San Diego State vs. FAU Live Stream : Watch Final Four 2023 Online, TV Channel, March Madness Bracket

April Insanity will officially replace March Madness on Saturday when the Final Four begins with the opening game between 5th-seeded San Diego State and 9th-seeded FAU. In the national semifinals, the Owls and Aztecs will be tapped at 6:09 pm ET on CBS from Houston, with the winner advancing to the title game.

The matchup brings strength against strength, with FAU being one of the most prolific and highest-volume 3-point offenses in the country this season and drawing an SDSU team that ranked No. 2 in team 3-point defense for the season is. Opposing styles play a role here too, with SDSU being a slow and struggling team and FAU being a team that can dictate the pace and speed up when needed.

Neither FAU nor SDSU were among the top three favorites to compete in the 2023 NCAA tournament to win their respective regions, but both have advanced so far to claim their first-ever Final Four berths, according to March Madness makes it so special. Here’s what you need to know as we prepare for the celebrations.

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Date: Saturday April 1 | Time: 6:09 p.m. ET
Location: NRG Stadium – Houston
TV: CBS | Live broadcast: March madness live

FAU vs. San Diego State: What you should know

Two weeks ago, Florida Atlantic had zero (!!!!!) NCAA tournament wins in school history. The Owls will be fighting for eligibility in the national championship game on Saturday. However, it’s hard to call this 35-win team an underdog, especially considering how they’ve struggled this postseason. After three wins in three days to win the Conference USA tournament, FAU defeated Memphis, Fairleigh Dickinson, Tennessee and Kansas State on their way to the final tournament weekend.

SDSU, which was in the same region as No. 1 overall Alabama, also had its naysayers at the NCAA tournament and, like FAU, proved their doubters wrong. His run has featured victories over Charleston, Furman, the Crimson Tide and Creighton in the space of two weeks. In that span, it has kept opponents on a total of 16 out of 94 shots from 3-point range.

FAU vs. San Diego State Prediction

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I put the points in both games with the favorites, which means first of all, like half of our staff, that I take the Aztecs to victory and cover the 2-point range. SDSU fits FAU very well with a top 2-3 point defense against a FAU team shooting 3-pointers at high volume making them an impressive clip. No team has shot it well on SDSU from 3-point range, and I take the sting here that FAU – to their downfall – won’t be first. Choice: SDSU-2