San Diego State erased a 14-point, second-half deficit with a 23-9 run, tying the game on Agu Arop’s second-chance jumper with 4:24 left. But Giancarlo Rosato answered with a turnaround jumper, and when Alijah Martin scored on a driving layup with 45 seconds to play, FAU appeared to hold off the Aztecs.
Jaden Leidy scored on a pullup jumper to cut the Owls’ lead to 71-70 with 36 seconds left. The teams exchanged timeouts, and FAU called another one before Janelle Davis missed a driving layup with nine seconds left.
