This was Oats' offensive system humming at peak efficiency on night when his shooters caught fire. Mark Sears drained so many 3-pointers (10, second-most in NCAA Tournament history), the rim must've looked like a hula hoop to him. And not much smaller than that for guard Aden Holloway, who canned six more from deep.

The Crimson Tide coach and players spoke about the game that sent the program to its second Elite Eight in a row.