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How the 2023 men's national championship matchup was set

HOUSTON -- We have our finalists for the 2023 national championship game. San Diego State and UConn will play for a national title.

After a surprising set of 64 games in the men's 2023 NCAA tournament, surely things would quiet down and the national semifinal would go exactly as expected, right?

The Aztecs would inflict their will with their highly regarded defense. The vast venue and Final Four excitement might make both teams miss shots, but none really happened. The surprises kept coming, all the way down to the final second against the Florida Atlantic Owls, defeating them 71-70.