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The Butler Bulldogs and Connecticut Huskies will battle for the National Championship tonight. Butler will be returning to the big game for the second consecutive season, as UConn tries to remain undefeated in tournament play this season.
The Butler Bulldogs were a half-court heave away from being National Champs last season. Tonight, they have a second chance to prove themselves. The Bulldogs escaped the first game of this years' big dance as Matt Howard put back a missed shot as time expired to push Butler to the next round. They then took down number one seed Pittsburgh as a Pitt player fouled Howard with seconds on the clock in a tie game. Howard knocked the free-throw down, and Butler was headed to the Sweet 16. From then on, the Butler defense, and the superb play by guard Shelvin Mack were not going to be stopped. They are a veteran team who has been here before. They play tremendous defense and just know how to win big games.
UConn, led by first-team All-American Kemba Walker, is undefeated in tournament play this year. They started off this season unranked, and jumped into the polls with a splash as they defeated Kentucky and then number two ranked Michigan State on their way to the Maui Invitational Championship. UConn, then went on to win every non-conference game on their schedule, but struggled down the stretch and finished 9th in the very tough Big East. They went into the Big East tournament trying to do something no team has ever done, win five games in five days to win the Big East Championship. Kemba Walker took the Huskies, put them on his back, and accomplished the daunting task. Next step was the big dance. UConn grabbed a number three seed and pushed their way all the way to the National Championship. On the back of Kemba Walker, the Huskies will look to win their 11th straight game, and hoist that National Championship Trophy.
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