Missing both free throws to just block the full court attempt is hilariously evil. It’s like dangling the keys to somebody’s handcuffs in front of them and then swallowing it.
After he missed the first one, missing the second one was the obvious strategy despite the announcers not being able to figure it out. I'd rather take my chances up 2 against a full court throw off a missed free throw than up 3 when an inbounds pass past half court could get you a 30 footer for the tie with defenders playing off to avoid fouling.
At 0:44, Sears keeps handling the ball and bobbing and weaving until he suckers Bacot into coming out on a half hearted double team. He was setting up Nelson for that roll to the basket the whole time. Oats usually doesn't want a player handling the ball that long without shooting or passing, but Sears knew exactly what he was doing.
I was sure happy to see him miss that last one, whether it was intentional or not. The announcers were saying make it for the 3 point lead, but if you miss it they have to throw in a full court heave. If you make it, they can throw the inbounds pass into the front court and possibly get a 30 foot shot for the tie.
It’s beautiful to see Alabama back in the elite 8. I love this team. UConn is a buzz saw tho. If the tide beats Clemson they get UConn next. They gonna have to be lucky and play the best game they played all year to win that one.
@@Hilfiger187 Clemson has already beat them once. Wouldn’t surprise me but also wouldn’t surprise me if bama wins considering how they keep pulling off these gritty wins
It would be ironic if they played UCONN their first time in the final 4 because that's who they played their first and only time they made the elite 8 and it wasn't pretty lol I believe UCONN went on to win the championship that year
@@editnosmirc4489 I believe you are correct. I don’t see anyone beating UConn so if bama does get past a hot Clemson team I’m nearly positive it’ll be against them in the final four.
I sure didn't see that coming. He hasn't had a game like that all season. Oats had a great game plan to put Nelson on UNC's worst perimeter shooter so he could sag off and be a help defender against Bacot, Ingram and Davis. Nelson was basically floating around as an extra defender and it kept him out of foul trouble trying to be a post defender.
Yeah if they can get past Clemson they'll be in the final 4 for the first time and potentially be facing the team they played against the first time they made the elite 8. Big bad UCONN
@@TFNARMY_2009 You think Duke fans would feel any differently if they hadn't gotten swept? We want UNC out of the tournament as soon as possible every year no matter what happens in the regular season.
That blocked shot was tremendous, he could have been dejected after missing the two free throws, but he kept playing the game with great awareness and determination and may have prevented a 3-point play.
In every message board i saw, the main topic amongst UNC fans was speculation about who their Elite 8 match would most likely be. Im not sure, but whoever it is, itll be on Xbox or playstation.
Vol fan here! I cannot stand North Carolina. I’ve never liked them … and as a Vol fan, well … I’m duty bound to feel about Bama the way that I do 😂 (just like Alabama fans feel about Tennessee). That said, I can be intellectually honest: MY GOSH, these last 2 Alabama games have been EPIC!! Just freaking Classics, Man! And nothing but awe & admiration for how your TEAM has played. Just gutty, blue-collar team-wins. Obviously you have Sears & Nelson (both BIG TIME players) … and Pringle & Estrada, et al. But this team is winning because it is a TEAM!! I hope you win today, and we win tomorrow! WHAT A TOURNAMENT!!
@kerluv2710 the tarholes may be a better team but today the Tide washed your dreams away. SEC SEC SEC 😂😂😂 No one is gonna beat UCONN I believe even if Bama had lost this game. Now unc and Kentucky can sit home and watch, so glad to see both these teams OUT of the tourney. 😂😂😂
Yeah, as a Kentucky fan, I can tell you we are all rolling tide this year. You guys even beat Clemson, who narrowly beat us in our bowl game this year. I’ll only root for NC State if you guys lose 😂.
I expected it from Love. Davis showed why he's never going to sniff the NBA as a 6' shooting guard without elite athleticism. Rylen Griffen ate his lunch.
@@Don-md6wn I agree it was more expected from Love than Davis. However, against Alabama in the closing few minutes Davis started taking some wild, ill-advised shots. Both have had their moments crumbling under pressure….Love more so.
Sometimes, I think one can just feel something is going to happen. The vibrations (frequency) were just fight for Alabama that night, especially for Nelson and Sears. One of the better games I watched so far. Congratulation to the Tide.
