Live Updates: Alabama Basketball vs UCLA in the 2021 NCAA Tournament

The No. 2-seed Crimson Tide takes on the No. 11-seed Bruins inside Hinkle Fieldhouse in the Sweet 16

Overtime

(most recent update at top)

• Final score: UCLA 88, Alabama 78.

• Quinerly makes a layup. Alabama fouls on the inbound. Clark makes one of his free throws. 9.4 seconds left, UCLA leads 88-76.

• Bernard makes two more free throws. 87-74 UCLA.

• Jones makes a dunk with nary a sound from the Alabama faithful. 85-74.

• Clark makes both free throws. 85-72 UCLA.

• Bernard hits both. 83-72 UCLA. Quinerly misses another jumper on the opposite end and Alabama is forced to foul once again.

• Ellis fouls Bernard after he gets the rebound off of a missed shot by Quinerly.

• Quinerly picks up his second foul on the inbound. Campbell will head to the line for two. He makes both. 81-72 UCLA with 38.5 to go.

• UCLA is forced to call a timeout after failing to inbound.

• Timeout Alabama following a layup good by Quinerly. 79-72 UCLA with 38.5 seconds left.

• Ellis misses a three-pointer, forcing Shackelford to foul (his second). 41.8 seconds remain in Alabama's season. Singleton heads to the line and makes both of his free throws. 79-70 UCLA with just over 40 seconds left.

• Jaquez makes a three-pointer. 77-70 UCLA with 1:17 to play.

• 74-70 UCLA with 1:45 to go. Jones blocks a shot out of bounds, last touched by Alabama.

• Jaquez gets a jumper up for two. Jones responds at the other end with a layup.

• Quinerly hits a three. 72-68 UCLA.

• Petty is called for his third, Singleton jumper good. He'll head to the line for the and-one. The free throw is off. 72-65 UCLA with 2:45 left.

• Petty misses two three-point shots.

• Reese fouled by Jaquez (his second) and misses both. 70-65 UCLA with 3:53 to go.

• UCLA now up by five after Campbell steals the ball and drives it down the court for a layup.

• Singleton drains a three to start overtime.

• UCLA wins the tipoff.

Second Half

• End of regulation: Alabama 65, UCLA 65.

• The officials are putting 0.4 seconds back on the clock, but Reese's three-point basket will count.

• Reese sinks a three at the buzzer to tie the game and we are headed to overtime at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Officials will now review the shot.

• Jaquez heads to the line and makes his first and second. Three-point lead for the Bruins with 4.2 seconds left. Timeout Alabama.

• Jones misses his first free throw. Misses his second. Petty is forced to foul. 4.2 seconds remain.

• Jones is fouled with 6.8 seconds left to play and will head to the line for two free throws.

• Timeout Alabama. The officials have restored the clock to exactly 15.0 seconds.

• Riley makes a dunk to give UCLA a 63-62 lead with just 14.6 seconds left to go.

• Jones appears to have hurt his ankle but is staying in the game.

• Timeout UCLA.

• Jaquez gets called for his first personal, UCLA's 10th. Jones goes to the line for two. He makes his second to give Alabama a 62-61 lead with 29.9 seconds left to play.

• Gary fouls out of the game, Alabama's ninth. Jaquez heads to the line for two and makes his first to tie the game.

• UCLA timeout with exactly one minute left to go. The Bruins have possession. Alabama leads 61-60.

• Block by Riley of a shot by Gary looked an awful lot like a foul, but the officials don't agree. However, the Alabama fans in Hinkle are currently voicing their concerns.

• Jaquez misses a jumper, rebounded by Ellis.

• Call is overturned. UCLA basketball.

• The officials are reviewing the last play on the Alabama possession. The ball was knocked out of bounds and ruled Crimson Tide basketball, but the officials want to take a look. 61-60 Alabama with 1:54 to play.

• Gary is called for his fourth, Alabama's eighth. Campbell gets a one-and-one opportunity and misses his first, rebounded by Alabama.

• Jones to the line for the one-and-one and makes his first but misses his second, rebounded by UCLA.

• At the final scheduled media timeout of the game, Alabama and UCLA are tied 60-60 with just 2:26 left to go. The Crimson Tide is shooting 45 percent from the floor compared to 36 percent for the Bruins. However, 12 turnovers for Alabama resulting in 10 points for UCLA have kept the Bruins close.

