FINAL-4 BREAKDOWN PT-III

2011 NCAA FINAL FOUR

Saturday, April 2, 2011 | TV-CBS
Reliant Stadium | Houston, Texas

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GAME #1

6:09 PM, EDT | TV-CBS

8 Butler Bulldogs
     27-9 | 12-6 Conference (20-14 ATS)

11 Virginia Commonwealth Rams
     28-11 | 15-6 Conference (18-20 ATS)

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GAME #2
5:49 PM, EDT | TV-CBS

4 Kentucky Wildcats 
   29-8 | 13-6 Conference (16-16 ATS)

3 Connecticut Huskies
   30-9 | 14-9 Conference (21-12 ATS)
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STARTING 1's

4 UKY 6-3 | 187 Fr Brandon Knight 
3 CON 6-1 | 172 Jr Kemba Walker

11 VCU 5-10 | 174 Sr Joey Rodriguez 
8 BTL 6-3 | 221 Jr Sheldon Mack


STARTING 2's

4 UKY 6-4 | 197 Fr Doron Lamb  
3 CON 6-0 | 169 Fr Shabazz Napier

11 VCU 6-2 | 185 Sr Brandon Rozzell  
8 BTL 6-0 | 171 Sr Shawn Vanzant

STARTING 3's

4 UKY 6-6 | 218 Jr DeAndre Liggins 
3 CON 6-5 | 188 Fr Jeremy Lamb

11 VCU 6-4 | 210 Sr Ed Nixon 
8 BTL 6-0 | 173 Jr Ronald Nored

STARTING 4's

4 UKY 6-7 | 228 Jr Darius Miller 
3 CON 6-8 | 206 Fr Roscoe Smith

11 VCU 6-5 | 227 Jr Bradford Burgess 
8 BTL 6-8 | 233 Sr Matt Howard

 STARTING 5's


4 UKY 6-8 | 241 Fr Terrance Jones 
3 CON 6-9 | 244 Soph Alex Oriakhi

11 VCU 6-9 | 246 Sr Jamie Skeen 
8 BTL 6-11 | 243 Soph Andrew Smith

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NCAA TOURNEY GAME DETAILS

POINTSPREAD RECORDS | STREAKS

1. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 5-0 ATS TRN
Rams Favored All But-1 Tourney Gm  
Rams Avg Spread | VCU +5.6
(VCU was -11/2 vs So Cal, Play-In Gm/Dayton)

2. BUTLER 4-0 ATS TOURNEY 
Bulldogs Won 6 in a Row, ATS
Bulldogs Won 13 in a Row Overall
Bulldogs 'Dogs Every Tourney Gm 
Bulldogs Avg Spread | Butler +4.375

3. CONNECTICUT 3-1 ATS TOURNEY 
Huskies Failed to Cover Last Gm vs AZ by Half-Pt
Huskies Covered 8x Row till AZ
Huskies Won 9x Row Overall
Huskies Favored All 4 Tourney Gms
Huskies Avg Spread | UConn -4.5

4. KENTUCKY 3-1 ATS TOURNEY 
'Cats Covered Last 3x Row ATS'Cats 7-1 ATS Last 8
'Cats Won 10x in a Row Overall
'Cats Favored 3 of 4 Tourney
'Cats Avg Spread | Ky -3.125

VICTORY MARGIN
  1. CONNECTICUT +12.25 PPG
  2. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH +12 PPG 
  3. KENTUCKY +4.75 PPG
  4. BUTLER +3.25 PPG

TOURNEY SCORING PPG AVG
  1. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 74 PPG
  2. CONNECTICUT 72.25 PPG
  3. KENTUCKY 67 PPG
  4. BUTLER 66.5 PPG

TOURNEY OPPONENT PPG AVG
  1. CONNECTICUT 60 PPG ALWD
  2. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 62 PPG ALWD
  3. KENTUCKY 62.25 PPG ALWD
  4. BUTLER 63.25 PPG ALWD

2010-2011 SEASON AVG's

2010-2011 VICTORY MARGIN 
  1. KENTUCKY +11.7
  2. CONNECTICUT +7.6
  2. BUTLER +7.6
  4. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH +5.1

2010-2011 TEAM SCORING PPG AVG 
  1. KENTUCKY 75.4 PPG
  2. CONNECTICUT 73.3 PPG
  3. BUTLER 72.1 PPG
  4. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 71.8 PPG

2010-2011 OPPONENT PPG AVG 
  1. KENTUCKY 63.7 OPP PPG ALWD
  2. BUTLER 64.5 OPP PPG ALWD
  3. CONNECTICUT 65.7 OPP PPG ALWD
  4. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 66.7 OPP PPG ALWD