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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut and Butler prepare for the opening tip-off. The Huskies and Bulldogs were playing in the NCAA tournament title game on Monday, April 4, 2011 in Houston.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler's Shelvin Mack gets past Connecticut's Jeremy Lamb.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler coach Brad Stevens yells from the sideline.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler's Shelvin Mack fights for the ball against UConn's Tyler Olander and Alex Oriakhi, right.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut's Tyler Olander drives between Butler's Chase Stigall, left, and Andrew Smith.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler's Matt Howard has hit shot blocked by Connecticut's Roscoe Smith.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, 68, became the oldest coach to win a NCAA title.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
President George H.W. Bush greats former NBA star Dennis Rodman during halftime.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut's Charles Okwandu drives to the basket for an easy score.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler's Andrew Smith, right, grabs a rebound in front of Connecticut's Jamal Coombs-McDaniel.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Butler's Shelvin Mack, right, celebrates after making a three-point shot at the end of the first half.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut's Kemba Walker, left, and Butler's Shelvin Mack fight for the ball.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut's Jeremy Lamb dunks for two of his 12 points against Butler.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
For the second straight season, the result was the same for Butler: a remarkable run in the NCAA tournament, only to fall short in the title game.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut players celebrate after the Huskies won their first NCAA title since 2004.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Another Connecticut championship seemed unlikely not all that long ago. The Huskies finished 9-9 in the Big East, but then won 11 straight games after the end of the season to finish as the top team in the land.
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UConn 53, Butler 41
Connecticut's Kemba Walker scored 16 points and was named the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In six games, he scored 141 points for a 23.5 point-per-game average.
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