NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/02/1167638265/san-diego-state-found-a-last-minute-buzzer-beater-to-reach-the-title-game
Sport

San Diego State had a last minute win to make it to the title game

admin

The Aztecs Get Their First National Championship Game: A Jumper-Beating Sacramento State Attempt to Snap a Pentaquark

Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for the ages, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.

“I didn’t really know how big it was,” Butler said after his calm reaction to one of the greatest shots in NCAA Tournament history. “We’re going to the national championship. That’s not things many people do.”

Once the NCAA Tournament started, the Aztecs ramped up their defense even more, holding their first four opponents to an average of 57 points per game and 17% shooting from the 3-point arc.

The swaggy Owls (35-4) seemed to have solved San Diego State’s vaunted defense, using constant movement and ball reversals to create mismatches they could exploit.

When FAU’s Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher opted to not call timeout, joking that he didn’t have any plays left.

The clock was close to zero and Butler dribbled to the baseline. He jumped back to create a little space and hit a jumper that sent the Aztecs racing out onto the floor and caught the attention of the Padres fans.

Mountain West’s first NCAA Final Four: A Game and a Coach’s Implications for the University Aztecs’ national title game

Next up for the Mountain West’s first Final Four team is a chance to win the conference’s first national title Monday night against UConn, which advanced with a 72-59 win against Miami.

“We’ve always been knocked down,” said San Diego State’s Matt Bradley, who had 21 points after struggling in the previous three games. “The biggest thing we always do is get back up and keep fighting.”

Since Brian Dutcher took over, San Diego State had been on the right track. Dutcher followed the mold created by Fisher and added a lot of bad news to the defense.

The Owls hit 5 of 11 from the 3-point range in the first half and led 40-33 after two quarters.

“They went on a run, getting extra possessions and hitting early 3s,” said FAU’s Nick Boyd, who finished with 12 points. “That was really the turning point of the game.”

FAU held San Diego State to just 38.6 per cent shooting in the second half thanks to Alijah Martin, who scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half.

The men’s NCAA basketball championship game is set: The San Diego State University Aztecs are up against the University of Connecticut Huskies for the national title.

The higher-ranked team has a reason. A six-game losing skid put the 4th seed at the bottom of the pack in the first half of the season. The coach attributed the lack of production to weak defense and lost his zen over his row with referees.

In
Previous post After tornadoes torn through the South and Midwest,Communities are shown to have been destroyed
Next post The title game will be played by San Diego State

More Stories

Jake Paul was born while Mike Tyson was a champ

admin

YouTuber Jake Paul defeated ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in an eight-round bout on Friday, winning the match by a unanimous decision. Tyson had slapped Jake on his face before the weigh-in a night before the fight, following which they traded insults in several of the hype events. Jake has over 20 million subscribers on his own channel.

Millions of people are without power in Florida

admin

The roof of the Tropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, has been blown off by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Florida. “We’re going to try and get back on this field,” Tampa Bay Rays President Mark Light said. Earlier this month, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm in the state.

The US Open was won by Jannik Sinner, weeks after he was cleared of any involvement with the performance enhancing drugs

admin

The US Open on Friday witnessed the first-ever semi-final match between two American men in 19 years. The men’s singles semi-final saw world number 12 Taylor Fritz defeat world number 26 Frances Tiafoe in five sets to reach his maiden Grand Slam final. American women’s singles semi-finalists have reached the last four for the first time since 2003 US Open.

Sports gave hope to the Paralympians who had a vaccine for a disease

admin

Nigerian table tennis player Christiana Alabi and her husband Kayode Alabi, who are competing in their first Paralympics, contracted polio as children in their village. “We played with golf balls using bathroom slippers as racquets,” Christiana said. “There was no table tennis table in my village. We played with golf balls using bathroom slippers as racquets,” she added.

Who should watch the Paris games in the Paralympics?

admin

As many as 13,000 athletes from 80 countries are set to compete at the Paris Paralympics starting September 8. The event will feature 22 sports including wheelchair athletics, para triathlon, para cycling, sitting volleyball and para taekwondo, among others. The opening ceremony will have a flag bearer that is a wheelchair basketball player, Steve Serio and a sitting volleyball player.