NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL 
                             --- ---     ----- 
         BALL ST              21  27       48 
         BUTLER               31  40       71    FINAL 

 HIGH SCORERS:  BALL ST - THERON SMITH 14, JOSH MURRAY 7, 
                PATRICK JACKSON 7 
                BUTLER - LA VALL JORDAN 20, THOMAS JACKSON 13, 
                RYLAN HAINJE 13 

 HIGH REBOUND:  BALL ST - THERON SMITH 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5 

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BALL ST - THERON SMITH 3, MICHAEL BENNETT 1 
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3 

          ATT:  7,105 
                                                                        

BALL ST (48) 
                      fg    ft    rb 
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp 
Owens            9   0-2   0-0   0-1  0  1    0 
Murray          25   3-8   1-5   4-6  0  1    7 
Smith           32  5-13   4-5   2-8  3  3   14 
Jackson         30   3-8   0-0   0-1  0  0    7 
Bennett         30   2-4   2-3   3-3  1  2    6 
Robbins         10   1-2   0-0   0-2  0  0    2 
Harris           1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0 
Marshall         3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0 
Lynch           10   0-2   0-0   0-1  0  1    0 
Burns            5   1-2   0-0   2-2  0  2    2 
Farris          23   2-6   0-0   2-4  0  1    4 
Jones           22   3-7   0-0   2-6  0  3    6 
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TOTALS         200 20-55  7-13 15-34  4 15   48 
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Percentages: FG-.364, FT-.538. 3-Point Goals: 
1-9, .111 (Owens 0-1, Smith 0-4, Jackson 1-3, 
Robbins 0-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 2 
(Owens, Farris). Turnovers: 17 (Murray 5, Burns 
2, Jackson 2, Jones 2, Lynch 2, Smith 2, Farris, 
Owens). Steals: 2 (Jackson, Jones). 

BUTLER (71) 
                      fg    ft    rb 
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp 
Cornette        34   3-8   2-2   0-2  0  2    8 
Hainje          34   5-8   2-3   1-9  3  3   13 
Miller          31   3-7   2-2   0-1  3  0   11 
Jackson         32   4-8   2-2   0-5  7  1   13 
Jordan          31   7-8   3-4   2-5  1  2   20 
Archey          15   1-5   2-2   0-0  1  1    4 
Grunst           1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0 
Lightfoot        1   1-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    2 
Walls            9   0-4   0-0   0-1  2  1    0 
Curry           11   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  2    0 
Moore            1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0 
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TOTALS         200 24-49 13-15  3-23 17 12   71 
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Percentages: FG-.490, FT-.867. 3-Point Goals: 
10-23, .435 (Hainje 1-2, Miller 3-6, Jackson 3-5, 
Jordan 3-4, Archey 0-4, Walls 0-2). Team 
rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 3 (Cornette, Hainje, 
Walls). Turnovers: 11 (Miller 4, Hainje 3, Jordan 
2, Archey, Curry). Steals: 6 (Miller 3, Hainje 2, 
Archey). 
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Ball St            21   27  -   48 
Butler             31   40  -   71 
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 7,105. Officials: Sid 
Rodeheffer, Tim Hutchinson, Glenn Mayborg.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Senior LaVall Jordan. Vall finally broke out of his shooting slump, hitting all 7 of his shots in the first half. 3 of those shots were from 3-point range, and 3 free throws gave Jordan 20 points at halftime. He only took one shot in the second half (a missed 3), but his first half performance was key to this victory. He finished with 20 points and 5 rebounds.

Thomas Jackson had another solid performance. He had 13 points (3-5 from 3-point range), 5 rebounds, and 7 assists with no turnovers in 32 minutes. Rylan Hainje had a nice game with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Brandon Miller struggled early, but found his range and finished with 11 points and plenty of hustle points. Ball State was led by Theron Smith's 14 points and 8 rebounds.

This game was closer than the final score would indicate. The Cardinals kept themselves in this game with rebounding. They killed us on the boards, 35-25, including 15 offensive rebounds. Their poor shooting ultimately doomed them, but we need to address our rebounding situation. Joel Cornette needs to have more than 2 rebounds in 34 minutes.