Old news: Butler's (almost) cinderella story

Driving the (old) news: Led by beloved, babyfaced head coach Brad Stevens, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs upset No. 1 Syracuse in a nail-biter of a Sweet Sixteen game.

• Butler had just eked out a second-round win against No. 13 Murray State, while Syracuse had rolled over No. 8 Gonzaga by more than 20 points.
• With just over five minutes left, Butler trailed 50-54. After a critical time out, the Bulldogs held the Orange scoreless for the next five minutes to take a 61-54 lead.
• Butler ultimately won, 63-59, to put themselves just one win away from the Final Four in Indy at Lucas Oil Stadium.

💭 Arika's thought bubble: I was a junior at Butler that year. That 2010 run was so magical that we became the team that everyone else rooted for once their own team lost.

• By the time we were playing Duke for the national championship, who everyone already loved to hate — at home in Indy, no less — it felt like the whole country was on our side.
• Too bad that shot wasn't.

Fun fact: This was also the year that gave us "Too Big Yo" by G-Time, aka future NBA star Gordon Hayward.

• Repping "the 'burg" in a big way, indeed.