NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         CLEVELAND ST         31  21       52
         BUTLER               27  38       65    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  CLEVELAND ST - THEO DIXON 18, JAMAAL HARRIS 15,
                ANDRE' WILLIAMS 8
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 18, BRANDON MILLER 14,
                LAVALL JORDAN 12

 HIGH REBOUND:  CLEVELAND ST - ANDRE' WILLIAMS 9, TAHRIC
                GOSLEY 6
                BUTLER - JOEL CORNETTE 10, RYLAN HAINJE 6

 HIGH ASSISTS:  CLEVELAND ST - JERMAINE ROBINSON 2, TWO
                PLAYERS WITH 1
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 9, LAVALL JORDAN 2

          ATT:  3,582
                                                                        

Box Score

CLEVELAND ST (52)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Gosley          29   2-4   1-2   0-6  0  3    5
Williams        27   3-3   2-3   2-9  1  3    8
Dixon           32  7-15   0-0   2-4  1  2   18
Robinson        28   1-8   0-0   1-2  2  2    2
Harris          36  6-12   0-0   1-2  0  4   15
Jackson         11   1-2   0-0   0-0  0  0    2
Rogers           2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Ross            16   0-2   0-0   1-3  0  2    0
Taylor          15   1-2   0-0   2-4  0  5    2
Bosela           2   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Badiane          2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 21-49   3-5  9-30  4 21   52
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Percentages: FG-.429, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
7-21, .333 (Dixon 4-9, Robinson 0-5, Harris 3-6,
Bosela 0-1). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 7
(Gosley 4, Dixon, Ross, Taylor). Turnovers: 20
(Harris 5, Dixon 3, Robinson 3, Ross 3, Gosley 2,
Taylor 2, Rogers, Williams). Steals: 1 (Williams).

BUTLER (65)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        36   1-7   1-2  4-10  0  3    3
Hainje          30  4-11   1-2   3-6  1  2   10
Miller          35   4-8   2-2   0-1  1  1   14
Jackson         37  4-12 10-11   0-1  9  1   18
Jordan          28  4-12   1-2   0-1  2  5   12
Archey           6   0-4   4-4   1-1  0  0    4
Grunst           1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Falquist         1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Lightfoot        1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Walls           14   1-1   0-0   1-1  0  0    2
Gardner          1   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  0    0
Moore           10   1-1   0-0   2-2  0  2    2
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TOTALS         200 19-56 19-23 11-24 13 14   65
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Percentages: FG-.339, FT-.826. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (Hainje 1-4, Miller 4-6, Jackson 0-2,
Jordan 3-5, Archey 0-3). Team rebounds: 8.
Blocked shots: 2 (Cornette, Jackson). Turnovers:
7 (Jackson 4, Cornette, Hainje, Jordan). Steals:
9 (Hainje 2, Jackson 2, Jordan 2, Cornette,
Miller, Walls).
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Cleveland St       31   21  -   52
Butler             27   38  -   65
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Technical fouls: Cleveland St 2 (Williams,
Bench).  Butler 1 (Miller).  A: 3,582. Officials:
Mike Sanzere, Tim Hutchinson, John Larocca.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Junior Thomas Jackson. TJ was one assist away from a double-double, finishing with 18 points and 9 assists. He was also 10-of-11 at the free throw line.

Three other Bulldogs hit double figures, led by Brandon Miller's 14 (4-for-6 from 3). LaVall Jordan added 12 points on 3-of-5 from downtown before fouling out. Rylan Hainje finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds. Joel Cornette hauled down 10 rebounds, 4 on the offensive side. Cleveland State was led by Theo Dixon's 18 points.

It was certainly a tale of 2 halves. Butler went from 26% shooting in the first half to 41% in the second, while the Vikings went from 50% to 36%. The Bulldogs actually shot better from 3-point range for the game (40%) than from inside the arc (31%). They also held Cleveland State without a free throw attempt in the second half. While the Bulldogs were outrebounded 34-32, they did pull down 17 offensive boards. CSU turned the ball over 20 times, and Butler just 7.