NCAA Tournament: FAU beat KSU to become first No 9 seed in Final Four since 2013
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- Florida Atlantic hold off Markquis Nowell in 79-76 win
- UConn thrash Gonzaga to reach 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, making just their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament, won the East Region at Madison Square Garden and will head to Houston to play the winner of Sunday's South Region final between Creighton and San Diego State.
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