These last 16 games show how marginal seedings of the top 8 in each bracket are when it comes down to playing the games -- these teams are very close in basketball ability and competitiveness
@@johnrion3232 The phrase 'these last 16 games' refers to the number of teams left in the tournament, i.e. the so-called Sweet 16 -- what about that wasn't clear to you? -- *unbelievable* -- the internet has really opened my eyes to how many diputs and obnoxious people there are
If UConn wins again, their fans will be screaming about how they are bigger than Duke because they will have one more NCAA title 6-5….which is laughable. No serious college basketball fan thinks UCLA is better than Kentucky even though UCLA leads UK 11 to 8. UK is WAY WAY WAY bigger than UCLA. How you finish in EVERY single season counts….not just titles. Duke has 17 Final Fours compared to UConn’s 6 right now. UConn has MISSED 6 Tournaments in the past 13 years. That’s hurts the program’s stature too. CONSISTENCY of winning puts UConn behind other blue bloods. But if they get No. 6 it’s still pretty dang impressive.
0:29 it turns out to be a mistake. NC is leading, he isn't really a shooter, and they have plenty of time (15 sec.) left. Should have stalled at least 10+ sec.
Withers cost UNC the game with that final sequence. They were told to use the full clock and go high percentage. Worst case scenario they get the ball back to win. He chucks up a 3 with 15 left in the shot clock and then gives up an and 1 after getting back to his player late. Absolutely brutal.
For two years people have been saying Hubert go to your bench more… He’s doing the same thing he doesn’t use his bench when the guys in the floor can’t hit the side of the barn you have to put somebody else in he’s got go
Shot at 0:29 was the biggest shot of the game... was not the shot unc wanted to take... such a bad shot.... could've really put alabama in a bad spot if they got a bucket
You can blame this lose on 2 Carolina players decisions. R.J. Davis was not hitting the outside shot last night, it happens to all of us at some time. What he did was the problem. He kept forcing the 3, was 0-9. Most good players stop after about 4-5 straight misses and just drive to the hoop and pass. You could see that the Wojcik kid was ready to hit more open looks, but after he made one, Davis looked at him again, wide open and forced his dribble the other way, continued to not let him have another shot. Not winning basketball. When you're having a bad shooting game you need to become more of a facilitator, and he refused to be that. The other player that lost the game was the Withers kid. What in the world are you thinking shooting that 3 ball, with lots of time left on the shot clock, up by 2, with about 1:30 left in the game? That lost the game for his team. Too bad Tar Heels, the best team didn't play like it and now they're done!
The SEC showed is fist today, the Tide washed the hopes away. Now on to our rival in football clepson, Bama get that knock out punch to the Final 4 but i don't truly believe anyone can beat uconn tbh.
@@Hal-yc9jd Gotcha. My point is…..both can be really good players at times (Davis much more so), but neither seems to handle the highest pressure situations well. In the final couple minutes versus Alabama, Davis was driving and putting up some really, really questionable and bad shots. Love was even worse against Clemson. And neither played very well against Kansas in the 2022 Tournament.
Missing both free throws to just block the full court attempt is hilariously evil. It’s like dangling the keys to somebody’s handcuffs in front of them and then swallowing it.
After he missed the first one, missing the second one was the obvious strategy despite the announcers not being able to figure it out. I'd rather take my chances up 2 against a full court throw off a missed free throw than up 3 when an inbounds pass past half court could get you a 30 footer for the tie with defenders playing off to avoid fouling.
I had the same thought. Clinching with 2 free throws...BORING!
I like the analogy.
Oldest trick in the book
@@Don-md6wnUNC had no timeouts. They couldn’t advance it. Missing it was objectively worse than making it
This Tournament has been amazing! 2024 was a good year! Alabama played hard!
At 0:44, Sears keeps handling the ball and bobbing and weaving until he suckers Bacot into coming out on a half hearted double team. He was setting up Nelson for that roll to the basket the whole time. Oats usually doesn't want a player handling the ball that long without shooting or passing, but Sears knew exactly what he was doing.
Terrible last minute of IQ basketball by NC. The shot with :15 on the clock then the overcommitted double.
He (Sears) played in the moment. You are right on the batting part. Perhaps suckered is a better word. Bama played well.
CFB rivalry between Alabama and Clemson now in the NCAA Tournament!
Crazy
Nelson shooting 81% FT is awesome
I was sure happy to see him miss that last one, whether it was intentional or not. The announcers were saying make it for the 3 point lead, but if you miss it they have to throw in a full court heave. If you make it, they can throw the inbounds pass into the front court and possibly get a 30 foot shot for the tie.
