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So have the Aztecs. San Diego State became a mid-major power under Steve Fisher, earning six straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2009-15. His longtime ...

FAU center Vladislav Goldin is a load in the paint who impacts the game at both ends. San Diego State held Charleston and Furman to their lowest-scoring games of the season the first weekend. FAU (35-5) had never been to the NCAA Tournament since joining Division I in 1993. He’s also averaging 7.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. “They’re well-coached and they’re great on defense. The second Final Four game Saturday night pits two familiar names. San Diego State was likely headed toward a No. The third-year guard averaged a team-leading 13.9 points per game during the regular season and has bumped it to 17.3 points in the NCAA Tournament. They get after it.” Saint Peter’s ride a year ago. Butler’s consecutive title-game runs with a near-miss against Duke. San Diego State was one of the nation’s best defensive teams during the regular season and has ramped it up during the NCAA Tournament.

The Huskies are odds-on championship favorites (-130) as they face Miami as 5.5-point favorites in the national semifinals. "If you asked 10 college coaches ...

[Florida Atlantic](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2226/florida-atlantic-owls) vs. [Live scores](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard) [Lines](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/lines) [ESPN Basketball Power Index](/mens-college-basketball/bpi) [Schedule](/mens-college-basketball/fixtures) However, the over/under is a more intriguing betting angle.

Four teams will play Saturday in Houston in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Our staff makes their predictions for both games.

San Diego State 61, Florida Atlantic 55. San Diego State 60, Florida Atlantic 58. UConn has certainly looked the part of the best team in the tournament. The Owls aren’t a fluke, and the group of teams they’ve beaten to get here is impressive. San Diego State 68, Florida Atlantic 63. This shapes up as a fast-pace game where depth and the ability to consistently make shots is going to provide separation. The Aztecs have maxed out with this run, and their lack of offense will ultimately catch up to them on this stage. 5 seeds San Diego State and Miami (Florida) and No. But this San Diego State defense that shut down Alabama is just too good and too deep, and one has to think Matt Bradley will snap out of his mini scoring slump. The size of San Diego State is going to cause some issues for Florida Atlantic, which will counter with center Vladislav Goldin as its lone option inside. It will be close, and it will probably not produce tons of points, but in the end the Aztecs will get a few more. Any of the four could advance and ultimately win this year's championship.

The Final Four is starting on Saturday. Here's how to watch the two NCAA Tournament semifinals as March Madness winds to a close.

[Fubo](http://www.fubo.tv/lp/collegebasketball/?bgvideo=marchm.mp4&title=Watch%20College%20Basketball%20with%20fuboTV&subinfo=Follow%20the%20Road%20to%20the%20Final&irad=454884&irmp=1131770&sharedid=editorial) [Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-bracket-schedule-scores/bovm8yiodadpbjsrlyyeuu6c) (5) San Diego State 72, (9) FAU 71 Nonetheless, the city will be ready to welcome UConn, Miami (Fla.), San Diego State and FAU as they vie for national titles. ET (3:09 p.m. 4 seed (UConn), two No. Miami live](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/miami-uconn-live-score-highlights-final-four/n5osrdgo89uz9ic1aw9fxfwf) San Diego State highlights](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/fau-san-diego-state-live-score-highlights-march-madness/zzvhatad98mrnsd9rlltii1n) He would join Jim Calhoun (titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011) and Kevin Ollie (2014) as the other men to achieve that feat. 9 seed (Florida Atlantic) will compete for the right to call themselves champions. 5 seeds — Miami (Fla.) and San Diego State — and one No.

Brian Dutcher helped build one of college basketball's strongest cultures at a program that once ranked among Division I's worst. Now it's paid off with the ...

