[Guest post by DRJ]
Duke may be the betting favorite but Butler may well be America’s favorite. Will it be Duke or Butler?
— DRJ
UPDATE: Duke wins 61-59 but Butler just barely missed a last second half-court shot. It doesn’t get much closer than this game was.
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I love a game with the leader changing as many times as this one.
Alta Bob (e8af2b) — 4/5/2010 @ 7:17 pmI’m cheering for Butler, but this is a great game whomever wins. This is how it should be played.
htom (412a17) — 4/5/2010 @ 7:25 pmWell, the best answer I know to that “or” question is:
Yes.
Clavius (b00448) — 4/5/2010 @ 7:36 pmWhat’s the record number of lead changes in a tournament basketball game?
htom (412a17) — 4/5/2010 @ 7:52 pmIt’s over and Duke won. What a game.
DRJ (daa62a) — 4/5/2010 @ 8:39 pmMagnificent game. Duke may have won but Butler most certainly did not lose. A superb effort by all.
DCSCA (9d1bb3) — 4/5/2010 @ 8:44 pmCoach K is a class act, so it’s hard to begrudge him too much,
but
1. the big Duke guy (Z-something) should have fouled out for decking Howard with less than a minute, which would have negatively impacted Duke’s defense.
and
2. I think a flagrant foul could have been called on Duke on the Butler break-away. The announcer said it was clean, going for the ball, but he never touched the ball, he took him down by his right arm.
It was a great game, but it leaves a sour tatse when that obvious foul was not called.
MD in Philly (59a3ad) — 4/5/2010 @ 8:45 pmI’m not being a kindergarten teacher whose mantra is “No one ever loses” when I say that both teams were winners. They played hard and the outcome was in doubt until the very last second. Clean, hard sport–not a single thing to dislike about it.
Mike Myers (3c9845) — 4/5/2010 @ 8:57 pmWhat a game. Duke won, Butler not only didn’t lose, they were an in-and-out from taking the victory. Well done to both teams.
htom (412a17) — 4/5/2010 @ 9:02 pmI don’t normally watch basketball, but this game sucked me in. That was excellent ball.
Thomas (1c2383) — 4/6/2010 @ 8:43 amI’m not a big BBall fan, but I usually watch March madness. The game last night was one of the greatest games I’ve ever seen in College BBall. I was pulling for Butler, but Duke was just a smidge better and they truly earned the title. Butler was awesome and I look forward to seeing Butler play next season. Plus the Butler mascot is just the coolest mascot evah!
J. Raymond Wright (d83ab3) — 4/6/2010 @ 1:05 pm