2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the National Champion for the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 5, 2010 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the South Regional Champion, #1 seeded Duke, and the West Regional Champion, #5 seeded Butler.
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Date | April 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Venue | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||
MVP | Kyle Singler, Duke | ||||||||||||
Favorite | Duke by 5 | ||||||||||||
Referees | John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 70,930 | ||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Clark Kellogg (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline) | ||||||||||||
Nielsen Ratings | 14.2 | ||||||||||||
This was the fifth national championship game to be played between two private universities, and the first since the 1985 national title game between Georgetown and Villanova, won by Villanova, 66-64. The other three besides 1985 and 2010 were in 1942, 1954, and 1955.