Millions tuned in to watch the unexpected National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s championship game between Butler University and the University of Connecticut last night.
But when the game ended people appeared more surprised by the low score than the Huskies win.
The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Butler Bulldogs 53-41 for a total of 94 points, an extremely low number of points for a national championship game.
Steven Coffey, a senior political science major at UNC, said he struggled to do his schoolwork last night because he wanted to watch the game.
But after learning the score he didn’t regret his decision.
“I’m glad I didn’t because from what I heard it was a joke,” he said. “It was 94 points total and that’s atrocious for a title game.”
Coffey said he rooted for Virginia Commonwealth University, but was disappointed after the “under dogs” lost in the final four.
“The flip-side to it all is that defense is important, but nobody wants to see a defensive showdown,” Coffey said about the game. “It’s supposed to be the pinnacle of the season, but it was anti-climatic.”
Daniel Henry, a junior history major at UNC, said he had hoped to see UNC in the championship.
Despite his disappointment he said he still watched most of the game.
“I didn’t think it was bad, but I do think it was low scoring and lackluster,” he said.
Henry said he had not picked the Huskies nor the Bulldogs to be the last two standing in his bracket and was surprised to see Butler in the championship game for the second year in a row.
“I wanted Butler to win in the end,” he said.
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