Forget scoring 20 or more points for a 15th time this year. Marks Sears really wanted to reach 10 assists for his second double-double of his final college season. During a timeout, Sears found the inspiration for his 10th assist of the night.

The pressure Alabama basketball's Mark Sears has faced since the preseason appears to have cut a diamond just in time for March.

Like Sexton a few years ago, Sears is an excellent college guard. There’s a big difference between Sears and Sexton, though. Sexton’s usage rate on offense held back the evolution of Alabama’s basketball team. Sears is a proven winner, the point guard for one of the best teams in the country and has already taken Alabama to the Final Four.