Duke’s Miles Plumlee scores on a dunk against West Virginia in their NCAA basketball semifinals yesterday. Duke won, 78-57, and will meet unheralded Butler for the title after Butler beat Michigan State in the other Final Four match, 52-50. (Reuters)

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) — Traditional basketball powerhouse Duke and unheralded Butler will meet for the national championship after winning in contrasting fashions on Saturday.

Duke pounded West Virginia 78-57 while Butler, in their first trip to the Final Four, edged 2009 runners-up Michigan State 52-50 before a crowd of 71,000 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Jon Scheyer scored 23 points and Kyle Singler added 21 for Atlantic Coast Conference champion Duke, seeking their fourth NCAA basketball title under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Duke held an eight-point lead at halftime and were never threatened by a West Virginia team unable to muster the fire they displayed in upsetting Kentucky in the East Region final.

The Blue Devils (34-5) are seeking their first title since 2001, with their fans chanting, ''Bring on But-ler'' in the final seconds of the dominating victory over the Mountaineers.

Monday's title game has a David vs. Goliath feel to it, with Duke, one of America's most consistent programs, facing a school virtually unknown on the national landscape.

''We might not have believed it but during our first team meeting in the Fall we said, 'If we focus and do our jobs, then why can't we play for a national championship?''' said Butler coach Brad Stevens.

''That's been our focus all along.''

A pair of free throws by guard Ronald Nored with six seconds left gave Butler a 52-49 lead.

The Spartans' Korie Lucious hit a free throw with two seconds remaining to trim the lead to 52-50. When he missed the second, Butler's Gordon Hayward grabbed the rebound as the horn sounded.

''We didn't come here to be one and done,'' said Butler guard Zach Hahn. ''We wanted to push throughout tonight, take care of business and make our way to Monday.