vs. #3
8:23 PM CT CBSTonight, deep in the heart of Houston, the 2011 NCAA Basketball champion will be crowned on the floor of Reliant Stadium. In a season without a super-team, it has come down to the Connecticut Huskies, just 9-9 in the Big East, but winners of 10 straight tournament games (5 Big East, 5 NCAA) and the Butler Bulldogs, last year's national finalist that was one shot away from slaying mighty Duke, and ready to win this one.
Leading each of their respective teams are senior point guards in what should be an amazing position battle tonight: Shelvin Mack of Butler vs. Kemba Walker of UConn. More importantly, down low in the paint, Butler bigs Matt Howard and Andrew Smith must be successful against the UConn front-line of Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith to give Butler an additional dimension in the back court. The play of Huskie freshman guard Jeremy Lamb on the biggest stage against the more-experienced Butler senior Shawn Vanzant will also go a long will in determining a champion.
In the end, although I will be rooting hard for Brad Stevens and the Cinderella story of the Bulldogs, I have to go with Kemba Walker and the Huskies to win the game.
My pick: UConn
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