2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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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 it 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.
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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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For the first time since the 1989 National Championship Game, neither a #1 nor a #2 seed participated in the National Championship Game.