'I was just in a zone': Mark Sears breaks out of slump to lead Alabama to Elite Eightby: Charlie Potter03/28/25Charlie_PotterRead In AppAlabama guard Mark Sears (Vincent Carchietta / Imagn Images)Sears led No. 2-seed Alabama with 34 points on 10-of-17 shooting from deep as the Crimson Tide toppled 6-seed BYU, 113-88, in Newark.