College Basketball Fans Rightfully Loved Darrion Trammell's Emotional Interview After SDSU's Win

San Diego State is heading to the Final Four for the first time in school history after beating Creighton in a, 57-56, thriller Sunday in Louisville.
The game-winning point came after a controversial call in the final seconds. Senior guard Darrion Trammell let a floater go from just inside the paint and while that bucket didn’t fall, refs called a foul on the play and Trammell hit one of two free throws to win the game for the Aztecs.
Moments after the final whistle blew, Trammell was interviewed live on the CBS broadcast and his emotions poured out in what was a moment that makes this tournament so great:
"I've been dreaming of this my whole life"
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 26, 2023
Darrion Trammell gets emotional discussing his clutch free throw that sent @Aztec_MBB to the Final Four pic.twitter.com/Etazscglur
Hard not to root for SDSU after watching that.
Fans loved it:
Luv the emotion 😊 - and a proud Coach is with him. Congrats Aztecs #MarchMadness https://t.co/m2LGDQy3z9
— Brandon Steffen (@brandon_steffen) March 27, 2023
I love sports so much https://t.co/oaZLYKXQfc
— Tanner Tripp (@tanner_tripp) March 26, 2023
How can y’all not root for them?! Go get ‘em, @SJSamano @Aztec_MBB 🏀 https://t.co/QmHhVsR5zf
— Miguel A. Melendez (@MelendezReports) March 26, 2023
Why am I tearing up 🥺🔥 https://t.co/mX9r01Vfvg
— Cam™️ (@show_god05) March 26, 2023
This was awesome https://t.co/SrKXrSaYm8
— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) March 26, 2023
Humble and Grateful!!! https://t.co/1yQPSa3HKb
— Lenny Raley (@lennyraley2) March 26, 2023

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