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The Unlikelys: Butler and UConn play for it all

The Unlikelys: Butler and UConn play for it all

After their latest win on the road to an unlikely spot in the national title game, Connecticut's players talked about shocking the world. Butler's talked about unfinished business. That's what it comes down to in the closing act of a college basketball season turned upside down - a national final between a "power team" with one of the best players in the country that feels like an underdog and a "little guy" that thinks it should be there.

 

UConn beats Kentucky, advances to NCAA title game

UConn beats Kentucky, advances to NCAA title game

When the options boil down to winning or heading home, nobody's better than Kemba and Connecticut....

 

West: Connecticut 65, Arizona 63: Huskies Pull Together

With Kemba Walker struggling, the Huskies showed they were far from a one-man team.

 

Butler back in Final Four, beats Florida in OT

Butler back in Final Four, beats Florida in OT

Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course they're going back to the Final Four.

 

No. 8 Butler one win away from another Final Four

Matt Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Butler sent home yet another higher seed in the NCAA tournament with a 61-54 victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night.

 

UConn, Florida, Arizona First Teams to Advance to 'Elite 8' Round of NCAA Tournament

 UConn, Florida, Arizona First Teams to Advance to 'Elite 8' Round of NCAA Tournament

Derrick Williams scored a career-high 32 points and his Arizona teammates showed they're not just a one-man team, upsetting defending national champion Duke 93-77 Thursday night to reach the final eight for the first time since 2005.

 

Bracket busters, top seeds all part of round of 16

Bracket busters, top seeds all part of round of 16

The Big East was a bust. The Jimmer lived up to the hype. There are plenty of 10s, 11s and 12s left in the bracket, along with a handful of talented freshmen and a few familiar faces from Tobacco Road. The second week of the NCAA tournament will be sprinkled with the typical blend of favorites and underdogs, the familiar and the obscure, with a notable lack of Big East flavor in that mix.

 

Florida St. shuts down No. 2 Notre Dame

Bernard James scored 14 points, Michael Snaer added 13 and Florida State showed there's more to its game than defense with a 71-57 upset of second-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday night that put the Seminoles in the regional semifinals for the first time since 1993.

 

East: North Carolina 86, Washington 83: With Finishing Flourish, Tar Heels Return to Round of 16

East: North Carolina 86, Washington 83: With Finishing Flourish, Tar Heels Return to Round of 16

Washington led for much of the game, but North Carolina went ahead with just over four minutes remaining and managed to hang on.

 

Upset special: Butler beats Pittsburgh 71-70

With plenty of help from Pittsburgh, Butler found another way to pull off a stunning upset in the NCAA tournament.

 

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