San Diego State’s 2024-25 season came to an end on Tuesday night with a 95-68 loss to North Carolina in Dayton, Ohio, playing in the NCAA tournament’s First Four. The Aztecs (21-10) advanced to their fifth consecutive NCAA tournament but ended the year with back-to-back losses after dropping last week’s Mountain West Conference quarterfinal to Boise State.

Alabama State and Saint Francis were two of the lowest-rated teams in the NCAA Tournament, but they staged a classic Tuesday.

RJ Davis had 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and North Carolina, criticized around college basketball this week for landing a berth in the NCAA tournament, stomped San Diego State 95-68 in a First Four game Tuesday night in Dayton,