• Juzang fouls out of the game, UCLA's ninth foul. Juzang was tied for UCLA's team-lead in points with 13.

• Petty makes a layup to tie the game at 60. 2:46 to go.

• Riley with another layup. 60-58 UCLA with less than four minutes to go.

• Riley with a layup ties the game once again.

• Shackelford with a layup to answer puts Alabama back up by two.

• Dunk by Riley ties the game at 56 points apiece.

• Petty heads to the line after being fouled by Bernard (his third, UCLA's eighth). Petty makes both. 56-54 Alabama with just over five minutes left in the game.

• Ellis gets called for his fourth, Alabama's seventh. Shackelford subs in for Ellis. Campbell heads to the line for the one-and-one and makes his first to tie the game. Jones gets the rebound on the second.

• Heldball, possession to Alabama. Reese subs in for Ellis.

• Singletone picks up his first personal, UCLA's seventh. Ellis heads to the line for the one-and-one and misses, but Gary gets the rebound and a layup. 54-53 Alabama with 6:23 left to play.

• Campbell makes a short jumper to give UCLA the one-point lead.

• Quinerly misses his first attempt but drains his second. 52-51 Alabama.

• Quinerly is fouled on the way up to the net by Juzang (his fourth, UCLA's sixth). Two free throws awarded.

• Jaquez with a layup ties the game at 51 points apiece.

• Ellis makes a layup, and Alabama is back on top 51-49.

• Gary picks up his third, Alabama sixth. Reese subs into the game for Gary.

• Gary with the two-handed slam ties the game at 49-49 with 8:20 to play.

• Petty sinks a three. 49-47 UCLA with 8:51 left to play.

• Gary picks up his second personal, Alabama's fifth.

• Quinerly makes a layup to bring Alabama within five.

• Alabama is now one of its last seven.

• Primo misses a corner three. Bernard picks up his second personal on the rebound.

• Missed three-pointer by Shackelford, rebound by Singleton.

• Jaquez hits both of his free throws. 49-42 UCLA with 11:10 to go in the game.

• Jones picks up his third personal (Alabama's fourth), two free throws awarded to UCLA.

• Three-pointer good by Jaquez. 47-42 Bruins.

• Petty steals the ball, passes it to Quinerly who performs a behind-the-back pass to Primo who makes a layup. 44-42 UCLA.

• Kyman picks up his second personal, UCLA's fourth.

• Layup good by Campbell after Jones gets called for goaltending.

• UCLA finally gets its first points of the second half with a layup from Juzang.

• Foul called on Shackelford, his first and Alabama's third.

• According the the TBS broadcast, Reese is currently dealing with a back injury after starting the second half on the court for Alabama.

• Petty goes up for the dunk and nails it. Game is now tied 40-40 with 15:10 to go.

• Campbell picks up his third foul, UCLA's third.

• Juzang misses a jumper, rebounded by Shackelford.

• Foul on Ellis (his third, Alabama's first of the second half).

• Another media timeout. UCLA will have possession. Alabama's defense has battened down the hatches in the second half as the Bruins have yet to make a basket. On the last possession, UCLA had the shot clock buzzer go off with a shot up in the air. The shot missed, but the ball hit the rim to reset the clock. That being said, the Crimson Tide are not making it easy for the Bruins in the opening five minutes of the final 20.

• Ellis makes a layup for two more points. Alabama within two.

• Alabama has opened the second half with a 7-0 run to pull within four. Petty, who was relatively quiet in the first half, combined for five of those seven points with his three and two free throws. 16:34 left to go in the game.

• Petty sinks a three. 40-36 UCLA. Timeout Bruins. The Alabama bench and the Crimson Tide faithful are going wild.

• Ellis steals the basketball, Juzang fouls for his third.

• Shackelford makes a layup. 40-33 UCLA.

• Jones misses a three, rebound by Bernard.

• Petty drives in and is fouled on the layup attempt. Petty heads to the free-throw line and hits both. 40-31 UCLA.

• Campbell misses a three, but a bad pass at the Alabama offensive end gives the ball back to UCLA.

• UCLA will get the ball to start the second half.

• The Alabama faithful inside Hinkle Fieldhouse are getting the players warmed up with a "Let's Go 'Bama!" chant.

