2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

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2010 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
Butler Bulldogs Duke Blue Devils Horizon ACC (33–4) (34-5) 59 61 Head coach: Brad Stevens Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
AP: 11 Coaches: 8[1] AP: 3 Coaches: 3
1st half 2nd half Total Butler Bulldogs 32 27 59 Duke Blue Devils 33 28 61
Date	April 5, 2010
Venue	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Kyle Singler, Duke
Favorite	Duke by 5
Referees	John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine
Attendance	70,930
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Clark Kellogg (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings	14.2
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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.