Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats knows his team is an underdog to Duke, but he also knows how to pull off NCAA Tournament upset.

Listen, I’ve got to teach these guys some math,” Alabama’s head coach told reporters following his team’s 113-88 win over the Cougars. “I told Sears there’s a thing called regression to the mean. His last six games he was shooting 14%,

Senior guard Houston Mallette, who arrived to Tuscaloosa after three seasons at Pepperdine, was nowhere to be found in the team picture that was taken during public practice sessions at Rocket Arena ahead of Alabama 's game against Robert Morris. He is back with the team at the Sweet 16.