While they may only just be appearing on the radar of casual fans, these Aztecs have been winning consistently for the past 20 years – a credit to the culture painstakingly cultivated by Fisher and Dutcher. “From the day we stepped on campus Coach Fisher and I all those years ago, we thought it was a possibility,” Dutcher said Thursday. “Our culture is set by our four-year guys and five-year guys, guys that come in as a freshman,” Dutcher said. They wanted to build a team that could defend and rebound at a high level and they recruited to that. Fisher and Dutcher had a philosophy when it came to roster construction. So in the early transfer years, when they had to sit a year, that would automatically make you older because now they’ve sat a full year and they’re getting their fifth year. The success of the Aztecs’ culture speaks for itself. The Dutcher-led Aztecs have also benefited greatly from the transfer portal, which has allowed them to play with mostly experienced, older players. Fisher re-hired Dutcher, his longtime assistant from Michigan, and the two of them got to work. When we recruit them, we tell them, we defend at a high level here. Fisher, who had led Michigan to the 1989 national title and coached And while SDSU has fielded a team for more than 100 years, on-court success has largely proven hard to come by.

Bob Konarski locked in his picks and best bets for Florida Atlantic Owls vs. San Diego State Aztecs in the Final Four of March Madness 2023.

San Diego State picks, On defense, San Diego State is incredibly tough and well-coached under Brian Dutcher, with elite metrics to boot. San Diego State odds. [Alabama](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide/) and [Creighton](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/CREIGH/creighton-bluejays/) to just 60 points per game and 35.7% shooting from the field with more turnovers (11.5 per game) than assists (9.5 per game) in those two matchups. San Diego State](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/game-forecast/NCAAB_20230401_FAU@SDGST/) and just locked in his picks and Final Four 2023 predictions. Opponents average only 8.2 assists per game against Florida Atlantic, and San Diego State's offense has a vulnerability inside the arc with only 49.0% shooting on 2-point attempts. [NCAA Tournament](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/) games, and Florida Atlantic is in the top 25 of the country in defensive efficiency. [You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-ncaa-tournament-florida-atlantic-vs-san-diego-state-game-line-odds-proven-college-basketball-expert-releases-pick-for-final-four-showdown/#ttag=03292023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_ncaa_bobkonarski_SanDiegoStateFAUcbbFinalFour). And in the 2022 [MLB](/mlb/) season, he finished 463-355-5 (plus 93.09 units). [Florida Atlantic Owls](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FAU/florida-atlantic-owls/) and [San Diego State Aztecs](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SDGST/san-diego-state-aztecs/) meet on the hardwood for the first time since 2002. [NBA](/nba/) season, he went 209-153-3 (+49.6 units). In the 2021-22 CBB season, he went 849-587-17 (58%), netting over 200 units for his followers.

HOUSTON — It wasn't long before Kansas and North Carolina tipped off for the men's college basketball championship in New Orleans last April that Darrion ...

“I never said the word ‘poaching.’ I just said our players are being — there’s a lot of avenues to get directly to players now.” Malachi Flynn, now with the Toronto Raptors, was one of three transfers who started in 2020, when the Aztecs were 30-2 before the N.C.A.A. Xavier Thames, a bounce-back player from Washington State, was one of five transfers who in 2014 carried the Aztecs to a 31-5 record and the round of 16. Players would still be allowed a first transfer, and would be allowed to move again if they graduate without having to sit out a season. When Steve Fisher, the former Michigan coach, lifted to life a moribund program, he did it largely by attracting talented players who were looking for a fresh start. It has been an integral element of the program for nearly a quarter-century. “The more you win, the less you are able to recruit. “Without question, you can win right away,” Rick Pitino said when he was introduced recently as the coach for St. “It’s wild how it’s all worked out,” Trammell said on Friday, one day before San Diego State was set to play Florida Atlantic for a spot in the national championship game. Seven of the 20 starters in the women’s semifinals on Friday were transfers, including four of the five L.S.U. In this men’s Final Four, eight of the 20 players who are expected to start on Saturday began their careers elsewhere. Trammell, a transfer from Seattle University who was courted by Texas Tech and Southern California, among others, has been an indispensable cog for San Diego State, which has reached the men’s Final Four for the first time.

One of the wildest NCAA Tournaments in recent history has led us to this point: a Final Four that will feature three first-time participants, and UConn, ...

No Because CBS is broadcasting the Final Four and national championship, streamers can watch those games online via Fubo. Other options to watch the game include a Paramount+ premium account or — Yes Cable subscribers can watch the game online with their login information. UConn at 8:49 p.m. [Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-bracket-schedule-scores/bovm8yiodadpbjsrlyyeuu6c) It all points to another potentially historic finish in the NCAA Tournament. Dusty May's Owls are the most surprising group remaining in March Madness: They are among the seven lowest-seeded teams to reach the national semifinal, and a win over SDSU on Saturday would make them the lowest seed to ever participate in the national championship. The Hurricanes are making their second straight tournament through at least the Elite Eight, and Jim Larrañaga is coaching his second Final Four team of his career after leading George Mason to the national semifinals in 2006.

