John Poulakidas sank six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afte
Jaedon LeDee recorded 32 points and eight rebounds to lead San Diego State to a 69-65 victory over UAB in East Region first-round play on Friday at Spokane, Wash.Lamont Butler added 15 points and fou
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No. 5 seed, East RegionOpponent, time, TV: UAB, 1:45 p.m., TNTTeam in 16 words: Brian Dutcher’s team shocked the nation last year, and now are hoping to ride star Jaedon LeDee.Record: 24-10 (11-7 MWC)Coach: Brian Dutcher (5-4 in NCAA Tournament, 1 Final Four)Player to watch: Jaedon LeDee (first-team All-MWC)Numbers: BetMGM title odds: +8000Sweet 16 projected chance: 27.6 percentFinal Four projected chance: 3.7 percentStrengths: The defense is completely different than it was a year ago en route to the Final Four run, since there’s no rim protector this season. But the Aztecs are still one of the top defensive teams in the nation (No. 8 on KenPom). Jaedon LeDee averaged 7.9 points on last year’s team, but has developed into one of the nation’s top players, and he’s a big, strong forward who can win matchups with opposing big men.Weaknesses: The Aztecs struggle to shoot the ball from deep. Of the four players who have attempted more than 100 3-pointers this season, only Reese W