LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This amounts to unfamiliar territory for San Diego State's basketball team, the whole underdog thing. The No. 18 Aztecs are used to being the pursed, rather than the pursuer.
Not this time.
Not on Friday against No. 1 overall seed Alabama during the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament at the KFC Yum! Center. The roles switch for a team that has been the favorite in 28 of its last 30 games.