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. 

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:

• Clemson vs Arizona -- Thursday at 4:09 p.m. in Los Angeles
• Alabama vs North Carolina -- Thursday at 6:39 p.m. in Los Angeles
• Illinois vs Iowa State -- Thursday at 7:09 p.m. in Boston, MA
• NC State vs Marquette -- Friday at 4:09p.m. in Dallas, TX
• Gonzaga vs Purdue -- Friday at 4:39 p.m. in Detroit, MI
• Duke vs Houston -- Friday at 6:39 p.m. in Dallas, TX
• Creighton vs Tennessee -- Friday at 7:09 p.m. in Detroit, MI

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