Final Four Highlights

SI Staff | Apr 6, 2010

Final Four Highlights /

Final Four Highlights

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Butler's Matt Howard and Michigan State's Delvon Roe battle for the opening tip as a pair of No. 5 seeds get the Final Four started in Indianapolis.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Raymar Morgan skys for a rebound as the Spartans demonstrate their athleticism early in the first half.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Butler's Brad Stevens, 33, is the youngest coach to bring a team to the Final Four since a volatile youngster named Bobby Knight did it in 1973.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Gordon Hayward knocked down three early 3-pointers and led Butler with 13 points at the half.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Only John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith and Roy Williams have taken more teams to the Final Four than Michigan State's Tom Izzo.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Korie Lucious has become the Spartan's floor general since Kalin Lucas went down with a ruptured Achilles tendon in the second-round game against Maryland.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Shelvin Mack, who scored 12 points in the first half, missed most of the second half with muscle spasms in his thighs.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Bogged down with key players on the bench all night, the Spartans failed to find an offensive rhythm.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Gordon Hayward had 19 points and nine rebounds, including one with 2 seconds left that sealed the game.

Butler 52, Michigan State 50

Butler advanced to the championship game despite shooting 30.6 percent from the field and making just one field goal in the final 12:18 of the game.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

West Virginia's Kevin Jones tears a rebound away from Duke big man Brian Zoubek early in the first half.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

After scoring just 5 points against Baylor, Kyle Singler led Duke with 14 points in the first half.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

Duke is back in the Final Four for the 11th time under coach Mike Krzyzewski -- but first time since 2004.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins told his alma mater on the day he was hired he was back to win a national championship.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils have controlled the game pretty much from the opening tip.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

Duke had more offensive rebounds (7) than West Virginia had total rebounds (6) in the first half.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

With Da'Sean Butler struggling, Devin Ebanks (pictured) led the West Virginia with 9 first-half points.

Duke 78, West Virginia 57

Duke handed West Virginia its worst loss of the season and reached its first NCAA title game since 2001.

Published Apr 6, 2010

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