SDSU defeats Yale in second round of NCAA Tournament

SDSU defeats Yale in second round of NCAA Tournament

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego State University’s men’s basketball team defeated Yale in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, heading to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.

The fifth-seeded San Diego State Aztecs defeated the 13-seeded Yale Bulldogs 85 to 57 in Spokane, Washington Sunday night.

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Following this win, SDSU is set to take on UConn in the Sweet 16 in Boston on Thursday at 4:39 p.m. The Huskies beat the fifth-seeded San Diego State 76-59 in last year’s national championship game.

The top two seeds from each region are now headed to the Sweet 16:

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