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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It is the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, with an exclamation point. San Diego State is going to the Elite Eight. Exclamation point. The Aztecs have gone where no basketball team has gone before, beating No. 1 overall seed Alabama, 71-64, on Friday night to advance one game from the Final Four — against Creighton or Princeton — and the sport’s hallowed land. Other firsts: The first time the Aztecs have defeated a higher seeded or ranked team in the NCAA Tournament after failing in their last nine attempts. And the first time a Mountain West team has gone past the Swee...
