San Diego State’s Lamont Butler hits game-winning shot to ship Aztecs to nationwide title recreation

Lamont Butler delivered one shining second for San Diego State Saturday evening in its Remaining 4 look towards Florida Atlantic.

Butler bought the ball and with lower than one second remaining within the recreation, rose up and fired the ball into the ring to offer the Aztecs a 72-71 victory over the Owls. 

San Diego State is headed to its first nationwide championship recreation towards UConn.

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Butler completed with 9 factors on 3-of-6 taking pictures.

San Diego State was down as many as 14 factors and wanted only one Florida Atlantic miss within the closing minutes of the sport to take benefit. Johnell Davis made two free throws with 1:20 to go and Jaedon LeDee answered with a layup.

On the following possession, Florida Atlantic’s Alijah Martin made a reverse layup for 2 of his 19 second-half factors to place the Owls up three. However LeDee answered to decrease the deficit to 1.

Davis tried to place the Owls again up three factors with the shot clock winding down. Nevertheless, Davis missed a layup, and Nathan Mensah grabbed the rebound. Butler then bought the ball and superior San Diego State to the nationwide championship recreation.

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LeDee completed with 12 factors off the bench.

Matt Bradley led San Diego State with 21 factors on 5-of-12 taking pictures. Bradley and LeDee have been the one Aztecs gamers in double figures.

Florida Atlantic took a seven-point lead into halftime.

Martin and Nicholas Boyd have been the one two Owls gamers in double figures. Martin led the best way with 26 factors on 7-of-13 taking pictures. Boyd had 12 factors on 4-of-Eight from the sphere.

It was the primary time both workforce performed within the Remaining 4. 

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