LAS VEGAS – After hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to secure a share of the Mountain West Conference title, junior guard Lamont Butler came up huge in the San Diego State men’s basketball Mountain West quarterfinal win over the Colorado State Rams.
Butler had more late-game heroics in store but this time on the defensive end. With the Aztecs clinging to a two-point lead with 10.6 seconds left, the Rams passed the ball to their leading scorer senior guard Isaiah Stevens. Stevens drove down the court and pulled up for a potential game-tying jumper on the left wing, but Butler had a good contest and forced the miss.