Butler advances just before time expires

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    Sometimes, a game-winning play is craftily designed and enacted with precision by each of the five players on the floor.

    And sometimes, the decisive basket is the result of an enormous amount of luck.

    The play that Butler used to beat Old Dominion 60-58 on Thursday fell squarely into the latter category. Afterward, the Bulldogs made no apologies -- especially because their previous foray into the NCAA tournament ended when a last-second shot failed to go their way.

    Matt Howard's tip-in at the buzzer carried the eighth-seeded Bulldogs past ODU and into the next round of the Southeast Regional. The play was not what Butler coach Brad Stevens had in mind when he sent his team to the floor with the score tied and 32 seconds left.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310762086
     

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