Mike Kelly made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, All-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 ro

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.

Auburn men’s basketball started the NCAA tournament with a 20-point win, despite it not always looking pretty. The Tigers beat Alabama State 83-63, advancing to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 32. Auburn slept walk through portions of the game, but pulled out a double-digit win after losing three of its last four.