HOUSTON – The Butler did it again.
This time, maybe it didn’t sting Lobo fans quite as much.
On the biggest stage of his basketball life, San Diego State guard Lamont Butler got the ball with his team trailing by one.
By the time the buzzer sounded 7.5 seconds later, his jumper was dropping through the net, sending tens of thousands inside NRG Stadium into a frenzy on Saturday and carrying his Aztecs to Monday’s national championship game. And in doing so, sprinkling just a little bit more respect on the Mountain West Conference name that two weekends ago brought with it plenty of doubt.