No. 6 seed San Diego State men’s basketball came into Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis knowing it had a tough test ahead of it with No. 11 seed Syracuse’s 2-3 zone defense, but what Syracuse threw their way was something the Aztecs ultimately couldn’t withstand. Quite frankly, they were baffled as they fell 78-62 in round one of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
It was a bad night to have a bad night.
The Aztecs came into the tournament on a 14-game win streak fresh off of winning the Mountain West Conference tournament championship. The momentum was thought to be with the Aztecs all the way, until Syracuse showed up going on an 18-0 run that left the Aztecs’ confidence running out the door.