The Tar Heels have hit four of their five shots, while the Aztecs are shooting 2 of 7 and 1 of 6 from 3-point range. Alabama State is moving on to the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 70 ...

Four-vertical Hail Mary to win the 16-seed play-in game. Alabama State and Saint Francis (PA) got the NCAA Tournament rolling ...

But when Alabama State needed a Hail Mary of sorts Tuesday night, tied with fellow No. 16 seed Saint Francis with 3.4 seconds left in a First Four matchup, Simpson was there to deliver.

Alabama State basketball will continue dancing after a last second stunning victory over Saint Francis on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio, in the First Four round of March Madness. The Hornets won 70-68 ...

Ohio — Amarr Knox’s layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA Tournament win Tuesday night, 70-68 over Saint Francis in a matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four.

Of course it helped to have their athletic director — and the chairman of the selection committee — was a constant presence among those who made the decision, even if Bubba Cunningham wasn’t ...