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426:
408:Participants
399:
370:
368:
254:Kemba Walker
159:
150:
135:
126:
98:Brad Stevens
44:
35:
1702:Kevin Ollie
1690:Jim Calhoun
1643:Jeremy Lamb
1077:DonBest.com
902:Jeremy Lamb
877:Jim Calhoun
844:Attendance:
819:Jeremy Lamb
628:Matt Howard
600:Jeremy Lamb
496:Matt Howard
391:Connecticut
105:Jim Calhoun
102:Head coach:
95:Head coach:
1722:Categories
1685:Head coach
961:"SBnation"
917:References
865:Georgetown
504:Pittsburgh
500:free throw
331:(sideline)
324:Steve Kerr
311:Announcers
284:Attendance
30:See also:
1087:March 31,
1057:March 31,
861:Villanova
849:Referees:
729:Box score
445:June 2017
315:Jim Nantz
909:analyst
881:Big East
758:–19, 19–
556:Position
539:Big East
502:against
275:Referees
265:Favorite
182:2nd half
179:1st half
73:Big East
1032:May 18,
1007:May 18,
710:April 4
490:of the
326:(color)
301:Network
156:Coaches
132:Coaches
68:Horizon
869:Butler
846:70,376
685:Source
553:Butler
395:Butler
287:70,376
82:(31–9)
79:(28–9)
889:UConn
816:Asts:
808:Rebs:
486:star
258:UConn
234:Venue
185:Total
1587:2024
1582:2023
1577:2022
1572:2021
1567:2020
1562:2019
1557:2018
1552:2017
1547:2016
1542:2015
1537:2014
1532:2013
1527:2012
1522:2011
1517:2010
1512:2009
1507:2008
1502:2007
1497:2006
1492:2005
1487:2004
1482:2003
1477:2002
1472:2001
1467:2000
1462:1999
1457:1998
1452:1997
1447:1996
1442:1995
1437:1994
1432:1993
1427:1992
1422:1991
1417:1990
1412:1989
1407:1988
1402:1987
1397:1986
1392:1985
1387:1984
1382:1983
1377:1982
1372:1981
1367:1980
1362:1979
1357:1978
1352:1977
1347:1976
1342:1975
1337:1974
1332:1973
1327:1972
1322:1971
1317:1970
1312:1969
1307:1968
1302:1967
1297:1966
1292:1965
1287:1964
1282:1963
1277:1962
1272:1961
1267:1960
1262:1959
1257:1958
1252:1957
1247:1956
1242:1955
1237:1954
1232:1953
1227:1952
1222:1951
1217:1950
1212:1949
1207:1948
1202:1947
1197:1946
1192:1945
1187:1944
1182:1943
1177:1942
1172:1941
1167:1940
1162:1939
1089:2019
1059:2019
1052:ESPN
1034:2018
1009:2018
942:2023
935:ESPN
894:NCAA
885:NCAA
800:Pts:
787:Asts
779:Rebs
478:The
369:The
359:2012
354:2010
341:11.7
322:and
226:Date
1676:34
1670:22
1665:MOP
1659:15
1653:13
907:CBS
768:Pts
715:EDT
699:CBS
653:F/C
595:G/F
484:NBA
385:in
305:CBS
249:MVP
1724::
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1641:3
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838:,
821:,
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805:16
775:13
760:34
756:22
746:53
665:†
660:2
602:1
579:1
575:†
397:.
256:,
240:,
217:53
214:34
211:19
201:41
198:19
195:22
158::
149::
147:AP
136:NR
134::
127:NR
125::
123:AP
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