San Diego State takes on Florida Atlantic in the first men's Final Four game on Saturday, followed by UConn against Miami.

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Is this year's Final Four the weakest in tournament history? The field has been set with No. 9 FAU, No. 4 UConn, No. 5 San Diego State, and No.

5 Iowa, and No. Two No. The 2006 tournament saw No. 6 Purdue, No. 1, No. 2, or No. 11 VCU, and No. 8 Butler and No. 8 Butler, No. 3 UConn, No. The field has been set with No. [UConn](https://www.theuconnblog.com), No.

Lamont Butler swished a midrange jumper at the buzzer to send San Diego State to the N.C.A.A. men's championship. Up next, No. 4 seed Connecticut plays No.

Now, two of the four teams this weekend are from the state: first-timers Florida Atlantic and Miami, joining fellow newcomer San Diego State and former champion UConn. The Dolphins dispatched the Lanier-less St. The tournament included 25 schools in 1970, as opposed to the 68 of today. tournament game,” May said after the game, referring to his team’s new look in March. because of the pandemic. He would be one of the first people to get tickets and get a flight to Houston. Alijah Martin was 8 of 12 from the line in his four previous N.C.A.A. followed with a 16-3 run of its own, with multiple players scoring in the spurt. Tonight, in the national semifinals, he’s 9 of 10. valued the tournament at only $6 million in ESPN’s current agreement. While ESPN is celebrating the high interest in the tournament, that could also result in the company, or a different broadcaster, having to spend more money in the future. These were the gate crashers, the unannounced guests of the N.C.A.A.

Florida Atlantic University rode its dominant regular season into a March Madness birth, then the 9-seeded underdog ran through its opponents in Columbus and ...

See the [expert predictions for this Final Four matchup](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/29/march-madness-final-four-florida-atlantic-san-diego-state-basketball-picks-fau-owls-sdsu-aztecs/70061163007/). Here is [FAU’s Final Four roster](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/2226). [the oddsmaker for USA TODAY](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/odds). “I think the Owls are gonna do it,” Barkley said on the pregame show. [Kansas State stayed close at the end, but couldn’t hang on to the ball. The winner will play the winner of the other matchup, University Connecticut vs. The Owls have two early turnovers. Matt Bradley hit a pair of 3-pointers put the Aztecs into the lead. He hit a 3-point jumper and layup to extend the Aztecs’ lead. FAU’s Nick Boyd and San Diego State’s Darrion Trammell exchanged 3-pointers to open the second half scoring. In the tournament so far, they've gotten by top-seeded Alabama, Charleston, Furman and Creighton to arrive in Houston with its own hopes for a basketball title. The Miami Hurricanes play the University of Connecticut to get to the championship game.

San Diego State guard Matt Bradley practices for their Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Houston. Adam ...

[fell to New Mexico State for a first-round exit](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-new-mexico-state-upsets-uconn-3342c0b5baf0ab869eb78e2f10fed183), and Hurley couldn't overlook the Aggies having more perimeter firepower. The Aztecs are fourth nationally by holding opponents to 89.8 points per 100 possessions but 75th in offense (110.7). ... And we never really have a problem scoring the ball.” “I think when you have those three things it gives you a chance to beat anybody.” 1 in defensive efficiency (84.8) and seventh offensively (117.7), and Hancock appreciates the value of pressure defense after having played for Rick Pitino. The Cavaliers have had first-round tournament exits in three of their past four appearances. Luke Hancock is linked to one of the outliers, having been named Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four in Louisville's later-vacated run to the trophy. The offensive versatility, guard Jordan Miller said, takes the pressure off since the Hurricanes know they can score in any situation. “It's about when you can't get stops as a defensive team, do you have the firepower offensively to combat not having a great outing on the defensive end?" And 14 champions have ranked better in offensive than defensive efficiency, including every year going back to Duke in 2015. "And if you don't have it, it's hard to compete for a national championship." That means there's been more return for teams having big-time shot makers compared to a team full of stoppers that packs less offensive punch.

