Minute by minute, second by second, the NCAA title game got better and better.
Minute by minute, second by second, the NCAA title game got better and better.
The ball went sailing while the buzzer went off. Where it landed would be the difference between a shining moment for one team, a tearstained loss for another. Butler forward Gordon Hayward's halfcourt shot hit backboard, then rim, then barely careened out. Duke beat Butler 61-59 on Monday night. What a game! And what a way to end the season, even if America's favorite underdog came up a little short.
The Duke Blue Devils are national champions.
Kansas - gone.
New Mexico star Darington Hobson crashed hard to the court when he was fouled on a drive to the basket. He remained down for a couple of minutes and appeared to be holding his left wrist as he was helped to the bench. After a media timeout he returned to take the free throws and missed both.
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