NCAA Tournament began from Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday in style, as No. 16 seed Alabama State defeated No. 16 seed Saint Francis 70-68 in the First Four. Alabama State guard Amarr Knox scored a game-winning layup with 0.

Before the tournament expanded to 68 teams in 2011, there used to be a single opening-round game between No. 16 seeds just to get in the actual tournament. But with the enhanced TV deal with Turner Sports and CBS that was set to start back in 2011, the NCAA worked to take a different approach with the First Four.