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Saturday, March 13th, 2010. The greatest day in SDSU sports history? What about San Diego sports history?
On how many other days could you say that San Diego saw TWO college basketball conference tournament championships, and a North American championship for the Sockers? Craig and Chris were there to cover it all for you on 619 Sports…here, they discuss the meaning behind such a great day in our town’s history:
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Dick Vitale wouldn’t think too much of it. Nor would any of the other talking heads in college basketball. San Diego State 76, Drake 73. In overtime. In Des Moines, Iowa. On an otherwise lazy and quiet Tuesday evening.
But make no mistake Aztec fans. This victory was a big one. Down six with four minutes to play. On the road. Solid opponent. A young team coming together down the stretch to force overtime. And then winning in overtime.
Not easy to do in college basketball. The second time this season that Steve Fisher’s team has won an overtime game away from home. Games where every play counts, and nobody in the arena is counting on you to make the plays.
Due credit should be given. But will it be? Or put another way: has San Diego State done enough during this non-conference season to put itself in a position to grab an at-large berth for the NCAA Tournament come March?
The unfortunate answer: probably not.
Sure the Aztecs are a solid 9-3, and with expected victories next week at home over UC Riverside on Tuesday and Pomona-Pitzer on Thursday, SDSU will finish up its non-conference with a heady 11-3 mark.
But what if the Aztecs don’t win either the regular season Mountain West Conference championship or the MWC Tournament? What then? Another Continue Reading →
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