#12 UAB gave the Aztecs a fight as the game was pretty close the whole way. With a 1 point lead and a minute left, San Diego State’s big man Jaedon LeDee grabbed a big offensive rebound and was fouled. And while the replay looked like it was a clean strip, LeDee went to the line and hit both free throws.

The Blazers cut the lead back to 1 as Yaxel Londeborg hit two free throws after being fouled trying to get a rebound.

But in the end, it was LeDee who made a nice post move and caught a pretty lob pass in the lane. He was fouled to stop the upcoming dunk – and made both free throws. The Blazers would get one last chance but Efrem Johnson missed a leaning three pointer (which looked like he was trying to draw a foul), and San Diego State got the rebound to end the game.

In the other games, Marquette got a scare in the first half when they found themselves down 7 at halftime to Western Kentucky. But they woke up and dominated the second half to win comfortably by 18 points. And of course, Connecticut is making sure there is no doubt about their intentions at the dance. They were up 50-15 on Stetson as the first half was close to mercifully ending. That leaves Clemson and New Mexico as the best game on the- although the Tiger had a 14 point lead,

Might be a good time to take a break. Or at least hope the 4:30 games are more interesting…