The madness of March is, we hate to see, is officially coming to an end in the next few days. After 64 NCAA Tournament games across just a few weeks of ...

[San Diego State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SDGST/san-diego-state-aztecs/) vs. UCONN [UConn](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UCONN/connecticut-huskies/) vs. The Huskies are playing in a different stratosphere than everyone else in the field right now and have the inside-out balance to win in a similar fashion as they have done all postseason. Our [expert brackets](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2023-ncaa-tournament-bracket-predictions-march-madness-expert-picks-winners-upset-final-four-schedule/) may offer some help on this front as well. The madness of March is, we hate to see, is officially coming to an end in the next few days.

The 2023 NCAA College Basketball Tournament draws to a close. Here's who's left and when and where games will be played.

Including Live TV in the bundle bumps the price to $70 per month ($76 with no ads). [March Madness Live site](https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/601?cid=mml_partner_cbs_game&ko_click_id=ko_zqxjf5fjkm632h3db). You’ll need to log in with your username and password from your TV provider, however. Adding the more comprehensive “Blue” plan bumps the cost to $55 per month. All March Madness games airing on CBS will streamed simultaneously with the Paramount+ premium tier subscription. Aztecs, , the NCAA is streaming the game on its It’s also available on Xbox One. The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna. The lower-tiered “Orange” plan from Dish Network’s Sling will now run you $40 per month. [CBS’s streaming service](https://www.paramountplus.com/) will give you access to games that air on that network. If you’re hoping to catch the Owls vs. They got booted by Miami in the Sweet 16.

Florida Atlantic and San Diego State play in the first game of the night, with UCONN and Miami after.

UConn was on 2.4% of brackets to win the national championship, followed by Miami at .5%, San Diego State at .3% and FAU at .1%. UConn was on 1.9% of brackets to win it all, followed by Miami at .4%, San Diego State at .15% and FAU at .04%. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and adhere to a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily until April 20. They are minus-130 favorites to cut down the nets Monday, according to All the other teams are in the plus-range, thus better value picks — if you’re willing to take a chance against UConn. Also, .4% of brackets had UConn meeting Miami in Saturday’s national semifinal, and the FAU-San Diego State matchup was on .04%. The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. Get-in prices were as low as $50 for seats in the top deck of NRG Stadium. "The plan was just to get downhill,” Butler said. Someone would need to bet $130 to win $100. The Aztecs shut down FAU and pulled within one when Jaedon LeDee hit a short jumper with 36 seconds left. But the first game absolutely delivered.

HOUSTON (AP) — It was one of those Final Four buzzer-beaters no one will ever forget.

“People will be talking about this group for the next 50 to 100 years.” “He ended up shooting a tough 2, which we like so we’ll live with the result. He made a good shot and we’ve got to live with it.” FAU didn’t trail again until the buzzer. But this one might go down as the most heartbreaking of all. Both those teams were tied before the winning shot went in. “You’re going to see us in the same position, and it’s going to be a different outcome, I promise you.” But Boyd insisted this won’t be the last time these Owls get a chance to shine in the madness of March. The Aztecs got within 2 for the first time with about 10 minutes to go and tied it with 4 1/2 minutes left. Gaffney made a 3-pointer to put the Owls ahead 26-24 with 7:25 left in the first half. FAU was ahead 71-70, making Butler’s game-winning buzzer-beater the first in Final Four history in which the winning team was trailing before the shot. This was the first Final Four buzzer-beater in which the losing team was winning before the shot.

San Diego State defeated Florida Atlantic in the first men's Final Four game in Houston. UConn defeated Miami in the second game of the night.