Halftime Notes

• Alabama is shooting 44 percent from the floor and is 3-of-10 from beyond the arc. Combine that with hitting just four of its 10 free throws in the first half, and it was an abysmal offensive showing for the Crimson Tide in the first 20 minutes

• For UCLA, Bernard leads the team with 13 points while Juzang is right behind him with 11. The Bruins are shooting 45 percent from the floor and are 7-of-15 from beyond the arc.

• Alabama turned the ball over eight times in the first half, resulting in six points for the Bruines. UCLA turned the ball over five times, but Alabama was only able to get two points as a result.

• Quinerly is the only players with double-digit points in the first half with his 10. Gary leads the team in rebounds with four.

First Half

• HALFTIME: UCLA 40, Alabama 29.

• Quinerly misses yet another three-pointer. He is now 1-for-3 from beyond the arc.

• All of Alabama's energy has been drained out of the building as another three by Bernard falls through the basket. 40-29 UCLA with 30 seconds left in the half. Nate Oats takes a timeout.

• Quinerly hits a layup. 37-29 UCLA.

• Bernard hits a three and is fouled by Quinerly on the attempt. The UCLA fans in the arena are going nuts. Meanwhile, Alabama fans have mostly been sitting on their hands since UCLA re-took the lead. Bernard makes his free throw.

• Petty misses a short jumper.

• Singleton drains a three. 33-27 Bruins with 2:13 left in the first half.

• Gary misses both of his free throws.

• Gary is fouled on the way up to the rim by Juzang (2) and will shoot two. UCLA now has nine fouls.

• Clark gets called for his second personal, UCLA's eighth. Primo steps up to the line for one-and-one and misses his first, rebounded by the Bruins.

• Shot clock violation called on UCLA. Alabama basketball.

• Media timeout. Alabama trails UCLA 30-27 with 3:33 left to play in the first. The Bruins are currently on a 8-2 run. Despite being a slow team, UCLA has kept up with Alabama and has forced them to slow down the pace to their advantage.

• Petty with a driving layup brings the game to 30-27 in favor of the Bruins.

• Bernard hits a three, and just like that UCLA is up by five.

• Jones steals the ball and is fouled by Clark on the way down the court. The foul is UCLA's seventh, so Jones heads to the line. Jones misses his first, rebounded by the Bruins.

• Jaquez gets a layup and the Bruins take the lead.

• Singleton hits a three for the Bruins and the game is now tied 25-25 with 5:51 left in the first half.

• Petty misses a three-point attempt. After the UCAL rebound, Gary steals the ball at the opposite end and makes a dunk.

• Juzang picks up his first personal, fouling Jones. UCLA now has six team fouls.

• Jaquez hits a layup.

• Gary gets his first two points of the game with a layup. Alabama back up by three.

• Juzang hits a three despite Petty being all over him. 21-20 Alabama with 7:46 left to go in the first half.

• Campbell gets called for an offensive foul, his second personal and UCLA's fifth.

• Quinerly gets a layup. 21-17 Alabama.

• Interesting no-call as Quinerly went up to the basket. You could hear his arm being slapped from the media section here inside Hinkle.

• Shackelford then Primo miss three-pointers. Juzang hits a layup. On the offensive end for Alabama, Campbell steals the ball then makes a layup. 19-17 Alabama.

• Juzang heads to the line following the timeout and hits both free throws. 19-13 Alabama.

• Ellis picks up his second personal, Alabama's fifth. Media timeout. Alabama leads 19-11 at the 10:34 mark.

• Juzang hits a short jumper. Quinerly answers on the opposite end with a layup.

• A 16-2 run has put Alabama on top. Alabama is distributing the ball around and is now shooting 50 percent from the floor, 75 percent from three-point territory (3-for-4).

• Missed short jumper from Quinerly, Ellis rebounds and tips it in. 17-9 Alabama. Media timeout.

• Layup by Juzang. 15-9 Crimson Tide.

• Kyman for UCLA fouls Quinerly, who hits one of two. 15-7 Alabama at the 12:05 mark.

• Juzang misses a jumper, ball rolls out of bounds. Alabama basketball.

• Ellis and Shackelford back into the game for Alabama.

• Primo is fouled on the way up to the rim for a dunk. Foul is called on Riley (his second, UCLA's second). Primo steps up to the line and makes both. 14-7 Alabama.

• Quinerly drains a three. 12-7 Crimson Tide at the 13:12 mark.

