Just call it HBCU March Madness! Micah Simpson launched a pass from the opposite court, tipped by TJ Madlock to Amarr Knox, who made the layup with 0.7 seconds left on the clock, giving Alabama State a 70-68 victory over St. Francis in the NCAA First Four.

Before that was a 15-point blowout loss to Morehead State in 2009, and a first-round loss to Duke in a 35-point blowout in 2004. The first-ever appearance Alabama State made in the NCAA Tournament was in 2001, when they were drubbed by Michigan State, 69-35.