] [Here's who the USA TODAY Sports has to win:] [Will Florida Atlantic stay together after Final Four?] [In the era of the transfer portal, ] [the most pressing concern for FAU](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/03/31/florida-atlantic-final-four-transfer-portal-nil-conference-change/11557736002/) is retaining a talented but overlooked roster put on national display during four successive NCAA men's tournament wins. [Jim Larrañaga has some elite March Madness dance moves](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/04/01/miami-coach-jim-larranaga-has-some-elite-march-madness-dance-moves/11585199002/) [Final Four predictions] [The NCAA men's tournament field has been whittled from 68 to four in a matter of two weeks of postseason games. The Owls blitzed through the East Region, [but lost to San Diego State 72-71](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2023/04/01/florida-atlantic-san-diego-state-final-four-march-madness/11586341002/) after the Aztecs came back from a 14-point deficit and won the game on Lamont Butler's buzzer-beater. The Owls made a statement first, going up 5-0 with a three-point bucket from Nicholas Boyd and a jumpshot from Johnell Davis. The Owls' lead was as large as 10, but Keshad Johnson made a 3-point shot with 39 seconds on the clock to keep the difference single digits. After being down by as many as 14 points, the San Diego Aztecs tied the game at 65 points with 4:26 left on the clock in Final Four action. The senior guard had a key three-point shot in the run. The Aztecs were down by as many as 14 points and tied the game at 65 with 4:05 on the clock. The game was being broadcast on the stadium's video boards and the crowd cheered loudly as their hometown team advanced to its first national championship game. The assistant ran back to the locker room as Jordan Hawkins made a pair of free throws to extend Connecticut's lead to 53-40.] [Pack has eight points for the Hurricanes. The team checked the locker room for a replacement and an assistant came to the bench with a pair of black sneakers. [Cinderellas have taken over](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2023/04/01/final-four-men-missing-bluebloods-embrace-parity/11580070002/) the sport in the last two weeks and now four teams who each surprised during the tournament are ready to play after leaving busted brackets along the way.

The NCAA men's basketball tournament has reached the Final Four in Houston. All the No. 1 seeds (and the 2 and 3 seeds) are gone. What's left from the ...

Can you believe it?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/01/jim-nantz-last-march-madness/) [The latest from The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/) tops Miami in Final Four; San Diego State hits buzzer-beater](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/01/final-four-games-scores-live-updates/) [In this Final Four of underdogs, the Huskies are the exception](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/01/uconn-final-four-underdogs/) [Jim Nantz, calling his last Final Four, gets nostalgic. Phillip/AP 5 Miami, No. 5 San Diego State and No. All the No.

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“You’re going to hear from FAU again,” he said. He made a good shot and we’ve got to live with it.” “He ended up shooting a tough 2, which we like so we’ll live with the result. “People will be talking about this group for the next 50 to 100 years.” But this one might go down as the most heartbreaking of all. Both those teams were tied before the winning shot went in.

HOUSTON (AP) — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami ...

They’re one of the best offenses in the country, and we really disrupted them.” Pack finished with eight points, and Jordan Miller, who hit all 20 shots he took from the floor and the line in Miami’s Elite Eight win, went 4 for 10 for 11 points. The Huskies are the sixth team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to reach the title game with five straight double-digit victories. That cold stretch is a big reason they were seeded only fourth for March. [Nijel Pack](https://apnews.com/article/final-four-miami-uconn-shoes-14ac37b4d89825ecdea1b1374ad74b0c) missed about five minutes after managers had trouble locating a substitute for a busted shoe. “And I think it’s fitting that both of us kind of earned our way into this title game.” “I just love the way we guarded them. “Obviously what we tried to do not only didn’t work, I couldn’t even recognize it,” Miami coach Jim Larranaga said. Isaiah Wong led the ’Canes with 15 points on 4-for-10 shooting. Against fifth-seeded Miami, they were the best team on the court from beginning to end. [UConn was an early 7 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/) The 13-point win was UConn’s closest since the brackets came out.

HOUSTON (AP) — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 ...

This is what magic looks like. San Diego State is now one win away from its first national championship victory in program history, all thanks to Lamont ...

“This is something we’ll remember for the rest of our lives,” Trammell said. “So I don’t need to tell you that he can put it in the basket. “We can’t lose sight of what we’re trying to do. Also how he had worked on that pull-up jumper all last summer, and ”I was able to get comfortable with it.” But it’s the game of basketball. “He told me to go downhill, get something at the rim.” It was a lot to put on one junior guard. On two distant sides of the continent, they have very different reasons to remember what came next. The once-in-a-lifetime chance to play Monday night would be decided by what decision Butler made, what shot Butler took. Dutcher would later admit he had run out of plays to call, so no reason to call a timeout after a Florida Atlantic miss. Brian Dutcher looked at his team and explained the situation. We have to go and earn it.” Here we are in the San Diego State huddle, 17 seconds left.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Hawkins spent most of Friday in bed except when he went to the bathroom to throw up. He barely slept. Yet there was no way he wa...

