How the miracle of March Madness shined light on Alabama State basketball with last-second win to give the Hornets their first NCAA Tournament victory.

March has officially begun, courtesy of Alabama State in the First Four. The Hornets notched their first NCAA tournament win in program history on Tuesday with a football pass-turned-tip-drill-turned-lay-up from Amarr Knox, who put them ahead 70-68 over St. Francis with an assist from Micah Simpson.

American Johni Broome added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Auburn beat 16th-seeded Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Alabama State men's basketball beat Saint Francis (PA) with an 85-foot pass and game-winning layup. Here's how they did it.

Madness continues Saturday with the end of the women’s Sweet 16 and the beginning of the men’s Elite Eight. The star-studded Notre Dame women have tipped things off against Hailey Van Lith and TCU. And the last of four women’s games on the schedule features top-seeded USC playing on without injured star JuJu Watkins against Kansas State at approximately 8 p.

Alabama State coach Tony Madlock knows he and his Hornets won’t get much sleep before taking the court Thursday against Auburn.

The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No.

This year’s SEC has reason to crow after sending four teams to the Elite Eight, which puts it among the strongest conferences in college basketball history.