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Butler entered the tournament as the #5 seed in the West Regional. In the 1st round, Shelvin Mack made seven three-pointers to lead Butler to a 77-59 victory over UTEP.[2] In the 2nd round, Butler used late free throws from Ronald Nored and Matt Howard to beat Murray State 54-52 and advance to the Sweet 16.[3] In the Sweet 16, Butler upset top-seeded Syracuse with a 63-59 win to advance to the West Regional Final, their 1st regional final appearance in team history.[4] In the Elite Eight, Butler would upset Kansas State beating them 63-56 to advance to the Final Four, their 1st appearance in team history.[5] In the Final Four, Butler beat Michigan State with a 52-50 win to advance to their 1st ever national championship game.[6]
Duke entered the tournament as the #1 seed in the South Regional. In the 1st round, Duke beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44.[7] In the 2nd round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Duke beat California 68-53.[8] In the Sweet 16, Kyle Singler had 24 points and Jon Scheyer had 18 points to beat Purdue 70-57.[9] In the Elite Eight, Nolan Smith scored 29 points to lead Duke to a 78-71 victory over Baylor to advance to the Final Four.[10] In the 2010 Final Four, Duke beat West Virginia 78-57 to advance to the national championship game, their first since 2001.[11]
Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 70,930 Referees: John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine
1st Halfedit
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. Then, Jon Scheyer would score four points in the next three minutes leading Duke to an 8-0 run giving them a 26-20 lead and Butler would call a 30-second timeout. During the next 70 seconds, Avery Jukes would score five points leading Butler to a 7-0 run which would result in a 27-26 Butler lead. While Jukes scored five points in the final two and a half minutes of the 1st half, Jon Scheyer scored four in that same time frame and Duke would lead 33-32 at halftime.
2nd Halfedit
During the 1st seven minutes of the 2nd half, neither team took a lead larger than 2 while Duke would have a 45-43 lead when they called a 30-second timeout. Then, Brian Zoubek would make a basket to give Duke a 47-43 lead. In the next 35 seconds, Gordon Hayward made two free throws to cut the Duke lead to 49-47. In the next minute, Jon Scheyer scored five points to give Duke a 56-51 lead. During the next 35 seconds after Butler called a 30-second timeout, Matt Howard and Gordon Hayward each made a pair of free throws to cut the Duke lead to 56-55 and Duke would call a 30-second timeout. Then, Kyle Singler made a basket to give Duke a 58-55 lead and Butler would call a 30-second timeout. With 3:16 remaining, Nolan Smith made a pair of free throws to give Duke a 60-55 lead. Within the next minute after 1:50 was remaining in the game, Matt Howard scored four points to cut the Duke lead to 60-59. With 3 seconds left, Brian Zoubek made one of two free throws to give Duke a 61-59 lead. Gordon Hayward narrowly missed a buzzer-beating half-court shot which would have won the game for Butler and it resulted in a 61-59 win for Duke and the national championship.[13]
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^"Late free throws push Butler into Sweet 16". ESPN.com. March 20, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^"Butler shocks top-seeded Syracuse for school's first regional final appearance". ESPN.com. March 25, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^"Butler stuns K-State for school's first Final Four appearance". ESPN.com. March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^"Butler shakes second-half slump for school's first finals appearance". ESPN.com. April 3, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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^"Singler, Scheyer shoot Blue Devils past pesky Purdue". ESPN.com. March 26, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^"Smith scores 29 to lead Duke past Baylor despite Singler's struggles". ESPN.com. March 28, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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^"Hayward's shot off target at buzzer as Duke prevails". ESPN.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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See also 2010 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 2010 NCAA Division I men s basketball championship game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 The 2010 NCAA Division I men s basketball championship game was the finals of the 2010 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament and determined the National Champion for the 2009 10 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The game was played on April 5 2010 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana and featured the South Regional Champion 1 seeded Duke and the West Regional Champion 5 seeded Butler 2010 NCAA Tournament Championship GameNational championship gameButler Bulldogs Duke Blue DevilsHorizon ACC 33 4 34 5 59 61 Head coach Brad Stevens Head coach Mike KrzyzewskiAP 12Coaches 12 1 AP 4Coaches 41st half2nd half TotalButler Bulldogs 3227 59Duke Blue Devils 3328 61DateApril 5 2010VenueLucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis IndianaMVPKyle Singler DukeFavoriteDuke by 5RefereesJohn Cahill Tom Eades Ted ValentineAttendance70 930United States TV coverageNetworkCBSAnnouncersJim Nantz play by play Clark Kellogg color Tracy Wolfson sideline Nielsen Ratings14 2 20092011 This was the fifth national championship game to be played between two private universities and the first since the 1985 national title game between Georgetown and Villanova won by Villanova 66 64 The other