UConn, under the leadership of Coach Jim Calhoun, beat the Butler Bulldogs 53-41 to win the NCAA championship title, and put an end to one of the most unpredictable NCAA tournaments in history.

On the Huskies’ side, All-American Kemba Walker who averaged 23.7 points during the tournament led the team to a third national championship title and marked 16 points in the game. He became the Huskies’ 14^th player to make it to the “Huskies of Honor” wall.  “Every time we play hard, great things always happen to us,” said Walker to ESPN.

“He has had an incredible season, that no one before has ever had at UConn,” Coach Jim Calhoun said of Walker, according to ESPN. “When you get in that category of being called by one name … that’s pretty special.”

UConn won their 11^th straight game of the season, but their performance in the game was less than stellar. The Huskies only scored 19 out of 55 shots, and to win, Calhoun advised his team to play defense for as long as possible; this lead to an impressive 10 blocks, 4 steals, and an eventual title win.

On their end, the Bulldogs shot only 18.8 percent of the game and made only 3 out of 31 shots from the 2-point range, in one the worst performances in NCAA title game history, reports the Washington Post, marking their second consecutive loss in the championship title.

The highly anticipated conclusion to an otherwise exciting March Madness tournament was disappointing in many ways. During halftime, CBS analyst Seth Davis said, “It’s almost like these two teams are competing to see which can play worse. This is a very bad showcase for a national championship game for college basketball,” according to the New York Times. The final score was so low (53-41) that it was even worse than the halftime score of the Syracuse-Kansas game in 2003.