NCAA BB  MIDWEST REGION

         FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BUTLER (10)          26  26       52
         ARIZONA (2)          30  43       73    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - LAVALL JORDAN 17, JOEL CORNETTE 12,
                RYLAN HAINJE 7
                ARIZONA - GILBERT ARENAS 15, MICHAEL WRIGHT 14,
                TWO PLAYERS WITH 12

 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - LAVALL JORDAN 6, RYLAN HAINJE 5
                ARIZONA - LUKE WALTON 10, GILBERT ARENAS 8

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - BRANDON MILLER 3, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2
                ARIZONA - LOREN WOODS 4, JASON GARDNER 3

          ATT:  14,450
                                                                        

Box Score

BUTLER (52)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Jordan          39  7-15   0-0   2-6  2  3   17
Hainje          35   3-6   0-0   0-5  1  1    7
Cornette        29  6-10   0-1   2-2  1  4   12
Miller          35  2-11   0-0   0-1  3  3    4
Jackson         36   1-6   2-2   0-1  2  2    5
Archey          11   1-3   2-2   0-0  1  1    5
Robisch         15   1-3   0-0   0-0  0  4    2
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TOTALS         200 21-54   4-5  4-15 10 18   52
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Percentages: FG-.389, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
6-26, .231 (Jordan 3-9, Hainje 1-4, Miller 0-6,
Jackson 1-5, Archey 1-2). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 2 (Hainje 2). Turnovers: 16
(Jackson 4, Cornette 3, Hainje 3, Robisch 3,
Jordan 2, Miller). Steals: 4 (Miller 3, Hainje).

ARIZONA (73)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Wright          27   5-6   4-4   2-5  0  0   14
Jefferson       30   3-5   1-2   0-3  2  3    8
Woods           36   5-9   2-2   1-2  4  1   12
Arenas          32  5-11   4-4   1-8  2  1   15
Gardner         38  4-10   2-2   1-4  3  2   12
Walton          23   4-9   0-0  3-10  2  0    8
Wessel           4   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Edgerson        10   0-1   4-4   4-6  0  1    4
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TOTALS         200 26-51 17-18 12-38 13  9   73
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Percentages: FG-.510, FT-.944. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (Jefferson 1-2, Arenas 1-2, Gardner
2-7, Walton 0-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked
shots: 6 (Walton 2, Jefferson, Woods, Arenas,
Edgerson). Turnovers: 18 (Arenas 6, Jefferson 5,
Walton 3, Wright 2, Gardner, Woods). Steals: 6
(Gardner 3, Jefferson 2, Edgerson).
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Butler             26   26  -   52
Arizona            30   43  -   73
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 14,450. Officials: Tim
Higgins, Kerry Sitton, Larry Rose.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: LaVall Jordan made sure he went out firing in his last game in a Butler uniform. The senior closed out his career with a game high 17 points and a team high 6 rebounds. He once again played solid defense on a much taller opponent, and closed out a career that spanned the most successful 4 year period in Butler basketball history. Congratulations to LaVall on a wonderful career, and thanks for all the memories.

Joel Cornette was Butler's only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 12 points. Rylan Hainje had 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. Thomas Jackson had a tough game, finishing with 5 points and 2 assists and commiting 4 turnovers. Brandon Miller had 4 points and 3 steals. Off the bench, Darnell Archey had 5 points, and Scott Robisch added a second half bucket. Arizona had a balanced attack with 4 starters in double-digits, led by Gilbert Arenas' 15 points.