Darrion Trammell converted a go-ahead free throw after he was fouled on a floater with 1.2 seconds left, and San Diego State muscled its way into its first Final Four, grinding out a 57-56 victory over Creighton on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament's South Region final.
Darrion Trammell s free throw with 1.2 seconds left in a rugged NCAA Tournament East Region final gave San Diego State a 57-56 victory on Sunday and propel the Aztecs to their first-ever Final Four.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Darrion Trammell had shot enough free throws in practice to believe at least one would fall when it mattered.
San Diego State s 5-foot-10 senior guard was fouled by Creighton s Ryan Nembhard when he put up a floater near the free-throw line with 1.2 seconds left in a rugged NCAA Tournament East Region final that was tied at 56-all.
Trammell s first free throw clanged off the rim, but he knocked down the second, and that was enough to push the defense-first Aztecs into their first Final Four with a 57-56 victory on Sunday.