Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater lifts SDSU over FAU and causes Twitter
The San Diego State Aztecs are off to the 2023 NCAA competition national championship.They punched their ticket to the title game Saturday in rather remarkable style after Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater secured a 72-71 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls in Houston.Editor’s Picks
1 Related With the victory, San Diego State looks to end up being the junior varsity in the previous 50 years to win the title after making its first Last Four appearance. After routing 40-33 at halftime, Matt Bradley led the Aztecs’ second-half comeback by scoring or assisting on 27 points.Notable numbers
5: Butler’s only shot of the 2nd half was the 5th game-winning buzzer-beater in Final 4 history. San Diego State’s 14-point comeback was the fifth-largest rally in a Final 4 game. It’s also the biggest deficit the Aztecs overcame this season.2: The Aztecs won on the 2nd game-winning buzzer-beater in a nationwide semifinal game given that the tournament expanded in 1985, joining Jalen Suggs’ shot for the Gonzaga Bulldogs against the UCLA Bruins in 2021.10: SDSU is 10-1 in games chosen by 5 points or fewer this season.20: San Diego State’s bench outscored Florida Atlantic’s reserves 20-2 in the second half. The Aztecs’ bench shot 54% from the field, going 2-for-2 from behind the arc.Here’s how San Diego’s finest reacted to the game:
LAMONT BUTLER WINS IT AT THE BUZZER
THE AZTECS ARE #NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP BOUND #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/2sqxu5g05j!.?.!— NCAA March Insanity(@MarchMadnessMBB )April 2, 2023 Dance, sing, or get out of the method because the
AZTECS ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP #TheTimeIsNow|#MFinalFour pic.twitter.com/70YqitR8zr!.?.!— San Diego State Men’s Basketball (@Aztec_MBB )April 2, 2023 What a finish pic.twitter.com/dofIyWv2NB!.?.!— Myron Medcalf(@MedcalfByESPN )April 2, 2023 Scene from Petco Park when the #Aztecs WON pic.twitter.com/2ypszqkrAs!.?.!— Annie Heilbrunn(@annieheilbrunn)April 2, 2023 Sports Twitter
goes off THAT. SIMPLY. TAKEN PLACE. #MFinalFour x @Aztec_MBB pic.twitter.com/mPEz7eXnYb!.?.!— NCAA Guys’s Final Four(@MFinalFour )April 2, 2023 Wow celebration party time in San Diego! Yes @Aztec_MBB heading to the @MarchMadnessMBB championship. The Star of
Stars-LAMONT BUTLER with the winner!– Penis Vitale( @DickieV)April 2, 2023 Lamont Butler’s game-winning buzzer-beater was the 5th in a Last Four game all-time. He joins: Jalen Suggs (GONZ, 2021 )Kris Jenkins(VILL, 2016)Lorenzo Charles( NCST, 1983) Jerome Whitehead(MARQ, 1977
)pic.twitter.com/C83ZGLrXzX!.?.!— ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)April 2, 2023 POV: You’re a San Diego State fan seeing the Aztecs hit a buzzer beater to advance to the National
Championship #MarchMadness @Aztec_MBB pic.twitter.com/zheVeQsLTe!.?.!— NCAA
March Insanity(@MarchMadnessMBB )April 2, 2023 NBA world weighs in Terrific minute for College basketball– Nick Young(@NickSwagyPYoung)April 2, 2023 Huge time f *** ing shot Lamont!– De’Aaron Fox (@swipathefox)April 2, 2023 VIDEO GAME– Michael Carter-Willi (@mcarterwilliams)April 2, 2023 Wow– Friend Love!!!! (@buddyhield) April 2, 2023