San Diego State's Lamont Butler hits game-winning shot to send Aztecs to national title game

April 01, 2023 at 20:35 PM EDT

Lamont Butler rose to the occasion and sent the San Diego State Aztecs to the national championship game with a game-winning shot over Florida Atlantic.

San Diego State’s Lamont Butler sent the Aztecs into the national championship for the first time in the program’s history with an incredible buzzer-beating shot to beat Florida Atlantic, 72-71.

A Johnell Davis miss led to a Nathan Mensah rebound. The ball ended up in Butler’s hands and he delivered his own one shining moment.

San Diego State will meet the winner of UConn and Miami in the national championship.

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