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Aztecs faced with tough test in Syracuse in first round of NCAA Tournament

No. 16/18 San Diego State men’s basketball secured the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region and will face No. 11 Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The game is scheduled for a 6:40 p.m. tipoff on Friday, March 19 and will be televised on CBS.

Syracuse is one of seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the NCAA Tournament.

As the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament, the Orange defeated No. 9 NC State 86-68 in the second round before getting knocked out by No. 1 Virginia 72-69.