Butler & Connecticut enter 2011 Final Four with thrilling wins

Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and the #8 Butler Bulldogs returned to the Final Four with a 74-71 OT victory over the #2 Florida Gators in the Southeast regional final of the NCAA tournament. Butler, the 2011 Horizon League champions, has now vanquished three higher seeds from major conferences—#1 Pittsburgh, #4 Wisconsin and now #2 Florida—in succession. Matt Howard scored 14 and Khyle Marshall added 10 for the Bulldogs (27-9), who showed once again that they simply won’t give in, climbing out of an 11-point hole in the last 9:25 of the second.




UConn's Kemba Walker scored 20 points & freshman Jeremy Lamb added 19 as #3 Connecticut earned its second Final Four berth in three years, beating #5 Arizona, 65-63 to win the West regional finals. Derrick Williams and Jamelle Horne missed 3-pointers in the final seconds for Arizona, allowing the third-seeded Huskies (30-9) to hang on for their ninth victory in 19 days and a trip to Houston next week.