Amarr Knox led Alabama State with a game-high 16 points, scoring the game-winning basket in the game’s final second. Tj Madlock and Cj Hines combined for 21 points. Watch the game-winning shot in the video below.

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.

Alabama State kicked off the 2025 edition of March Madness with a thrilling 70-68 win over Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four of the men’s basketball tournament Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio.

NCAA Tournament kicked off in earnest Tuesday in epic fashion as Alabama State stunned Saint Francis in the first game of the First Four with a last-second shot to take down the Panthers, 70-68. The Hornets ran an inbounds play with 3.

The No. 16 seed Alabama State Hornets are officially moving on in the NCAA men's basketball tournament following a barn-burning victory over Saint Francis (PA) on Tuesday night. Momentarily looking like they had the game in hand—at the free throw line in a tie game with just 12 seconds left—Alabama State guard TJ Madlock front-rimmed his first attempt and gave the ball back to the Red Flash.