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.

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 madness in the final 3.4 seconds of the second half, taking a 70-68 win in improbable fashion in Dayton, Ohio.

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The Sweet 16 further confirmed the trend of this men’s NCAA Tournament: The higher seeds are dominating the proceedings. Dramatic, last-second losses by 10-seed Arkansas and 6-seed Ole Miss were the closest we got to having “surprise” entries into the Elite Eight.

Madness slate continued Saturday and the Elite Eight is set. Not to be outdone, Paige Bueckers delivered the performance of the day in UConn's blowout win over Oklahoma. The All-American finished with a career-high 40 points as the Huskies advanced to the Elite Eight.

Stay in the know this Sunday as the NCAA men’s tournament continues on CBS47 as the National Championship grows near.