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Lamont Butler hit jump shot at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.

The team arrived in Blacksburg around 10 p.m. Saturday after a long day of travel.

“I just think this is part of your college experience. It’s not just about lane stadium. It’s everything,” explained Coach Pry. “Opportunities like this to be part of this and be part of the student body is fantastic for our guys.”

Fans packed the downtown Blacksburg bars to cheer on the Virginia Tech Women's Basketball Team against LSU.

The game lived up to the hype surrounding it, much to the delight of the sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans.

Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in the national semifinal game Friday night.

Before the match, Hokie guard Georgia Amoore had scored more triples alone than the entirety of LSU’s team.

The Hokies currently ride a 15 game winning steak into the Final Four

Evan Hughes has been along for the ride the entire season with the Hokies.

The junior point guard’s parents traveled to Dallas to see her shine in the Final Four.

“This is definitely a noteworthy phenomenon. I mean they came around lunchtime yesterday and were gone about the same time today,” said Sales Associate Meggin Hicklin.

Soule has played an important role in the success of the Lady Hokies this season

Beamer says he’s seen some good women’s basketball teams in his time in Blacksburg but none that have garnered the amount of excitement this team has.

T-shirts, hats, and more are available online and in-stores.

The Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team will take on LSU in their first Final Four in school history on Friday in Dallas.

The Hokies will face off against the LSU Tigers Friday night.

Amoore and Kitley led the way to the first ever Final Four appearance from Virginia Tech.

Sports Haven in Salem and Hollins is trying to get more championship t-shirts for this week.

The Star City native has reffed 95 games this year, including the ACC Championship.

For the seventh time in the past 10 Final Fours, there will be a first-time participant.

Coach Dawn Staley’s team improved to 36-0 this season with its 42nd straight victory dating to last year’s NCAA title run.

On Tech’s campus, the Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Team is the talk of the town.

In this maddest of Marches, it’s the first time since seeding began in 1979 that no team seeded better than No. 4 made the Final Four.

The experienced Aztecs, in their sixth season under coach Brian Dutcher, will play the surprising East Region champion, ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic, on Saturday in Houston for a spot in the national title game.

It was all sunshine and smiles after the Hokies took home the win Saturday night.

It’s the biggest stage this team has ever played on, and they say they’re ready.

UConn kept up the pressure and kept making shots, blowing out yet another opponent and looking an awful lot like the favorite to win it all.

Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.

Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 on Friday night in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time since seeding began in 1979.

March has gone from madness to unprecedented.