INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Butler has reached the national title game the same way it got into Saturday’s national semifinal – by changing the script.
Despite poor shooting, losing two players to injuries and having only two players reach double figures, all anomalies for the Bulldogs, Butler beat Michigan State at its own game for a 52-50 victory.
The result was as shocking as how the Bulldogs did it.
Guard Shelvin Mack watched the closing seconds from the sideline. Matt Howard left briefly in the second half after a violent collision with two other players.
Butler shot just 30.6 percent from the field and made just one basket in the final 12:18 of the game.
The Bulldogs will face either Duke or West Virginia for the national championship Monday night.
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