Grant Nelson of ND becomes a March Madness standout and helps Alabama defeat North Carolina, the top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament.
In the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, Alabama forward Grant Nelson (2) scores past North Bison forward Armando Bacot (5) in a Sweet 16 college basketball game. (Photo by Ashley Landis/AP)
AP/KVRR LOS ANGELES, CA Grant Nelson, a native of Devils Lake and former NDSU standout, is North Dakota’s own March Madness star this morning.
With 38 seconds left, Nelson made the game-winning three-point shot, and Alabama defeated top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight for the second time in program history. Nelson gave Alabama the lead and went on to finish with a season-high 24 points, 19 of which came in the second half. After that, he stopped RJ Davis from making the game-winning basket.
Before moving to Alabama for his last season, Nelson spent three seasons as a player with the Bison, making the Summit League first team the previous year.
In the hunt for a spot in the Final Four, the Tide take on Clemson, ranked sixth, on Saturday. For North Carolina, Armando Bacot finished with 12 rebounds and 19 points. For Alabama, Mark Sears scored eighteen points, while Rylan Griffen and Aaron Estrada both scored nineteen.
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