Elite Eight: Florida vs. Butler tip set for Saturday

By Adam Silverstein
March 25, 2011

The No. 2-seed Florida Gators (29-7) will face the No. 8-seed Butler Bulldogs (26-9) in the Southeast Regional Finals of the 2011 NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., the NCAA announced Thursday evening. The game will air live on CBS with Gus Johnson doing play-by-play and both Len Elmore and Reggie Miller providing color commentary.

Florida and Butler will square off for the third time in the NCAA Tournament. The Gators are 2-0 all-time against the Bulldogs in the event, defeating them 69-68 in overtime in 2000 and 65-57 in a Sweet 16 game in 2007.

UF earned its spot in the Elite Eight by defeating the No. 3-seed Brigham Young Cougars (32-5) 83-74 in an overtime thriller early Thursday night. BU earned their second-straight appearance in the round with a tremendous 61-54 win against the No. 4-seed Wisconsin Badgers (25-9) later that evening.