Duke - Butler 9:00

[gladdyontherise]

Please, that game was called fairly IMO, Butler played great. That team showed a lot of heart, but not being able to make shots down the stretch really hurt them. They could've won by 10

Duke's big guy should've got called for mauling Howard, he took his arms away from the rebound. Unfairly reffed game, and Duke certianly isnt considered the National champion by me, the committee and refs gave them the tourney, for rating purposes

[nadeau01_johnson48]

Great game. Singler getting JACKED UP on that last shot was awesome.

Only bad spot (aside from the outcome) was the blatant love-fest Clark Kellogg has with Duke. My God.

[hector234]

Duke's big guy should've got called for mauling Howard, he took his arms away from the rebound. Unfairly reffed game, and Duke certianly isnt considered the National champion by me, the committee and refs gave them the tourney, for rating purposes

No one is given the tournament, please, Duke played hard and they played well all tournament long. All you have is "they had an easy road", which they did, but how many teams with "Easy" roads really make it? In these days, the mid majors are taken for granted and have been going down to the wire with the big boys. Duke beat Baylor, West Virginia, and now Butler, not exactly an easy road to the title. Get over it! If it was for ratings, then Kentucky or Kansas would've gone further

[gladdyontherise]

No one is given the tournament, please, Duke played hard and they played well all tournament long. All you have is "they had an easy road", which they did, but how many teams with "Easy" roads really make it? In these days, the mid majors are taken for granted and have been going down to the wire with the big boys. Duke beat Baylor, West Virginia, and now Butler, not exactly an easy road to the title. Get over it! If it was for ratings, then Kentucky or Kansas would've gone further

Dan Guerrero should get the trophy for blessing Duke with a cupcake bracket, no calls that made Butler lose, its clear as day Goobek (or whatever his name is) held Howard down and then pushed him to the floor, and no call when it mattered most

[hector234]

Dan Guerrero should get the trophy for blessing Duke with a cupcake bracket, no calls that made Butler lose, its clear as day Goobek (or whatever his name is) held Howard down and then pushed him to the floor, and no call when it mattered most

There were a lot of no calls, the refs let them play. Butler should've won, they just couldn't buy a bucket down the stretch. Aside from that layup at the end, they went almost 8 minutes without a basket. So to say, the refs gave it to Duke, it complete B.S. Both teams played hard, it was a good game. And you're "cupcake" brackett is really the only thing you can come with, yet they beat some solid teams.

[dirtydistance]

The refs did give it to Duke. The whole NCAA did. Why did they open up against the play-in winner? That should have gone to Kansas. Very shady. Anyhow, Coach K is gonna go the the Nets so enjoy it Dukies

[hector234]

Great game. Singler getting JACKED UP on that last shot was awesome.

Only bad spot (aside from the outcome) was the blatant love-fest Clark Kellogg has with Duke. My God.

Tell me about it, that guy was getting annoying. I've never liked him as a commentator

[gladdyontherise]

There were a lot of no calls, the refs let them play. Butler should've won, they just couldn't buy a bucket down the stretch. Aside from that layup at the end, they went almost 8 minutes without a basket. So to say, the refs gave it to Duke, it complete B.S. Both teams played hard, it was a good game. And you're "cupcake" brackett is really the only thing you can come with, yet they beat some solid teams.

You let them play sure, but when your getting held down than pushed down its time to blow the whistle, its ridiculous, although not so much considering how terrible the refs were the entire tournament..

its ok, its clear as day Duke wont be back next season, heck they wont even be the preseason #1

[gladdyontherise]

The refs did give it to Duke. The whole NCAA did. Why did they open up against the play-in winner? That should have gone to Kansas. Very shady. Anyhow, Coach K is gonna go the the Nets so enjoy it Dukies

i'm still confused by this also, i thought it ALWAYS goes to the overall #1

[Aikman_TheGreat]

I didnt see any no-calls that were "blatant". I saw one no-call that I felt for sure was a no-call, but most I was just 50/50 on.

Even though I'm a "fan" of Duke, along with other teams with prestigious coaches (im just a fan of good basketball), I was so hoping Butler would win.

Great game either way.