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ESPN predicts Alabama vs Duke basketball winner in NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight showdown

What a night the Alabama Crimson Tide had Thursday evening in Newark.

Alabama (28-8 overall) punched a ticket to the Elite Eight for the second straight year in the NCAA Tournament with a 113-88 rout of the BYU Cougars in the East Region semifinal at Prudential Center.

It was a historic night for the Crimson Tide, who sank a March Madness record 25 3-pointers against BYU, with 10 coming from leading scorer Mark Sears, who finished with 34 points on 11-of-18 from the field. Aden Holloway did his part to light up the scoreboard with 23 points, making six of 13 attempts from beyond the arc.