When the confetti poured down from the rafters at Lucas Oil Stadium in April 2010, so too did Butler fans’ emotions. Merely a few centimeters separated immortality and heartbreak, as the Bulldogs’ loss in that NCAA Championship game to Duke still hits hard for many to this day.
In the moment, it stung. Four years after George Mason’s memorable run to the Final Four, Butler came so close to turning everything upside down. Winning the NCAA tournament, cutting the nets down, beating Duke, and doing it in Indianapolis would’ve provided for one of the most sensational sports moments ever.