Welcome to March Madness in Alabama.
The first four games began the tournament on Tuesday night, with fans being treated to instant classics that came down to the wire.
Alabama beat St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 70-68 with a miraculous bucket at the final tick of the game.
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The Alabama Hornets celebrate the play late with St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at UD Arena. (Image of Rick Osentoski-Immagn)
Alabama made the best impression of Christian Lettner as Micah Simpson launched Hale Mary from one end of the floor to the other, and Alabama tied it together in 3.4 seconds in 68 seconds.
The ball was leaning into the air, but somehow it landed in Amanox's hand, just below the basket, and managed to deposit the bank with a layup.
St. Francis spent a second for a miracle, but three-quarters of the shots were lacking.
The Alabama award is a date with Auburn, who placed number one in the 64th round.
Alabama's Hornets Guard TJ Madlock (20) celebrates against the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at UD Arena in the second half. (Image of Rick Osentoski-Immagn)
Alabama fell by up to nine points after Riley Parker hit a 3-pointer at 1:12 in the first half, but they managed to reduce the deficit to five before half.
However, St. Francis returned to eight early in the second half. But Alabama was able to cut chips in the final 100 seconds and even lead four more times.
St. Francis' Chris Moncliffe excavated three to make it 68-68 with 40 seconds remaining, while Alabama's TJ Madlock missed a one-on-one. However, St. Francis flipped the ball over, which led to a wild finish.
If there's something Alabama is looking forward to, it's true that Auburn lost three of his last four games after a 27-2 start and hit a pretty skid.
Alabama's Hornets Guard Marknox (1) celebrates with Guard TJ Mudlock (20) late against St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at UD Arena. (Image of Rick Osentoski-Immagn)
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Hero Knox led the way with Alabama's 16 points.
