San Diego State’s basketball season came to an end on Tuesday night, falling to North Carolina 95-68 in the First Four of the NCAA tournament. The Aztecs (21-10

RJ Davis scores 26 points and shoots 6 for 6 from 3-point range as the Tar Heels dominate, 95-68, in a matchup of No. 11 seeds. UNC advances to face No. 6 seed Mississippi on Friday in Milwaukee.

Sort of like San Diego State’s basketball team in the same city 147 years later. Hit its ceiling. And crashed. The team that began the season by losing all-conference guard Reese Waters for its entirety and instead stuttered along with one of college basketball’s youngest rotations that included six freshmen or sophomores experienced the power of gravity Tuesday night in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four,