It’s beautiful to see Alabama back in the elite 8. I love this team. UConn is a buzz saw tho. If the tide beats Clemson they get UConn next. They gonna have to be lucky and play the best game they played all year to win that one.
Clemson beats them
@@Hilfiger187 Clemson has already beat them once. Wouldn’t surprise me but also wouldn’t surprise me if bama wins considering how they keep pulling off these gritty wins
It would be ironic if they played UCONN their first time in the final 4 because that's who they played their first and only time they made the elite 8 and it wasn't pretty lol I believe UCONN went on to win the championship that year
@@editnosmirc4489 I believe you are correct. I don’t see anyone beating UConn so if bama does get past a hot Clemson team I’m nearly positive it’ll be against them in the final four.
@@RollumsTidums34 yeah I'll be surprised if Illinois can beat them. I got UCONN vs Houston in the finals
Grant Nelson two previous tournament games COMBINED...6 points and 2 rebounds. Vs NC in sweet 16...24, 12, and 5 blocks. 😮
I sure didn't see that coming. He hasn't had a game like that all season. Oats had a great game plan to put Nelson on UNC's worst perimeter shooter so he could sag off and be a help defender against Bacot, Ingram and Davis. Nelson was basically floating around as an extra defender and it kept him out of foul trouble trying to be a post defender.
He even banged down a couple of 3s!
Nelson Jordan
Balling out
His Playoff Jimmy Butler Finally Turned on.
Congratulations to Alabama! Heading to the Elite Eight first time in 20 years.
Yeah if they can get past Clemson they'll be in the final 4 for the first time and potentially be facing the team they played against the first time they made the elite 8. Big bad UCONN
Sweet home Alabama...thank you!! We can all enjoy the tournament now.
Not if Uconn and Duke dont lose
@@TFNARMY_2009 You think Duke fans would feel any differently if they hadn't gotten swept? We want UNC out of the tournament as soon as possible every year no matter what happens in the regular season.
@@rome8180who got swept?
Enjoy it then and go blue.. Michigan enjoy the championship
Very athletic and talented teams fought till the end. Amazingly entertaining!
That blocked shot was tremendous, he could have been dejected after missing the two free throws, but he kept playing the game with great awareness and determination and may have prevented a 3-point play.
In every message board i saw, the main topic amongst UNC fans was speculation about who their Elite 8 match would most likely be.
Im not sure, but whoever it is, itll be on Xbox or playstation.
2:18 That block 🤣🤣😂😂
Volleyball spike.
9:30 That second block! 😂😂🤣🤣
Nelson had his very own block party.
Can 't stop watching this
I'm a proud Alabama fan.
Rolltide!
UNC still a better team by far just a bad game. But enjoy those few minutes of glory it will end very soon.
Vol fan here! I cannot stand North Carolina. I’ve never liked them … and as a Vol fan, well … I’m duty bound to feel about Bama the way that I do 😂 (just like Alabama fans feel about Tennessee).
That said, I can be intellectually honest: MY GOSH, these last 2 Alabama games have been EPIC!! Just freaking Classics, Man!
And nothing but awe & admiration for how your TEAM has played. Just gutty, blue-collar team-wins. Obviously you have Sears & Nelson (both BIG TIME players) … and Pringle & Estrada, et al. But this team is winning because it is a TEAM!!
I hope you win today, and we win tomorrow! WHAT A TOURNAMENT!!
@kerluv2710 the tarholes may be a better team but today the Tide washed your dreams away. SEC SEC SEC 😂😂😂 No one is gonna beat UCONN I believe even if Bama had lost this game. Now unc and Kentucky can sit home and watch, so glad to see both these teams OUT of the tourney. 😂😂😂
@@kennethfulk8312yeah they drown in defeat
When Alabama made the 2004 Elite 8, they faced eventual champion UConn in Phoenix.
Kentucky fan here role tide
Roll*
thank you Wildcat fan, classy 👍
Yeah, as a Kentucky fan, I can tell you we are all rolling tide this year.
You guys even beat Clemson, who narrowly beat us in our bowl game this year.
I’ll only root for NC State if you guys lose 😂.
@@tylerbrass4002 same
As a Razorback fan Way to go Bama !!! SEC Family ...
Grant Nelson!
Hey Withers, ever heard the expression "you were open for a reason"?
I said the exact same thing... 😂
@@blaccknight1That's why he took the 3 but miss badly
@@kinglord7707 not only that,but the 3 wasn't necessary at all. We were actually up one point
Davis went 0-9 from 3 point range. His old teammate Love also went 0 for 9 from three against Clemson. Not a surprising coincidence to me.
