Jamaal Franklin beats buzzer, lifts No. 22 San Diego State

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    San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin was sprawled in pain just beyond the end line after twisting his right ankle while going for a rebound in the closing minutes of the No. 22 Aztecs' showdown with No. 12 UNLV.

    Fellow guard Chase Tapley came over and cajoled Franklin to get up.

    "I said, 'Hey bro, you can't, you can't. You've got to get up. We need you. You have to get up, bro. You're not hurt.' He did get up. We needed him. We really did need him. He hit the game-winner," Tapley said.

    San Diego State guard Jamaal Franklin was sprawled in pain just beyond the end line after twisting his right ankle while going for a rebound in the closing minutes of the No. 22 Aztecs' showdown with No. 12 UNLV.

    Franklin sat out a possession, came back in and made an off-balance layup with three-tenths of a second left to give the Aztecs a thrilling 69-67 victory over UNLV on Saturday in a marquee Mountain West Conference opener.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320140021
     

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