It was the second consecutive game San Diego State has won by one point, and the third in which the Aztecs have had to rally in the second half. Almost 50 years after making their first NCAA men's tournament appearance, the fifth-seeded Aztecs will be in the championship game for the first time Monday night, against either Miami or UConn. So is anyone associated with San Diego State. "I got to a shot I'm comfortable with, went to a pull-up. Once I looked up, it was two seconds left, I knew I had to make a shot. "(Coach) told me to go downhill, get something at the rim," Butler said. Even if the stakes were just a tad higher than clinching the Mountain West title.Īfter trailing for the final 27-plus minutes, Butler gave San Diego State the only lead that mattered, draining a pull-up jumper as time expired to stun Florida Atlantic 72-71 in the Final Four on Saturday night. Lamont Butler had already won the Aztecs one game this season on a buzzer-beater, no reason to think he couldn't do it again. HOUSTON - San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher didn't bother calling a final timeout because he didn't have a play he wanted to call.
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