Amarr Knox's layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA Tournament win, 70-68 over Saint Francis (PA) in a matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four.

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

Amarr Knox scored 16 points, including a last-second layup, to help Alabama State advance to face No. 1 overall seed Auburn on Thursday in a South Region game

The No. 4 Auburn Tigers and Alabama State Hornets meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round. Thursday's matchup is the first this season for the teams.

Micah Simpson’s nearly full court pass gets tipped and ends up in the hands of Amarr Knox who lays the ball in with one second remaining to give Alabama State a 70-68 victory over Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. This is the first-ever win for Alabama State in the NCAA Tournament.