Alabama advances to first-ever Final Four appearance
LOS ANGELES (WSFA) - The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team advanced to its first-ever Final Four appearance in school history Saturday night.
The Tide defeated the No. 6 seed Clemson Tigers after being down by 13 in the first half and battling back to take the lead at halftime.
Huge contributions from Mark Sears, Jarin Stevenson and Nick Pringle led the Tide to an 89-82 victory in Los Angeles.
“The job’s not finished,” said Pringle in the locker room after the win. “We still got two more games, you know, one at a time though.”
The team will return to Tuscaloosa for a few days before heading back out west.
“It really hasn’t hit me that we made history yet,” said Aaron Estrada. “I’m sure probably tomorrow morning or when we get back to Tuscaloosa, it’s really gonna hit me.”
Head coach Nate Oats spoke about his coaching journey and what it means to coach in the Final Four.
Alabama will face the No. 1 seed UConn Huskies on Saturday, April 6 in Phoenix.
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