San Diego State beats College of Charleston 64-57 for Brian Dutcher's first NCAA Tournament victory; Aztecs to play upstart Furman on Saturday for a spot in Sweet 16
Not after last year. Not after waiting 12 months. Not after the memories of blowing a nine-point lead with 2½ minutes to go was etched into their collective psyches.
It also ended an agonizing losing streak by the Mountain West in the NCAA Tournament that had stretched to 11 with Utah State’s loss against Missouri an hour earlier and Nevada’s loss against Arizona State the night before.-seeded Paladins? The Aztecs went from up nine to tied at 53 with 3:27 left but, importantly, never surrendered the lead. After the teams traded misses, Matt Bradley scored on a hard drive. The Aztecs coaxed a miss at the other end, then Micah Parrish calmly launched a 3 from the top of the key.
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