The Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team has won its first NCAA Tournament game, thanks to a Hail Mary.

and Alabama State gets to dance on in ridiculously thrilling fashion. The Hornets, coached by former Memphis player Tony Madlock, drew up a Hail Mary play in a tie game with 3.5 seconds left. The full ...

With the game tied at 68 with 3.4 seconds left, Alabama State did their best Christian Laettner impression, as Micah Simpson launched a Hail Mary from one end of the floor to the other.

Alabama State stunned Saint Francis with a Hail Mary pass from Micah Simpson and layup from Amarr Knox to win the First Four ...

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 ...

The Saint Francis Red Flash got stung by the Alabama State Hornets in the closing seconds to open the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night. The Hornets kicked things off in the First Four with some ...

Amarr Knox's layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA tournament win, 70-68 over Saint Francis in a ...

Alabama State and Saint Francis were two of the lowest-rated teams in the NCAA Tournament, but they staged a classic Tuesday.

The top-seeded Auburn Tigers face the 16th-seeded Alabama State Hornets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament today. Find ...

and Alabama State gets to dance on in ridiculously thrilling fashion. The Hornets, coached by former Memphis player Tony Madlock, drew up a Hail Mary play in a tie game with 3.5 seconds left.

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.