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2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
DateApril 4, 2011VenueReliant Stadium, Houston, TexasMVPKemba Walker, UConnFavoriteConnecticut by 5.5RefereesJohn Cahill, Verne Harris, Doug ShowsAttendance70,376United States TV coverageNetworkCBSAnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr (color)
Tracy Wolfson (sideline)Nielsen Ratings11.7
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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. UConn defeated Butler in a defensive battle, 53–41, to win their third national title. The Bulldogs became the first team to lose in consecutive title games since the Fab Five-era Michigan Wolverines in 1992 and 1993.