Sixteen games across the country Thursday opened up the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and probably to some extent busted at least part of your March Madness bracket in the process. Maybe you picked High Point to take down Purdue or thought No.

Amarr Knox had the closest thing to a buzzer-beater, scoring on a layup with a second left in Alabama State’s 70-68 win over Saint Francis in the First Four on Tuesday. It wasn’t exactly Grant Hill to Christian Laettner; instead, it was more of a tip drill on a length-of-the-court pass that dropped into Knox’s hands.