STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program’s third national title, in 2011, came after what many remember as one of the worst national championship games in the history of the tournament. Three-seeded UConn beat No. 8 seed Butler, 53-41, after the Bulldogs put together a record-low scoring performance.
Butler shot just 18.8% from the field and 27.3% from beyond the arc, the Bulldogs even missed six of their 14 free-throw attempts. UConn wasn’t much better. The Huskies scored only 19 points in the first half and trailed at halftime. Thanks mostly to Jeremy Lamb and Alex Oriakhi, Jim Calhoun’s squad ended up finishing an improved 34.5% from the field but only 1 of 11 from 3.
That game, with all of its shooting challenges, was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston — now named NRG Stadium and hosting this year’s Final Four weekend.
