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* In 2010, Butler reached their first Final Four as a # 5 seed, beating # 12 seeded UTEP in the first round behind a flurry of 3-pointers, edging out a very good # 13 seed Murray State ( who upset # 4 seed Vanderbilt in the first round ), and then in the Sweet 16, Butler upset # 1 seed Syracuse, and in a thrilling Elite Eight game Butler upset # 2 seed Kansas State.

The Bulldogs made it to the Finals of the NCAA Tournament after defeating # 5 seed Michigan State from the Midwest division.

The Bulldogs played against # 1 seeded Duke from the South in the finals but lost in a close game, with a potential game-winning shot by Gordon Hayward from just inside half-court rimming out.