FAU holds off Nowell, Kansas State to reach first Final Four

FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four

Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.

Florida Atlantic holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four

NEW YORK (AP) — Alijah Martin sent a message early for upstart Florida Atlantic University, soaring to the basket for a one-handed jam and chirping with the Kansas State players about his poster moment at Madison Square Garden.“They’re going to label us whatever, but we’re some pit bulls and Rottweilers,” Martin said.

FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four

Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.

FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four

Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.

Florida Atlantic Books First-Ever Final Four Trip With Win Over Kansas State

FAU will be among the remaining four teams in March Madness during just its second appearance in the tournament this year.

FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four

Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.