For a matter of seconds, Auburn basketball looked like it may not bounce back from its late-season struggles. Despite being the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, the Tigers came into Thursday’s round of 64 matchup against 16-seed Alabama State ...

Alabama State basketball's NCAA Tournament run ended against Auburn — but it hardly dims the history the Hornets achieved.

It’s real now. Auburn has beaten up Alabama State and Creighton and Alabama has taken down Robert Morris and Saint Mary’s. Two state teams times 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament equals two weeks away from what would be the most manic Monday in state history.

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Auburn basketball will start March Madness against Alabama State. Here’s our score prediction for Thursday's NCAA Tournament round of 64 contest.

The top-seeded Auburn Tigers face the 16th-seeded Alabama State Hornets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament today. Find out how to watch March Madness for free.

ATLANTA — The locker rooms said it all. Auburn, as the best seed in the South Regional (the best seed in the whole NCAA Tournament, in fact) earned the Atlanta Hawks’ locker room. Each player had a roomy cubby and staffers and reporters had ample space to operate.

Alabama State coach Tony Madlock was an Auburn basketball assistant. His Hornets advanced to face the Tigers in dramatic March Madness fashion.