The Hornets are dancing for the first time since 2011 after winning the SWAC tournament, and they have won six straight entering the Big Dance. Hines has been on a tear to get them to this point, averaging 14.7 points per game over Alabama State’s six-game winning streak. When he goes, the Hornets go. They are 5-1 when the senior guard scores 20-plus points. Hines leads a trio of guards, including Amarr Knox and TJ Madlock, who are the only players to average double-figure scoring this season. Those three have accounted for about 55 percent of the Hornets’ scoring output. The good thing about being guard-heavy? Alabama State doesn’t beat themselves. Its turnover percentage of 13.2 percent ranks No. 5 in the entire country. Perhaps that could allow the Hornets to an NCAA Tournament win in the First Four.
Sam Lance
