NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     
         BUTLER               37  36       73
         EVANSVILLE           34  40       74    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 23, LA VALL JORDAN 13,
                DARNELL ARCHEY 13
                EVANSVILLE - CHUCK HEDDE 14, KYLE RUNYAN 14, DAN
                LYTLE 13

 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 9, THOMAS JACKSON 6
                EVANSVILLE - CHUCK HEDDE 5, DAN LYTLE 4

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 7, DARNELL ARCHEY 2
                EVANSVILLE - JEREMY STANTON 7, THREE PLAYERS
                WITH 3

          ATT:  6,661
                                                                        

Box Score

BUTLER (73)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        23   4-7   2-2   1-4  1  5   10
Hainje          38  9-14   4-6   0-9  1  2   23
Miller          28   1-5   0-0   1-3  1  4    2
Jackson         33   2-3   1-3   2-6  7  1    6
Jordan          29   5-9   1-2   0-1  1  3   13
Archey          25   3-5   6-7   0-1  2  1   13
Walls            9   0-1   0-0   0-1  0  2    0
Curry           12   3-4   0-0   1-1  0  1    6
Moore            3   0-0   0-0   0-0  1  2    0
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TOTALS         200 27-48 14-20  5-26 14 21   73
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Percentages: FG-.563, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (Hainje 1-3, Miller 0-2, Jackson 1-1,
Jordan 2-6, Archey 1-2). Team rebounds: 1.
Blocked shots: 2 (Miller, Jackson). Turnovers: 17
(Jackson 4, Miller 3, Archey 2, Cornette 2,
Hainje 2, Jordan, Moore, Walls). Steals: 4
(Jordan 3, Archey).

EVANSVILLE (74)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Seitz           33   1-4   6-6   0-1  2  1    9
Snow            19  4-10   1-2   0-1  0  3   11
Hedde           32   3-5   8-8   0-5  3  1   14
Stanton         34   1-2   2-2   1-3  7  3    4
Runyan          30   5-9   2-2   0-3  3  3   14
Allaria          8   0-1   0-0   0-3  1  1    0
Cuffle           2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Mujezinovic     13   3-4   0-0   0-1  0  2    6
Keown           15   1-3   1-1   0-1  3  3    3
Lytle           14   5-7   3-5   2-4  0  2   13
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TOTALS         200 23-45 23-26  3-22 19 19   74
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Percentages: FG-.511, FT-.885. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (Seitz 1-1, Snow 2-5, Runyan 2-6,
Keown 0-1). Team rebounds: None. Blocked shots: 2
(Keown, Lytle). Turnovers: 11 (Runyan 3, Stanton
2, Hedde, Keown, Lytle, Seitz, Snow). Steals: 9
(Runyan 3, Allaria, Hedde, Keown, Mujezinovic,
Seitz, Stanton).
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Butler             37   36  -   73
Evansville         34   40  -   74
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 6,661. Officials: Bill
Kaminski, Lamar Simpson, Eric Anderson.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Hainje, without question. Rylan fell one rebound short of a triple double, finishing with 23 points and 9 boards. Coach Matta definitely liked what he saw out of Rylan, playing him 38 minutes

Rylan had some help, but it wasn't quite enough to get the 'W'. LaVall Jordan 13 points and 3 steals, Darnell Archey added 13 points off the bench, and Joel Cornette scored 10 points before fouling out. Thomas Jackson had 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Evansville was led by Chuck Hedde with 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Kyle Runyan with 14 points.

The stats tell some interesting tales. We outrebounded the Aces, 26-22, which was good to see. But we turned the ball over 17 times. It's tough to win ANYWHERE with that many turnovers, let alone on the road. We shot a remarkable 56% for the game, so our offense was not the problem. Our defense was lacking, and that ultimately sealed our fate. Evansville shot 51% from the field on the evening. They also took advantage of their free throws, converting 23-of-26 (89%).