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It's Final Four Saturday in the NCAA Tournament and history has already been made as SDSU and FAU are in their first national semifinal in program history, and ...

He missed the first but made the second with 0:01 on the clock to send the Aztecs to their first Final Four. They beat one of the top teams and top talents in Markquis Powell in a three point win to get to their first Final Four. Lamont Butler led SDSU with 18 points, and the Aztecs looked like they were going to take the W late in the second half, but a Adam Seiko’s inbound pass was picked off by Baylor Scheierman, and he went up for the lay up to tie the game at 56-56 with 32 on the clock. 10-2 run for the Owls and SDSU needs a timeout with 3:30 to go in the half. He'll shoot FTs after the first TV timeout with 15:56 to go in the first half. Davis dropped 29 and 15 in the next two rounds and is averaging 17.4 points a game in the tournament. Bradley had 16 then 17 in the first weekend, but in the last two games he scored 6 against Alabama and just 2 in the Elite 8 game against Creighton. They were knocked out by Alabama in the opening round and had to wait over 20 years to get back. Rosado with another fader in the lane, this one off a turnaround. Boyd got the Owls off to a quick start. He's got a couple quick buckets to start the second half. Parrish got called for a technical foul after throwing a little elbow to the chops of Weatherspoon.

The Owls made one NCAA tournament appearance before this season, losing a 2002 first-round game to Alabama, 86-78. Florida Atlantic is the first team to reach ...

The San Diego State-Florida Atlantic winner will face the Connecticut- Miami winner for the national championship Monday. San Diego State (31-6) was seeded fifth in the South Region and 17th overall in the field of 68. The ABC News- owned data prediction website FiveThirtyEight gives San Diego State a 62% chance of winning. Florida Atlantic (35-3) was seeded ninth in the East Region and 33rd overall. The Aztecs reached the final of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament in 1987, losing to Clemson, 2-0. The Aztecs had never advanced past the Sweet 16 in their 14 tournament appearances before this year.

FAU alumni, staff and fans cheer on the Owls during the Final Four game against San Diego State on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at American Icon Brewery.

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."

The bluebloods are welcome to keep their seats on the couch if this is what we get from the newbies. Lamont Butler made a fadeaway jumper as time expired ...

Dutcher said he knew the Aztecs would have time to make a play -- each dribble takes about a second -- and Butler has made game-winners before. 1 Alabama in the Sweet 16 and Creighton in the Elite Eight, San Diego State trailed in the second half. Nathan Mensah snagged the rebound, giving San Diego State a last chance with seven seconds left. "I got to a shot I was comfortable with and pulled up and it went in." Lamont Butler made a fadeaway jumper as time expired and fifth-seeded San Diego State rallied from a 14-point deficit to stun ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic 72-71 in the men's Final Four on Saturday night. It looked as if it would be a decisive miss, especially when Martin scored on a scoop shot to put FAU up 71-68 with less than 46 seconds left.

HOUSTON -- Minutes after a buzzer-beating jump shot by San Diego State's Lamont Butler sent his team home in a 72-71 loss in the Final Four on Saturday, ...

"It feels good to know that a legend is giving us some credit," he said. "And to know what we did to get here, it just feels amazing. ... We're going to hug each other for this season, and then we'll start thinking about how we can improve individually and collectively." Just got to keep our heads down and keep going at it." "Our players, their consistency, their effort, day in and day out, their camaraderie amongst themselves. "People will be talking about this group for the next 50 to 100 years. "Obviously, we're very proud of the ride that we just went on," May said. The Owls play in a gym that holds just under 3,000 fans. When I came to this school and I committed here, I said this is what we're going to do. The key players from the squad are all expected to return for the 2023-24 season. And we took it to a new height. May led this program on one of the most remarkable runs in recent NCAA tournament history.

The magical season for Florida Atlantic has ended in the Final Four. San Diego State's Lamont Butler hits a buzzer beater to win 72-71.

The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. Contesting nearly every shot and pass while pulling down a string of offensive rebounds, San Diego State rallied into a tie at 65. The Aztecs shut down FAU and pulled within one when Jaedon LeDee hit a short jumper with 36 seconds left.

HOUSTON — San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher just stood there while the net danced and pandemonium erupted around him. Players charged onto the court and ...

Midway though the second half, SDSU had 15 fouls to FAU’s eight and 17-10 in the Owls’ favor in free throws. The Aztecs were no doubt pleased to see John Higgins on the three-man officiating crew. The issue was ball screens and whether to switch or fight over them. The Owls made one on their first possession and had six by halftime. Bradley made his first four shots — three from behind the arc — and already had 11 points when he subbed out with 13:34 left in the first half. Teams have been shooting 17% and making an average of four 3s per game against the Aztecs during the tournament. The Aztecs finished the half with 33 points on 44.8% shooting, five turnovers and two more offensive rebounds than the Owls. But he only had half that Saturday, just two in the second half before his 14-footer from the right side that will live in Aztec lore for decades. “We’re proud to be moving on, representing San Diego State and the city of San Diego on Monday night.” Trammell, the MVP of the South Region last week, had only five. They could and probably should have taken the lead, but free throws — that old bugaboo — bit them at the most inopportune time. They came back from nine down in the second half to beat No.

San Diego State and Florida Atlantic always felt like an incredibly odd and unlikely matchup in the Final Four of the 2023 men's NCAA tournament, ...

Butler’s shot gave San Diego State its only lead of the second half. the Owls lived up to the hype. San Diego State rode one of the country’s best defenses to a national semifinal berth, but [needed a controversial but correct call to win their Elite Eight game](https://www.sbnation.com/2023/3/26/23657450/creighton-san-diego-state-foul-final-four) vs. Butler came down the right side of the floor, and hit a pull-up jumper at the buzzer to give San Diego State a 72-71 win over Florida Atlantic that advances the Aztecs to the national championship game for the first time in program history. [weren’t exactly a Cinderella](https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2023/3/22/23650933/florida-atlantic-march-madness-cinderella-sweet-16-ncaa-tournament) despite being a No. The FAU Owls

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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

While disappointed, Florida Atlantic players said they were focused on how proud they were of the program's improbable run to the Final Four following ...

"It feels good to know that a legend is giving us some credit," he said. "And to know what we did to get here, it just feels amazing. ... We're going to hug each other for this season, and then we'll start thinking about how we can improve individually and collectively." Just got to keep our heads down and keep going at it." "Our players, their consistency, their effort, day in and day out, their camaraderie amongst themselves. "People will be talking about this group for the next 50 to 100 years. "Obviously, we're very proud of the ride that we just went on," May said. The Owls play in a gym that holds just under 3,000 fans. When I came to this school and I committed here, I said this is what we're going to do. The key players from the squad are all expected to return for the 2023-24 season. And we took it to a new height. May led this program on one of the most remarkable runs in recent NCAA tournament history.