NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
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         BUTLER               23  36       59
         CLEVELAND ST         30  26       56    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 15, LAVALL JORDAN 14,
                RYLAN HAINJE 10
                CLEVELAND ST - THEO DIXON 16, JERMAINE ROBINSON
                15, JAMAAL HARRIS 11

 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 7, LAVALL JORDAN 6
                CLEVELAND ST - KEVIN ROSS 12, THEO DIXON 6

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 4, THOMAS JACKSON 3
                CLEVELAND ST - THEO DIXON 4, JAMAAL HARRIS 2

          ATT:  7,333
                                                                        

Box Score

BUTLER (59)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Jordan          33  5-11   2-2   1-6  2  2   14
Hainje          35   3-8   3-3   2-7  4  3   10
Cornette        25   2-4   0-0   2-4  0  4    4
Miller          35   3-7   0-0   0-2  2  1    9
Jackson         34   4-9   5-8   0-3  3  1   15
Archey          10   1-3   0-0   0-1  1  3    3
Lightfoot        6   1-2   0-0   0-1  0  1    2
Walls            8   1-1   0-0   1-1  0  1    2
Robisch         14   0-3   0-0   0-1  0  2    0
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TOTALS         200 20-48 10-13  6-26 12 18   59
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Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
9-21, .429 (Jordan 2-8, Hainje 1-2, Miller 3-6,
Jackson 2-3, Archey 1-2). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 2 (Jordan, Walls). Turnovers: 14
(Jackson 5, Jordan 3, Miller 2, Walls 2, Archey,
Robisch). Steals: 8 (Miller 3, Hainje 2,
Cornette, Jackson, Walls).

CLEVELAND ST (56)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Jackson          4   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Ross            31   2-4   0-2  6-12  0  0    4
Harris          35  4-15   2-2   1-5  2  2   11
Taylor          23   0-3   1-2   2-2  0  2    1
Dixon           34  4-13   5-7   0-6  4  3   16
Robinson        28   5-7   2-2   1-2  1  2   15
Gosley          26   1-5   1-2   2-4  1  1    3
Williams        19   3-5   0-0   1-4  1  4    6
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TOTALS         200 19-52 11-17 13-35  9 15   56
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Percentages: FG-.365, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
7-19, .368 (Harris 1-5, Dixon 3-10, Robinson
3-4). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 2 (Ross,
Gosley). Turnovers: 11 (Robinson 3, Ross 3, Dixon
2, Gosley, Taylor, Williams). Steals: 9 (Robinson
3, Ross 3, Dixon, Harris, Williams).
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Butler             23   36  -   59
Cleveland St       30   26  -   56
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 7,333. Officials:
Terry Anderson, Gene Crawford, Lamont Simpson.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Rylan Hainje. Rylan had the most well-rounded game, finishing with 10 points, 2 steals, and a team-leading 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

This was truly a team win, as Butler once again had a balanced attack. Thomas Jackson led the Dawgs with 15 points, and had 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He also had an uncharacteristically high 5 turnovers, but made the pass that led to Miller's game-winning shot. LaVall Jordan had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Miller finished with 9 points (all on 3's) and 3 steals. Cleveland State was led by Dixon's 16 points.

The Bulldogs rebounded from a sub-par defensive effort in Detroit by putting the clamps on the Vikings' offense. CSU shot 37% for the game, and 30% in the second half. Dixon was held to 4-of-13 shooting, and Jamaal Harris was 4-for-15. Butler only shot 42%, but played well enough on defense to get the win.