FAU vs San Diego State

San Diego State erased a 14-point second-half deficit to reach its first-ever national championship game.

After FAU's Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, the Aztecs didn't call timeout and got the ball to Butler. "They cut me off a little bit. I'm happy."

Florida Atlantic University rode its dominant regular season into a March Madness birth, then the 9-seeded underdog ran through its opponents in Columbus and ...

See the [expert predictions for this Final Four matchup](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/29/march-madness-final-four-florida-atlantic-san-diego-state-basketball-picks-fau-owls-sdsu-aztecs/70061163007/). Here is [FAU’s Final Four roster](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/2226). [the oddsmaker for USA TODAY](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/odds). “I think the Owls are gonna do it,” Barkley said on the pregame show. [Kansas State stayed close at the end, but couldn’t hang on to the ball. The winner will play the winner of the other matchup, University Connecticut vs. The Owls have two early turnovers. Matt Bradley hit a pair of 3-pointers put the Aztecs into the lead. He hit a 3-point jumper and layup to extend the Aztecs’ lead. FAU’s Nick Boyd and San Diego State’s Darrion Trammell exchanged 3-pointers to open the second half scoring. In the tournament so far, they've gotten by top-seeded Alabama, Charleston, Furman and Creighton to arrive in Houston with its own hopes for a basketball title. The Miami Hurricanes play the University of Connecticut to get to the championship game.

HOUSTON — The Florida Atlantic men's basketball team fell one jump shot shy of the national championship game of the NCAA Tournament. No. 5-seed San Diego ...

Matt Bradley carried the offensive load for San Diego State with 21 points. The Aztecs closed within 2 points in an energetic run that brought their faithful into a frenzy midway through the second half. "They went on a run," FAU star sophomore Aljiah Martin said. "March is for players," Dutcher said. He was more than happy with Butler's improvisation. "(Nicholas Boyd) cut me off from the baseline so there weren't really many angles that I had. "I didn't really know how big the shot was but we're going to the national championship. 5-seed San Diego State defeated No. 5-seed Miami and No. [Florida Atlantic Owls leading San Diego State in Final Four second half](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/04/01/fau-basketball-live-updates-score-ncaa-final-four-san-diego-state/70055845007/) That's not something many people do," Butler said. No.

Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beating shot to send No. 5 San Diego State to the NCAA tournament title game with a 72-71 win against No. 9 Florida Atlantic on ...

No. The first national semifinal is No. 1 Alabama in the Sweet 16 to Lamont Butler's 18 points on 11 shots in the Elite Eight win against No. 1 Alabama (2) and No. FAU has six 3-pointers in the first half, surpassing the total of makes of Alabama, Creighton and Charleston each while matching Furman. 1 Tide by 9 in the second half in the Sweet 16 and No. They've also masked the poor shooting overall with a pair of 3-pointers. Meanwhile, San Diego State is up to four 3s this half, with Matt Bradley coming on lately with 19 points. After trailing the No. You're going to see us in the same position, and it's going to be a different outcome, I promise you." 1 overall seed Alabama by 9 with 11:39 to go and were down by 7 to Creighton in the second half. FAU, which was trying to become the first No.

FAU takes on San Diego State in the first semifinal game of the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Florida Atlantic Owls vs. San Diego State Aztecs NCAAM basketball game on April 1, 2023.

A diabolical defense had pushed San Diego State (32-6) all the way to the final stop for the NCAA tourney. The Aztecs lost an opportunity when they were in position for a No. But it's the only one when the winning team was trailing at the time of the shot. The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. [one of the greatest shots](https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/1642327977479270400?s=20) in NCAA Tournament history. “But the biggest thing we always do is get back up and keep fighting.” San Diego State had been building toward this since coach Brian Dutcher took over for his longtime mentor Steve Fisher. “They went on a run, getting extra possessions,” said FAU's Nick Boyd, who hit three early 3s and finished with 12 points. Butler's winning buzzer-beater was the first for the Final Four since Jalen Suggs for Gonzaga against UCLA in 2021 and No. “We’re going to the national championship. [Alijah Martin](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4702656/alijah-martin), who seemed to have an answer for every Aztecs move by scoring 19 of his 26 points in the second half. FAU kept San Diego State at bay most of the second half thanks to

Sixty-five games have been played in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, but it wasn't until Saturday that a contest ended in a true buzzer-beater, and it came ...

The Final Four action between FAU and San Diego State is scheduled to tip off at 6:09 p.m. They are down eight with 3:30 to go in the first half and are struggling to contain the Owls offensively. -- It's a 10 point edge for the Owls now -- who are on a 12-2 run over the last five and a half minutes. -- Darrion Trammell is finally on the board for SDSU -- knocking down a three to open the second half scoring for the Aztecs. -- "Second verse, same as the first," has been the mantra to start this second half as the Owls have a nine point lead at the first media timeout. -- SDSU briefly ties it up, but Giancarlo Rosado answers with a bucket at the other end to put the Owls back in front. -- LeDee banks in a tough bucket to cut the margin back to one point. -- The Aztecs choose not to foul, and the Owls use a timeout with 18 seconds left. It looked for a moment like he ran into a cul-de-sac, but he managed to get a shot up in the nick of time. San Diego State gets one last dance in this this year's tournament — and a chance to bring home the hardware. [Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-bracket-schedule-scores/bovm8yiodadpbjsrlyyeuu6c)

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