Duke has worn those national championship hats and shirts before. They are a perennial power in men’s college basketball and entered the tournament as a number one seed.

Monday will be Butler’s first appearance in the national championship game. The Bulldogs came into the Big Dance as a number five seed.

None the less, the Butler Bulldogs held off the Michigan State Spartans Saturday, 52-50, to advance to Monday’s title game. Duke had one of its strongest performances of the whole tournament to advance, knocking out West Virginia, 78-57.

Butler will have to try to cool down the hot shooting hand that Duke used to beat WVU. The Blue Devils shot over 52% against the Mountaineers, including 13 of 25 from 3-point range.

Defense helped Butler hold off Michigan State but they will have to shoot better to beat Duke. The Bulldogs made only 15 of 49 shots against MSU (30%) but made up for it with 17-24 accuracy (70%) from the free throw line.

Who will be wearing the 2010 national championship hats and shirts after Monday’s nights title game? Duke is the heavy favorite. Butler is on a 25 game win streak. Any predictions?

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