three besides 1985 and 2010 were the 1942 National championship game the 1954 national championship game and the 1955 national championship game Contents 1 Participants 1 1 Butler 1 2 Duke 2 Starting lineups 3 Game summary 3 1 1st Half 3 2 2nd Half 4 ReferencesParticipants editButler edit Main article 2009 10 Butler Bulldogs men s basketball team Butler entered the tournament as the 5 seed in the West Regional In the 1st round Shelvin Mack made seven three pointers to lead Butler to a 77 59 victory over UTEP 2 In the 2nd round Butler used late free throws from Ronald Nored and Matt Howard to beat Murray State 54 52 and advance to the Sweet 16 3 In the Sweet 16 Butler upset top seeded Syracuse with a 63 59 win to advance to the West Regional Final their 1st regional final appearance in team history 4 In the Elite Eight Butler would upset Kansas State beating them 63 56 to advance to the Final Four their 1st appearance in team history 5 In the Final Four Butler beat Michigan State with a 52 50 win to advance to their 1st ever national championship game 6 Duke edit Main article 2009 10 Duke Blue Devils men s basketball team Duke entered the tournament as the 1 seed in the South Regional In the 1st round Duke beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 73 44 7 In the 2nd round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament Duke beat California 68 53 8 In the Sweet 16 Kyle Singler had 24 points and Jon Scheyer had 18 points to beat Purdue 70 57 9 In the Elite Eight Nolan Smith scored 29 points to lead Duke to a 78 71 victory over Baylor to advance to the Final Four 10 In the 2010 Final Four Duke beat West Virginia 78 57 to advance to the national championship game their first since 2001 11 Starting lineups editButler Position Duke Shelvin Mack 2 G Nolan Smith 1 Ronald Nored G Jon Scheyer Willie Veasley G F F Kyle Singler 2 Gordon Hayward 1 G F F Lance Thomas Matt Howard F C Brian Zoubek Players selected in an NBA draft number indicates round Source 12 Game summary editCBS April 59 21 pm Box score W5 Butler Bulldogs 59 S1 Duke Blue Devils 61 Scoring by half 32 33 27 28Pts Gordon Hayward Shelvin Mack 12Rebs Gordon Hayward 8Asts Willie Veasley 3Steals Shelvin Mack 2 Pts Kyle Singler 19Rebs Brian Zoubek 10Asts Jon Scheyer 5Steals Lance Thomas 2Blocks Kyle Singler Brian Zoubek Jon Scheyer 2 each Lucas Oil StadiumAttendance 70 930Referees John Cahill Tom Eades Ted Valentine 1st Half edit 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 Then Jon Scheyer would score four points in the next three minutes leading Duke to an 8 0 run giving them a 26 20 lead and Butler would call a 30 second timeout During the next 70 seconds Avery Jukes would score five points leading Butler to a 7 0 run which would result in a 27 26 Butler lead While Jukes scored five points in the final two and a half minutes of the 1st half Jon Scheyer scored four in that same time frame and Duke would lead 33 32 at halftime 2nd Half edit During the 1st seven minutes of the 2nd half neither team took a lead larger than 2 while Duke would have a 45 43 lead when they called a 30 second timeout Then Brian Zoubek would make a basket to give Duke a 47 43 lead In the next 35 seconds Gordon Hayward made two free throws to cut the Duke lead to 49 47 In the next minute Jon Scheyer scored five points to give Duke a 56 51 lead During the next 35 seconds after Butler called a 30 second timeout Matt Howard and Gordon Hayward each made a pair of free throws to cut the Duke lead to 56 55 and Duke would call a 30 second timeout Then Kyle Singler made a basket to give Duke a 58 55 lead and Butler would call a 30 second timeout With 3 16 remaining Nolan Smith made a pair of free throws to give Duke a 60 55 lead Within the next minute after 1 50 was remaining in the game Matt Howard scored four points to cut the Duke lead to 60 59 With 3 seconds left Brian Zoubek made one of two free throws to give Duke a 61 59 lead Gordon Hayward narrowly missed a buzzer beating half court shot which would have won the game for Butler and it resulted in a 61 59 win for Duke and the national championship 13 References edit 2009 10 Men s College Basketball Rankings ESPN Retrieved February 16 2023 Butler rides Mack s 3 pointers past UTEP in first round ESPN com March 18 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Late free throws push Butler into Sweet 16 ESPN com March 20 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Butler shocks top seeded Syracuse for school s first regional final appearance ESPN com March 25 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Butler stuns K State for school s first Final Four appearance ESPN com March 27 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Butler shakes second half slump for school s first finals appearance ESPN com April 3 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Duke makes short work of Arkansas Pine Bluff in opener ESPN com March 19 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Duke depends on post play to overcome Cal ESPN com March 21 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Singler Scheyer shoot Blue Devils past pesky Purdue ESPN com March 26 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Smith scores 29 to lead Duke past Baylor despite Singler s struggles ESPN com March 28 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Duke ends West Virginia s season advances to first national title game since 01 ESPN com April 3 2010 Retrieved April 7 2014 Duke vs Butler Box Score April 5 2010 Sports Reference com Retrieved May 18 2018 Hayward s shot off target at buzzer as Duke prevails ESPN com April 5 2010 Retrieved April 8 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball championship game amp oldid 1217327396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
