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Upset Special: Butler Beats No. 1 Pitt 71-70

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Matt Howard made one free throw with 0.8 seconds left to cap a wild final sequence, and Butler added another amazing victory to its list of NCAA tournament upsets, eliminating top-seeded Pittsburgh 71-70 Saturday.

Each team had a chance to win it from the foul line in the last 2 seconds. After Butler's Shelvin Mack inexplicably fouled Gilbert Brown near midcourt with 1.4 seconds left, Brown made the first try to tie it.

He missed the second, and Howard was fouled by Nasir Robinson while grabbing the rebound. Howard made the first shot, then intentionally banged the second attempt off the rim.

Brown finished with 24 points, but he will forever remember the missed free throw.

Mack scored 30 for Butler (25-9), which used a string of upsets to reach the championship game last year. Butler has won 11 straight overall and is 7-1 in its last eight NCAA tournament games.

The Bulldogs will next face either Kansas State or Wisconsin in the Southeast regional.

Pittsburgh (28-6), the Big East regular-season champion, trailed by 12 points in the first half and blew a five point lead in the second.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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