Alabama basketball defensive trend troubling in March Madness: Crimson Tide gives up career highs to opponents. Could it derail NCAA Tournament run?

Alabama basketball is off to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. The Crimson Tide beat Saint Mary’s 80-66 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, earning the right to play in the second weekend. As the Tide begins to prep for a matchup with BYU, here’s what to know from the win.

If Alabama rolls out the same game against Saint Mary’s it did against Robert Morris, UA will leave Cleveland the same way it did in 2005.