Matt Bradley scored 17 points and fifth-seeded San Diego State held off 12th-seeded Charleston 63–57 in a South Region first-round game on Thursday, March 16, afternoon in Orlando, Fla.
Keshad Johnson, Jaedon LeDee and Aguek Arop scored eight points apiece for San Diego State (28–6), which will face 13th-seeded Furman in the second round on Saturday. Furman upset fourth-seeded Virginia earlier Thursday,
“I’m happy for the kids, they deserved it, they played hard,” said San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher, who got first NCAA Tournament win in his fifth try. “Charleston has a great team. We’re just blessed to move on.”
Ante Brzovic had 12 points and eight rebounds, Ryan Larson had 11 points and Dalton Bolon finished with 10 points for Charleston (31–4)….