• Gary picks up his first foul of the game (Alabama's fourth).

• Layup by Primo (who entered the game for Ellis). Alabama takes its first lead of the game.

• Quinerly and Reese have entered the game for Shackelford and Bruner.

• 7-7 at the 15:12 mark of the first half.

• The real struggle for the Crimson Tide in the opening minutes has been turnovers. Through the first four minutes, Alabama has already turned the ball over four times compared to UCLA's once.

• At the first media timeout of the game, Alabama fans are booing the officials after an offensive foul was called on Ellis. Regarding personal fouls, Alabama has had three called (including two on Jones in the first couple of minutes) while UCLA has had one.

• Back-to-back threes for Alabama with Ellis' first of the game. We are now tied at seven apiece.

• Bernard hits a three. Bruner answers for the Crimson Tide with a three of his own. 7-4 UCLA at the 16:19 mark.

• Campbell picks up two with a layup.

• Riley picks up his first foul, Ellis heads to the line and makes one of two for the first point of the game for Alabama. 2-1 UCLA.

• Steal by Juzang, rebounded by Shackelford on the opposite end.

• Riley gets a layup for the first points of the game. 2-0 Bruins at the 18:24 mark.

• Petty misses his first three-point attempt of the game.

• And now Jones picks up his second foul after Petty rebounded the ball at the opposite end.

• Jones gets a foul on the Crimson Tide first offensive possession.

• Alabama wins the opening tipoff and we are underway inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Pregame

• Alabama has taken to the court here inside Hinkle Fieldhouse and warmups are underway:

• Tonight's officials: Pat Driscoll, Michael Irving, Don Daily, Clarence Armstrong (standby).

• Alabama's starting five: Jaden Shackelford (G), John Petty Jr. (G), Keon Ellis (G), Herb Jones (W), Jordan Bruner (F).

• UCLA's starting five: Jules Bernard (G), Johnny Juzang (G), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (G), Tyger Campbell (G), Cody Riley (F).

• With No. 1 seed Michigan defeating No. 4 seed Florida State, the winner of tonight's game will face the Wolverines in the Elite Eight on Tuesday.

Alabama vs UCLA Preview

After crushing Maryland on Monday night, 96-77, Alabama basketball is back in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004.

The No. 2 seed Crimson Tide will be up against No. 11 seed UCLA inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday evening (6:15 p.m, TBS) for a trip to face the winner of No. 1 seed Michigan and No. 4 seed Florida State in the East Regional Final.

After losing four straight to end the regular season, coach Mick Cronin and the Bruins were one of the final four teams selected for the Big Dance and won games over Michigan State, BYU and Abilene Christian this past weekend to reach this point.

The wins over the Cougars and Wildcats came by a combined 31 points, while the Bruins needed overtime to outlast the Spartans by six.

Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang has been the headliner for the Bruins, averaging 22.3 points per game in the NCAA tournament. For the year, he is the team's leading scorer at 15.

As a whole, UCLA is shooting 43.3 percent from three-point range over its last three games.

Juzang is one of five Bruins who average in double-figures, including guards Jamie Jaquez Jr. (12.3), Jules Bernard (10.6) and Tyger Campbell (10.2) and forward Cody Riley (10.0).

Per KenPom, UCLA (20-9, 13-6 PAC-12) is 13th in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency and 63rd in adjusted defensive efficiency.

Here is everything you need to know about the meeting between the Crimson Tide and Bruins:

Game Information

Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse

When: Sunday, 6:15 p.m. CT

TV: TBS

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network

Online: CBSSports.com

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide smoked Maryland, 96-77, inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Five different Alabama players scored at least two three-pointers or more. Guards Jaden Shackelford and John Petty Jr. combined for 41 points.

Last time out, UCLA: The Bruins destroyed Abilene Christian, 67-47. Juzang recorded a team-high 17 points and connected on three triples. Riley notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The series: The sixth meeting. UCLA owns the all-time record 3-2. This will be only the second time in history that both schools will face in the NCAA tournament. The only other time came in the second round of the 2006 event, when the Bruins won 62-59 thanks to 18 points and three assists from guard Jordan Farmar.

More on the last meeting: Alabama defeated UCLA 56-50 back on Dec. 28, 2014 inside Coleman Coliseum behind 24 points from guard Ricky Tarrant. Guard Levi Randolph added 15 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists.