With a spot in the Final Four on the line and the game tied, Creighton’s Ryan Nembhard fouled San Diego State guard Darrion Trammell with 1.2 seconds remaining on a drive to the basket,
sending Trammell to the free throw line. With his four teammates on the floor standing at midcourt with their arms locked, Trammell missed the first shot. He took a deep breath. He swished the second shot for the final point of the Aztecs’ 57-56 win, sending the school — and the Mountain West conference — to its first Final Four. Creighton came achingly close to the school’s first Final Four, as the game was tied five times in the final six minutes. But the Bluejays sputtered offensively in the second half — shooting just 27.6% — and never found a way to pull ahead over that stretch.