2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2011 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
Butler Bulldogs Connecticut Huskies Horizon Big East (28–9) (31–9) 41 53 Head coach: Brad Stevens Head coach: Jim Calhoun
AP: NR Coaches: NR AP: 9 Coaches: 8[1]
1st half 2nd half Total Butler Bulldogs 22 19 41 Connecticut Huskies 19 34 53
Date	April 4, 2011
Venue	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
MVP	Kemba Walker, UConn
Favorite	Connecticut by 5.5
Referees	John Cahill, Verne Harris, Doug Shows
Attendance	70,376
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings	11.7
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The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title game of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 4, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, and featured the West Regional Champion, #3-seeded Connecticut, versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #8 seeded Butler.

For the first time since the 1989 National Championship Game, neither a #1 nor a #2 seed participated in the National Championship Game.