San Diego State pound March Madness darlings Furman to reach Sweet 16
theguardian.comSan Diego State had little trouble ending the run of March Madness darling Furman, getting 16 points from Micah Parrish to pace a balanced scoring attack and pulling away for a 75-52 win on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Darrion Trammell had 13 points, Lamont Butler added 12 and leading scorer Matt Bradley finished with 10 for San Diego State (29-6), who are heading to their first Sweet 16 since 2004.
The Aztecs have won 11 of their past 13 games and will play either Alabama or Maryland next week in the South Region semifinals in Louisville, Kentucky.
San Diego State are the first Mountain West Conference team to reach the Sweet 16 since Nevada in 2018. It’ll be the third regional semi-final appearance for the Aztecs and the seventh for the Mountain West overall.
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