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Alabama overcame North Carolina on Thursday in the Sweet 16 with a score of 89-87.

LOS ANGELES Grant Nelson was there to take advantage of the late-night stalemate in North Carolina on Thursday.

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Alabama defeated top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 thanks to Nelson’s outstanding play down the stretch and a massive block late in the game. The Crimson Tide qualified for their first Elite Eight since 2004 as a result of it.

In Alabama basketball history, there has only ever been one Elite Eight, according to head coach Nate Oats. “This guy really came out for the game tonight against one of the best big men in the nation.”

The first half moved at an absurdly fast speed. Each team shot better than 50% of the time, and the two teams combined for 100 points.

from the field during periods in which they merely exchanged buckets for the first twenty minutes.

However, North Carolina took the lead in the closing seconds of the game. About 3:30 remained in the half when Rylan Griffen made a 3-pointer, and then Alabama went cold. The Tar Heels finished the half on an 11-2 run to take an eight-point advantage into halftime, and the Crimson Tide could only muster one more made basket the rest of the game. Cormac Ryan, who made four of his first five attempts from beyond the arc, was one of the main reasons North Carolina made 10 3-pointers as a team in the opening 20 minutes.

Obviously, neither team was able to maintain that level of speed. After missing their first ten shots of the second half, six of which came from beyond the arc, North Carolina finally made a field goal when Armando Bacot scored a layup with about five minutes remaining in the half. The Tar Heels started the half 2-of-18 from the field, and Bacot’s failed two-handed dunk, which left him rattled on the court, allowed Alabama to immediately tie the game.

After Nelson scored seven points in a row on his own, including a stunning three-pointer that forced Hubert Davis to call a timeout, the Crimson Tide also appeared ready to win easily in the closing minutes. Yet North Carolina answered with an 8-0 victory.

run of its own to take the lead back a little, and Nelson then used a strong and-1 layup to retake the lead by two points.