I expected it from Love. Davis showed why he's never going to sniff the NBA as a 6' shooting guard without elite athleticism. Rylen Griffen ate his lunch.
I understood Carolina's season last year when I watched Caleb Love take low IQ shots all afternoon last round
@@Don-md6wn I agree it was more expected from Love than Davis. However, against Alabama in the closing few minutes Davis started taking some wild, ill-advised shots. Both have had their moments crumbling under pressure….Love more so.
@@MrBmick79 💯
One game at a time! Let’s get over this hungry Clemson team! Roll flipping tide!🐘🐘
Nelson all the clutch blocks
Grant Nelson and his mustache will haunt UNC's nightmares
Congrats alabama..duke loves ya.
So does NC State.
😢
0:30 Mfer thought he was Kobe, that shot cost em big time
The had everything to win except one thing , their brains lol
Wow in the last minute of the game the IQ of the NC and his players was nonexistent 😂
The Last shoot of 3. Is bad. Lead by 1. And shot 3. Other guy no have the star
My school is Purdue... after watching the last several Alabama games... I have become a Rolling Tide Fan also...
What a block at the buzzer by Alabama, after North Carolina tried to throw it up!
Grant Nelson making himself some money. 6"10 with handles can shoot and defend
Withers shooting that 3 at 0:29 changed the entire game
Bacot missing a simple dunk did.
Take that, Chuck and MJ!!!
Chuck picked Bama before this game and said Roll Tide tho 😂
Sometimes, I think one can just feel something is going to happen. The vibrations (frequency) were just fight for Alabama that night, especially for Nelson and Sears. One of the better games I watched so far. Congratulation to the Tide.
How is this a “stunner?” Alabama has a great team.
These last 16 games show how marginal seedings of the top 8 in each bracket are when it comes down to playing the games -- these teams are very close in basketball ability and competitiveness
There’s only 8 games in the sweet 16. Man oh man some people can’t math
@@johnrion3232 The phrase 'these last 16 games' refers to the number of teams left in the tournament, i.e. the so-called Sweet 16 -- what about that wasn't clear to you? -- *unbelievable* -- the internet has really opened my eyes to how many diputs and obnoxious people there are
@@eah8101sweet 16 refers to the 16 teams that are left . It will only be 8 games
NC State for the tourney win!
Yes
There’s 2 words that seldom escape my lips but here goes, “Roll Tide”
Great Nelson
Didn’t expect this one.
Proud of this team!
Roll Tide ROLL
Great game
I was at this game. Sadly, Tar Heels couldn’t pull it off.😢
Just give the trophy to uconn
Bama son🎉😂🎉
Uconn has to get thru IL
Coach K did give his blessing to Dan.
UConn was beat by Creighton in the regular season. So there are no guarantees. Just like everyone including UNC thought they would win this one.
If UConn wins again, their fans will be screaming about how they are bigger than Duke because they will have one more NCAA title 6-5….which is laughable. No serious college basketball fan thinks UCLA is better than Kentucky even though UCLA leads UK 11 to 8. UK is WAY WAY WAY bigger than UCLA. How you finish in EVERY single season counts….not just titles. Duke has 17 Final Fours compared to UConn’s 6 right now. UConn has MISSED 6 Tournaments in the past 13 years. That’s hurts the program’s stature too. CONSISTENCY of winning puts UConn behind other blue bloods. But if they get No. 6 it’s still pretty dang impressive.
0:29 it turns out to be a mistake. NC is leading, he isn't really a shooter, and they have plenty of time (15 sec.) left. Should have stalled at least 10+ sec.
Davis needed to pass the ball man!
Roll tide ❤❤
Withers cost UNC the game with that final sequence. They were told to use the full clock and go high percentage. Worst case scenario they get the ball back to win. He chucks up a 3 with 15 left in the shot clock and then gives up an and 1 after getting back to his player late. Absolutely brutal.
what a final play!
I don’t ever want to see jaylin withers in a Carolina uniform again
The stats I saw had Nelson with the best overall basketball performance in 25 years (NCAA, NBA).
For two years people have been saying Hubert go to your bench more… He’s doing the same thing he doesn’t use his bench when the guys in the floor can’t hit the side of the barn you have to put somebody else in he’s got go
@1:15 Commentator needs to chill out, continuously mentioning himself in the situation. Nobody cares, talk about the players and stick to that
The player for UNC that shot the 3 was too busy admiring the shot instead of going on defense. Alabama played like they wanted to win more than UNC.
