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Nolan Smith got Duke off to a hot start scoring four points in the 1st two and a half minutes to give Duke an early 6–1 lead. Shelvin Mack got Butler back into the game making two three-pointers in the next 3 minutes to give Butler a 12–11 lead. Shelvin Mack kept Butler going as Butler would have a 20–18 lead at the under-8 TV Timeout.
In the 2010 NCAA tournament, Butler was the National runner-up to Duke, advancing to the National Championship Game after defeating Michigan State in the Final Four. [2] With a total enrollment of only 4,500 students, Butler is the smallest school to play for a national championship since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. [3]
The Final Four consisted of Duke, making their first appearance since 2004, West Virginia, who were making their second appearance and first since 1959, Butler, considered the host school and making their first ever appearance, and Michigan State, the national runner-up from 2009 appearing in the Final Four for the sixth time under head coach ...
Championship game: UConn 53, Butler 41 Final Four MOP: Kemba Walker, Jr., UConn Site: Reliant Stadium, Houston The NCAA tournament expanded to its current 68-team, First Four format in 2011.
The Final Four had the highest combined Final Four seeds since seeding started in 1979, with 26 (11-VCU, 8-Butler, 4-Kentucky & 3-Connecticut). Connecticut defeated Butler in the championship game 53–41, winning its third national championship as in many attempts.
In a back-and-forth, Butler could not get enough stops as No. 20 FAU pulled out a 91-86 win over the Bulldogs at the ESPN Invitational in Orlando. FAU was in Final Four last year. Butler has 11 ...
The win made Stevens, at age 33, the youngest coach to lead a team to the Final Four since Bob Knight made his first Final Four appearance at age 32 in 1973. [72] Butler became the smallest school (enrollment 4,200) to make the Final Four since seeding began in 1979. [73] 4/3 – Butler vs. #13/#12 (5 seed) Michigan St. (NCAA tournament ...
The Owls made just two field goals over the final 7:44 as SDSU’s vaunted defense finally figured out a way to slow them down. Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beater to propel San Diego State into the ...