Creighton-San Diego State ended the only way it could have (Video)

The end of Creighton-San Diego State might have been the weirdest way a team has ever reached the Final Four in recent March Madness history. 

Never before has a March Madness game come down to the final second yet been so excruciatingly anticlimactic.

That was the case on Sunday when San Diego State punched its ticket to the Final Four in a last-second win over Creighton that featured two bad inbound plays, a controversial foul, and free throws determining a winner, all punctuated by officials looking at a video replay for five minutes before deciding everyone should just go home.

Somehow, that description makes more sense and contains more drama than the final moments of the Elite Eight matchup between SDSU and Creighton.

To be fair, the conclusion was fairly indicative of the way things went for most of the game. Things had been pretty slow and sloppy up to the final minute, but it was exciting in that there was a ticket to the Final Four on the line and a chance to set up a truly wild ending to the tournament.

With a minute left, and the game tied, we were living in a reality where one of San Diego State, Creighton, or Florida Atlantic will be playing in the National Championship Game this year.

Take a moment to ponder how bonkers that is, and truly in the spirit of the madness.

Every ingredient for a March Madness moment was present, however none of it totally tasted right.

Creighton vs. San Diego State ended the only way it possibly could have

Creighton tied the game up with one of the worst-defended inbound plays we’ve seen in such an important spot.

Here’s where things got really weird.

Creighton needed to foul twice to send San Diego State to the free throw line, but opted to not commit the first foul until under 10 seconds were left. By doing this, the Bluejays eliminated the slight difference between the shot and game clock, giving the Aztecs a final possession and a chance to win.

Darrion Trammell was fouled driving to the basket on that final possession which sent him o the free throw line with a chance to win the game.

It was a controversial foul for sure, but it seemed to be a legit foul no matter which ay

As if that wasn’t enough to drag out the ending, the ensuing inbound pass from Creighton was tipped out of bounds with time on the clock. This led to a lengthy delay for a video review to check on how much time was left and where the possession arrow would go.

There was a lot to unpack, from who touched the ball last, if there should be time left for Creighton to execute a tip drill to try and win at the buzzer, when the clock should have started versus when it started on the video board in the stadium, to whether or not the inbounded committed a violation by stepping onto the court during his pass.

In almost fitting fashion, after a lengthy review officials determined the game was over.

Officials ruled that the ball was touched but because it didn’t hit out of bounds until after the clock ad expired it didn’t matter who had touched it last.

All of this took the typical amount of time for March Madness drama to unfold, yet might go down as one of the most anticlimactic ways a team ever reached the Final Four.