BYU To Hold Sweet 16 Watch Party For Fans At Marriott Center
Mar 24, 2025, 2:40 PM
BYU basketball fans will be able to gather for a watch party of the Sweet 16 matchup against Alabama at the Marriott Center. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball fans have another chance to experience Marriott Center magic this season.
Fans who aren’t traveling to Newark, New Jersey, for BYU’s Sweet 16 matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide can watch the game at the Marriott Center.
BYU basketball watch party at the Marriott Center
BYU announced that they will open the Marriott Center doors on Thursday night for a watch party.
The Cougars are gearing up for their first Sweet 16 game since the 2011 season with star player Jimmer Fredette. It’s been 14 years since the Cougars played in the second weekend of the Big Dance, so BYU is opening the doors of the Marriott Center to watch the game.
‼️SWEET SIXTEEN WATCH PARTY‼️
Open to the general public, free admission! See you there 🫶 pic.twitter.com/DTSSisC24x
— The ROC (@byuROC) March 24, 2025
Tip-off for Thursday’s game between BYU and Alabama is at 5:09 p.m. (MDT). The Marriott Center doors open at 4 p.m. and BYU advises fans to enter through Portals F to L.
Admission is free to the watch party and open to the general public.
This is the first watch party at the Marriott Center for a BYU sporting event since the BYU women’s soccer team reached the National Championship in 2021 against Florida State.
Sweet 16 clash
BYU basketball is flying high entering the Sweet 16 after a pair of victories in Denver, Colorado, last week over VCU and No. 3 seed Wisconsin.
The Cougars have won 11 of its past 12 games, with the lone setback coming against current No. 1 seed Houston two weeks ago at the Big 12 Tournament.
Since the NCAA Tournament began seeding teams in 1979, this is BYU’s third appearance in the Sweet 16. They are 1-1 in the previous two Sweet 16 games, which took place in 1981 and 2011.
If BYU defeats Alabama on Thursday night in Newark, it will advance to the Elite 8 for the first time since 1981.
BYU vs. Alabama
Regional Semifinals – 2025 NCAA Tournament
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Arena: Prudential Center
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tip-Off: 5:09 p.m. (MDT)/7:09 p.m. (EDT)
TV: CBS
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM in Utah — Extended pregame begins at 3 p.m. MDT/5 p.m. EDT)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
