The Latest Breaking News from Darrion Trammell

With one of the best 1-2 punches at center, the Huskies were able to shut down any second-half challenges from San Diego State on Monday night.

HOUSTON — San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher just stood there while the net danced and pandemonium erupted around him. Players charged onto the court and jumped on Lamont Butler, first Aguek Arop, then Darrion Trammell, then Elijah Saunder off the bench, maybe the fastest a 6-foot-8, 240-pound human has…

As San Diego State cavorted around the KFC Yum! Center basketball court Sunday with sections of snipped netting dangling from championship hats and black and red confetti sticking to sneakers, every beaming face told a story.

This is what March Madness is all about.

Don’t let perhaps the most polarizing foul call of the last few years of college basketball overshadow a deserved winning effort from the Aztecs.

Darrion Trammell knocked down the second of two free throws with 1.2 seconds left to push the Aztecs into the Final Four with a 57-56 victory Sunday.

The Creighton coach admitted that “officiating is part of the game.”

Like many people, he wasn’t happy.

A bid to the Final Four came down to the last second and a critical call by the officials.