Butlers buzzerbeater sends San Diego State to title game

HOUSTON — Countless times throughout his youth, San Diego State guard Lamont Butler counted down the imaginary clock in his head. “Three, two, one …” he’d say on his home court before firing off an imaginary winner. Childhood imagination met adult reality Saturday night, a collision of fate, opportunity and thousands of practice shots to meet the moment. Now a San Diego State junior, Butler took a pass with seven seconds left, drove the length of the floor and hit a 17-foot pull-up jump shot that will long live in NCAA lore. Butler’s shot swished pure through the rim, the…