Ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic advances to its first men’s Final Four by knocking off Kansas State - The Boston Globe

NEW YORK — 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 Markquis Nowell to beat Kansas State, 79-76, on Saturday night. FAU (35-3), making just its 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. The winningest team in Division 1 this season had never...