Reaching this stage of the NCAA tournament is a big deal for both San Diego State and Florida Atlantic. Neither program has come anywhere close to the Final Four before.
But at least one of those surprise runs will continue when they face off in Saturday’s national semifinals at Houston’s NRG Stadium.
On the one hand you have SDSU, Champions of the Mountain West, a conference with very little basketball track record. The Aztecs rode a suffocating defense all season and put up some clutch play in the last two rounds with tournament victories over No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Creighton.
On the other hand, it’s Conference USA Champion Owls who made it to Houston in even more shocking fashion, given the relatively new program’s humble beginnings in 1988.
Which of these first-time Final Fourers will advance to Monday’s title game against the winner of UConn vs. Miami?
How to watch the Final Four
What: No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic, National Semifinals
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston
If: 6:09 p.m. ET Saturday
TV: CBS
Line: SDSU -2.5 at BetMGM
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