Wow...fifty-one! That's the number of triples attempts by Bama in its Sweet 16 romp past BYU. As in a staggering 51 shots from beyond the arc. How about twenty-five? That's the number of triples the Tide converted vs. the Cougars. And here we thought Santa Clara was the only team capable of shooting that many triples in a game! There hasn't been such a long-range shooting display since Loyola-Marymount's memorable 1990 run to the Elite 8, when Paul Westhead's Lions hit for 21 triples in the second round vs. Michigan. How hot was the Crimson Tide on Thursday? Bama had broken that LMU record for most 3s in a game with seven minutes still to play at the Rock. While BYU conducted a suicidal resolve by trying to run with the Tide and its nation's-best 91.4 ppg offense on Thursday, we suspect Jon Scheyer won't quite have the same approach on Saturday, though the Blue Devils and their near 84 ppg offense never shy from a shootout, either. Still, it's not hard to get sucked in by the racehorse style that Bama prefers. Play Alabama-Duke "Over" (NCAA at Newark)