Alabama State's full-court pass bounced right into traffic with two defenders positioned to bat down the ball from two Alabama State players. But Madlock was right there to collect the clean-up under the basket and calmly delivered the dagger as the clock bled down to under a second.

The First Four has been around since 2011 and features the last four automatic qualifiers and last four at-large bids playing to whittle the field from 68 to 64. This year will see two 16-seed vs. 16-seed matchups and two 11-seed vs. 11-seed matchups, but don’t write these games off because they involve double-digit seeds.