2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament August 2023 April 2014 2010 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg Lucas Oil Stadium 2010 Final Four 04 01 2010.JPG April 5, 2010 2009-10 Butler University Butler Bulldogs 33–4 Horizon 11 8https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/18/year/2010/seasontype/2 2009-10 Men's College Basketball Rankings ESPN February 16, 2023 Brad Stevens 32 27 Duke University Duke Blue Devils 34–5 ACC 3 3 Mike Krzyzewski 33 28 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 70,930 John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine Kyle Singler, Duke Duke by 5 CBS 14.2 Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Clark Kellogg (color)Tracy Wolfson (sideline) 2009 2011 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. 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 in 1942, 1954, and 1955. Participants Butler Bulldogs 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300772086 https://web.archive.org/web/20100319004840/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300772086 dead March 19, 2010 Butler rides Mack's 3-pointers past UTEP in first round ESPN.com 18 March 2010 7 April 2014 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300792086 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325062930/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300792086 dead March 25, 2010 Late free throws push Butler into Sweet 16 ESPN.com 20 March 2010 7 April 2014 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183 https://web.archive.org/web/20100327083954/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183 dead March 27, 2010 Butler shocks top-seeded Syracuse for school's first regional final appearance ESPN.com 25 March 2010 7 April 2014 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300862306 https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032217/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300862306 dead April 1, 2010 Butler stuns K-State for school's first Final Four appearance ESPN.com 27 March 2010 7 April 2014 In the Final Four, Butler beat Michigan State with a 52–50 win to advance to their 1st ever national championship game.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300930127 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406234634/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300930127 dead April 6, 2010 Butler shakes second-half slump for school's first finals appearance ESPN.com 3 April 2010 7 April 2014 Duke Blue Devils 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780150 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203063958/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780150 dead December 3, 2010 Duke makes short work of Arkansas-Pine Bluff in opener ESPN.com 19 March 2010 7 April 2014 In the 2nd round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Duke beat California 68–53.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800150 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325154301/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800150 dead March 25, 2010 Duke depends on post play to overcome Cal ESPN.com 21 March 2010 7 April 2014 In the Sweet 16, Kyle Singler had 24 points and Jon Scheyer had 18 points to beat Purdue 70–57.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300850150 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402024614/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300850150 dead April 2, 2010 Singler, Scheyer shoot Blue Devils past pesky Purdue ESPN.com 26 March 2010 7 April 2014 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.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300870150 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402084340/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300870150 dead April 2, 2010 Smith scores 29 to lead Duke past Baylor despite Singler's struggles ESPN.com 28 March 2010 7 April 2014 In the 2010 Final Four, Duke beat West Virginia 78–57 to advance to the national championship game, their first since 2001.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300930150 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406234639/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300930150 dead April 6, 2010 Duke ends West Virginia's season, advances to first national title game since '01 ESPN.com 3 April 2010 7 April 2014 Starting lineups Butler Position Duke Shelvin Mack G Nolan Smith Ronald Nored G Jon Scheyer Willie Veasley G/F F Kyle Singler Gordon Hayward G/F F Lance Thomas Matt Howard F C Brian Zoubek SourceDuke vs. Butler Box Score, April 5, 2010 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2010-04-05-butler.html Sports-Reference.com 18 May 2018 Game summary #ffdead April 5, 2010 9:21 pm Box score #W5 Butler Bulldogs 59 #S1 Duke Blue Devils 61 32–33 27–28 Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack 12 Gordon Hayward 8 Willie Veasley 3 Steals: Shelvin Mack 2 Kyle Singler 19 Brian Zoubek 10 Jon Scheyer 5 Steals: Lance Thomas 2Blocks: Kyle Singler, Brian Zoubek, Jon Scheyer 2 each Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 70,930 John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine CBS 1st Half 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 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 two-point 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.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300950150 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409100305/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300950150 dead April 9, 2010 Hayward's shot off target at buzzer as Duke prevails ESPN.com 5 April 2010 8 April 2014 References NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:2010s in Indianapolis