I had no worries that he was going to be here today.” “Final Four gameday, I wasn’t feeling the best,” he said in the locker room. “I didn’t care how I was feeling. Hawkins said he isn’t sure if he picked up a stomach bug or had a bout with food poisoning after eating a steak and calamari meal on Thursday night. Yet there was no way he wasn’t going to be ready for Connecticut’s game against Miami in the Final Four. HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Hawkins spent most of Friday in bed except when he went to the bathroom to throw up.

UConn doled out another drama-free beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the ...

They're one of the best offenses in the country, and we really disrupted them." The Huskies are the sixth team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to reach the title game with five straight double-digit victories. It's an impressive list of behemoths with a knack for closing: Four of the first five went on to win the championship. "And I think it's fitting that both of us kind of earned our way into this title game." "There's a lot of teams that want to play Monday," Sanogo said. Against fifth-seeded Miami, they were the best team on the court from beginning to end.

FAU went too quick on its last possession vs, San Diego State, but the Owls' could be set for long-term success.

[Michael Forrest](/college-basketball/players/3042449/michael-forrest/) is eligible to return next season -- and none of them seem likely to enter the 2023 [NBA Draft](/nba/draft/). The Owls didn't go on a great run as much as they had a great season, one that included a 20-game winning streak and NCAA Tournament victories over So Saturday night ending the way it ended surely stings, especially considering the Owls led by 14 points with 13:38 remaining. [FAU](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FAU/florida-atlantic-owls/) had the ball up a point with less than 15 seconds remaining. For what it's worth, I'll have FAU in the top 10 of Monday night's debut of the CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1. But assuming White can hold it together as his program transitions from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference, the Owls will return all five starters from a 35-win team and likely be the preseason favorite in the AAC. Which is why it was surprising when [Johnell Davis](/college-basketball/players/3178145/johnell-davis/) started to drive to the basket with a full six seconds remaining on the shot clock. [NBA](/nba/), was literally just one stop away from playing in Monday's title game. They put a lot into this -- and sometimes it just doesn't go your way. There's only one team in this tournament that's gonna end on a win. And FAU's season is over. So Brian Dutcher's team will instead play for the national championship Monday.

FAU suffers heartbreaking 72-71 loss on a last-second corner shot by Aztecs guard Lamont Butler. 8 hours ago.

We've reached the pinnacle of the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the Final Four has arrived. The games are ready to take the biggest stage in college basketball as ...

FAU has the longest betting odds to win the national championship and it's trying to become the first team ever to even advance to the national championship game after making the Final Four as a No. The historical precedent in the NCAA Tournament says Cinderella runs like this come to a close in the national semifinals, but FAU is not beholden at all to historical precedent. But the oddsmakers have the Huskies far ahead of the field in terms of the odds to win the national championship, listing UConn as a favorite not just against Miami but against the field. 9 seed [FAU](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FAU/florida-atlantic-owls/), the East Regional champions, in the first game at 6:09 p.m. 5 seed [Miami](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MIAMI/miami-fla-hurricanes/), the Midwest Regional champions, at approximately 8:49 p.m. 4 seed [UConn](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UCONN/connecticut-huskies/), the West Regional champions, will battle No. The Hurricanes had previously recorded just four NCAA Tournament wins in program history, and did not find itself as a real competitor in an ACC landscape that included multiple active and future Hall of Famers. When Larranaga, the only head coach in this Final Four with any previous Final Four experience as a head coach, took the Miami job, it was not off-base to suggest that a successful mid-major coach had just taken his retirement gig. [San Diego State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SDGST/san-diego-state-aztecs/), the South Regional champions, play No. 3 seed lines have made it to the Final Four and just the fourth Final Four with no No. We've reached the pinnacle of the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the Final Four has arrived. The games are ready to take the biggest stage in college basketball as No.