12 heading into the first time out.

7:16 p.m.: After Alabama opened 4-0, BYU went on a 9-0 run to lead 9-4 before ending its run via goaltending with 17:06 left.

Alabama vs. BYU start time

The game will start at 7:09 p.m. ET, 4:09 p.m. PT.

What channel is Alabama vs. BYU on today?

The game will air live on CBS, and can be streamed on Fubo and Paramount+.

Source