Dream season ends for Florida Atlantic in 72\u002D71 NCAA Final Four loss to San Diego State
Instead they ended up with a loss that nobody will ever forget.Butler’s shot now goes into the March Madness annals, alongside Jalen Suggs’ long-range buzzer-beater for Gonzaga two years ago in the national semifinal, and even something that happened on this very floor the last time the Final Four was in Houston in 2016: Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beater to win the title for Villanova.
Which means FAU will be remembered alongside UCLA and North Carolina as victims of some of the most crushing last-second losses this tournament has seen. But this one might go down as the most heartbreaking of all.Article content The Owls were up by 9 with 11 minutes to go after testing San Diego State’s vaunted defense like no one had in this tournament before the Aztecs started chipping away at the lead.
Giancarlo Rosado put the Owls back on top with a fadeaway jumper seconds later, but they didn’t make another field goal until Martin’s layup made it 71-68 with 45 seconds left.Johnell Davis missed a layup with nine seconds left that would have padded the lead.
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