Alabama basketball set the 3-point record in its rout of BYU in the Sweet 16 Thursday, breaking the previous marks held by LMU and Saint Joseph's.

Mark Sears scored a game-high 34 points and Alabama shattered the previous NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers as the Crimson Tide cruised past BYU and into the Elite Eight.

The Crimson Tide broke NCAA Tournament records for threes made (25) and threes attempted (51). Alabama also set those marks with over seven minutes remaining in the second half (p

Led by Mark Sears, Alabama broke the 34-year-old record for 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game. The Tide hit their 22nd with 7:14 remaining in their East Region semifinal against BYU on Thursday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s, a relentless long-range spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide past BYU 113-88 on Thursday night in an NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal.