By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
In March within the Men’s Basketball Tournament, games are known to go down to the distance. This was another one of those contests.
The Alabama State Hornets defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash on Tuesday night. The Hornets won 70-68 over the Red Flash during the First Four games at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
With the win, the Hornets have a tough battle on their hands next. They will face the No. 1 overall seed, the Auburn Tigers, on Thursday at 2:50 pm EST in Lexington, Kentucky.
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With one second left, Amarr Knox got the ball and scored following a full court pass. This put the Hornets up 70-68.
The limited time made it near impossible for Saint Francis to attempt a close shot outside of a long distance shot attempt that did not make it in.
The Hornets picked up their first win against Saint Francis. Plus, this was also their first win in the NCAA Tournament.
The game was tied at 68 apiece with 40 seconds left. Saint Francis’ Chris Moncrief made a three-pointer to tie the game.
With 1:10 left in the game, Alabama State went up 3 points when Antonio “TJ” Madlock made a layup in the paint. The teams were also tied at 62 when Juan Cranford Jr. scored a layup at 2:28.
Knox led the Hornets with 16 points. He also had two steals.
Three of Alabama State’s starters scored in double figures. Madlock had 11 and C.J. Hines had 10.
The Hornets had 25 bench points. Micah Simpson had nine points off the bench.
Cranford Jr. led the Red Flash with 18 points. He also had eight rebounds, two assists, and one block.
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He was one of three Saint Francis players, who scored in double digits. Valentino Pinedo had 17 points and Riley Parker had 12 points.
Saint Francis had just seven bench points. Jeremy Clayville led the Red Flashes with five points off the bench.
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