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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.
This was also the first Final Four to not feature any 1-seed or 2-seeds. 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 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]
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 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 ...
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Butler's 18.8 percent shooting for the entire game was the lowest ever in the NCAA final. UConn contributed to Butler's poor shooting by blocking 10 shots, also a championship game record. Butler was led in scoring by junior guard Shelvin Mack with 13 points, while UConn freshman Jeremy Lamb scored 12 points in the 2nd
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 ...