Alabama State basketball's NCAA Tournament run ended against Auburn — but it hardly dims the history the Hornets achieved.

Analyzing Thursday's Sweet 16 men's NCAA Tournament matchupsFrom NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day. Alabama became the first team to advance to the Elite Eight on Thursday with an incredible 3-point performance from the Crimson Tide.

Alabama State is fresh off getting a dramatic win in the First Four. Its reward? A date with No. 1 overall seed Auburn in the Round of 64. It’s an in-state battle in the NCAA Tournament.

They have now won their four NCAA tournament games by a combined 94 points, and after a big game from Tyrese Proctor against Arizona, it was the freshman trio of Cooper Flagg (16 points, 9 rebounds), Kon Knueppel (21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) and Khaman Maluach (14 points, 9 rebounds) that led the way in the Elite Eight.

All 4 top seeds showed their might in each winning their regions, and now they'll compete for the crown in San Antonio.

The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 gobbled up more than 50 percent of all the multi-million dollar units available in the tournament.

Auburn earned its second Final Four trip in program history on Sunday with a 70-64 win over Michigan State in Atlanta in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Tournament. Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn (32-5) took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half.

Florida was the first team to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 win over Texas Tech in the West Region final on Saturday. Duke followed by shutting down high-flying Alabama for an 85-65 win in the East Region final. That sets up an all-Southeastern Conference national semifinal between Florida and Auburn, with Houston facing Duke in the other.