March Madness is known for late-game winners. The guys who hit those last year are back for more


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The last-second shot fuels to the allure of the NCAA Tournament and March Madness. San Diego State's Lamont Butler understands that well after hitting a buzzer-beating jumper in last year's Final Four to send the Aztecs to the title game. Butler joins Florida Atlantic's Nick Boyd and TCU's JaKobe Coles as players who hit final-seconds shots in last year's tournament and are back in the field of 68 this year. Butler says the key for him was playing confident and "fearless" in a pressure-packed moment to beat Florida Atlantic. The NCAAs begin play this week.

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