Bama BOUNCES Blue Blood ;-)
Sweet home alabama@@
Let’s go Duke
Toll tide! Good game! We want michgan!@
Congrats to Bama, thank you for taking sending those old heads home - bye, bye Crapolina.
That's what happens when UNCheat has to play one game in one day. I guess the SEC also runs through Bacot.
Overall the SEC was one of the worst in the tournament.
It runs through Uconn totally dominate they ain't losing unless they play a bad game I am taking uconn no matter what the point spread is
Shot at 0:29 was the biggest shot of the game... was not the shot unc wanted to take... such a bad shot.... could've really put alabama in a bad spot if they got a bucket
Glad to see the powder puffs gone!
These games take forever in the last 2 minutes..............And this was NO stunner...Alabama is a good team...
Who cares what Charles Barffley thinks anyways!! Roll Tide!
You guys all should watch the post game news conference with UNC. I think it could give you something extra for the next 2 games! RTR!
NC # 4 Davis last two shot was pure greed, he had no shot and should have passed the ball.
Enjoy your day Alabama. You're season's close to ending like the rest of us. Yall still got football 🏈. Well maybe.
🧂
Time matters. Take your L.
"You're season's". Get a GED.
@@ONeal-j3h You get yours soon enough..by the way how is Football looking? Or did that Michigan loss break your ♥..lol.
My god, watching UNC cry is just awesome.
Boyz are in game mode baby... let's do the same to Clemson!
Great NELSON 💙
You should upload the last three minutes.
It was back and forth action
grant nelson!
This just might be the greatest defeat in North Carolina’s entire basketball tournament history.
can you stream alabama vs uconn tonight
Great. Beat Clemson
The Transfer Portal Strikes Again!!!
Good use of a true center
Charles thank you. Kenny I love you but I cannot stand North Carolina 😂
You can blame this lose on 2 Carolina players decisions. R.J. Davis was not hitting the outside shot last night, it happens to all of us at some time. What he did was the problem. He kept forcing the 3, was 0-9. Most good players stop after about 4-5 straight misses and just drive to the hoop and pass. You could see that the Wojcik kid was ready to hit more open looks, but after he made one, Davis looked at him again, wide open and forced his dribble the other way, continued to not let him have another shot. Not winning basketball. When you're having a bad shooting game you need to become more of a facilitator, and he refused to be that. The other player that lost the game was the Withers kid. What in the world are you thinking shooting that 3 ball, with lots of time left on the shot clock, up by 2, with about 1:30 left in the game? That lost the game for his team. Too bad Tar Heels, the best team didn't play like it and now they're done!
The SEC showed is fist today, the Tide washed the hopes away. Now on to our rival in football clepson, Bama get that knock out punch to the Final 4 but i don't truly believe anyone can beat uconn tbh.
Can't believe North Carolina didn't try and post bacot at least once. Bama knew you were going to go to RJ Davis. Back coaching by North Carolina
Duke fan here. Sorry heels lol
lol that’s right! RTR
RTR
UNC lasted longer than I expected
Hurley is going to show this game to his team to motivate them
Roll Tide Roll
Why don't they officially recognize, by changing the rules, that carrying the ball & taking 3 steps after ending the dribble are allowed?
they are so young glad they are having fun
0:30 the biggest mistake of this mans career
7 minutes to play 9 seconds. Outrageous.
Great game but it's time to end Play by Play announcers for TV. We see the game
I would have just gone in for a layup 0:30
UNC should have learned that you don’t have to always attempt a 3!
ND PROUD!
Pass the ball davis 😂
@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13We got it the first time. Broken record over here
@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13nice copy and paste. Loser life
@@Hal-yc9jd Gotcha. My point is…..both can be really good players at times (Davis much more so), but neither seems to handle the highest pressure situations well. In the final couple minutes versus Alabama, Davis was driving and putting up some really, really questionable and bad shots. Love was even worse against Clemson. And neither played very well against Kansas in the 2022 Tournament.
little twinkle toes Davis thought he could pull off those unreal threes like he did in the ACC tournament
bye bye 🤫🤫🤫
Roll tide
Why do people put the result in the title? Makes it pointless to watch the video!
The top 3 winningest teams in history didn't make it to the elite 8...NC, Kentucky and my Jayhawks..I'm pulling for Purdue
Go cry to Silent Sam you love him so much
Roll Tide