UNC-WILMINGTON 56, BUTLER 54

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NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BUTLER               31  23       54
         NC WILMINGTON        31  25       56    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - LAVALL JORDAN 17, ANDREW GRAVES 12,
                RYLAN HAINJE 9
                NC WILMINGTON - BRETT BLIZZARD 13, DANNY DAHL
                11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 9


 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 6, JOEL CORNETTE 5
                NC WILMINGTON - DANNY DAHL 7, CRAIG CALLAHAN 6


 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 2, TWO PLAYERS WITH 1
                NC WILMINGTON - DANNY DAHL 3, THREE PLAYERS WITH
                2


          ATT:  4,423
                                                                        


Box Score


BUTLER (54)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Hainje          35   3-7   2-5   2-6  0  4    9
Hicks           32   0-6   6-9   0-1  0  2    6
Marshall        16   0-0   2-4   1-3  0  5    2
Jordan          31  7-12   0-0   1-3  1  2   17
Jackson         33   1-4   0-0   0-1  2  0    3
Archey           3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Graves          25   2-4   6-6   0-4  1  1   12
Myers            2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Cornette        17   1-1   3-4   1-5  0  5    5
Curry            2   0-1   0-0   0-1  0  2    0
Moore            4   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 14-35 19-28  5-25  4 21   54
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Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.679. 3-Point Goals:
7-13, .538 (Hainje 1-1, Hicks 0-1, Jordan 3-5,
Jackson 1-2, Graves 2-4). Team rebounds: None.
Blocked shots: 2 (Jackson, Curry). Turnovers: 14
(Graves 3, Hainje 3, Marshall 3, Hicks 2,
Cornette, Jackson, Jordan). Steals: 4 (Jordan 2,
Hainje, Marshall).


NC WILMINGTON (56)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Ebong           14   0-1   0-3   0-1  0  4    0
Perine          20   1-3   0-0   0-0  1  2    2
Green           25   2-4   1-2   1-4  0  1    5
Blizzard        29   4-5   2-3   1-5  2  3   13
Thelmon         27   0-6   0-0   1-1  1  3    0
Scott           22   3-4   2-2   2-3  2  2    9
Dahl            28   4-9   3-6   3-7  3  2   11
Hare            21   3-7   1-1   0-2  2  3    7
Callahan        14   3-7   2-2   1-6  1  2    9
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TOTALS         200 20-46 11-19  9-29 12 22   56
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Percentages: FG-.435, FT-.579. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (Blizzard 3-3, Thelmon 0-1, Scott 1-1,
Hare 0-4, Callahan 1-4). Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 2 (Green 2). Turnovers: 12 (Green
3, Ebong 2, Perine 2, Thelmon 2, Callahan, Dahl,
Hare). Steals: 5 (Blizzard 2, Green 2, Dahl).
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Butler             31   23  -   54
Nc Wilmington      31   25  -   56
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 4,423. Officials:
Chuck Pitts, David Elliott, Terry Nobles.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

This is exactly what I didn't want to happen. We stumbled out of the gates, and with a schedule as weak as ours, we can't afford to do that. UNC-Wilmington simply wanted it more, and did what they needed to do in order to win the game. Butler had a 51-49 lead with 5:19 to go, and wasted 2 opportunities to extend that lead. The Seahawks tied it up at 51, and took the lead on a wide open 3-pointer by sharpshooter Brett Blizzard with just under 20 seconds to go. The Bulldogs looked like they would recover when Thomas Jackson hit a clutch 3-pointer of his own with 4.6 seconds left to tie things up at 54. But Danny Dahl took the inbounds pass, dribbled up court, and found Stewart Hare cutting through the lane for an uncontested lay-up for the game winner.

Butler suffered from a lack of an inside game, which was mainly due to early foul trouble. Mike Marshall and Joel Cornette fouled out after playing 16 and 17 minutes respectively, and our bench players simply didn't get it done. UNCW's bench outscored Butler's 36-17. Other negatives were Michael Hicks' performance from the field (0-6), only dishing out 4 assists all game, and a 7-12 effort from the free throw line in the second half. There were some positives. First and foremost was the continued emergence of LaVall Jordan. He had a career high 17 points and shot the ball with confidence. Andrew Graves was the lone bright spot off our bench, hitting 2 key 3-pointers and adding a 6-6 effort at the line. We also went 7-13 from 3-point range as a team.

The Bulldogs look to regroup within the friendly confines of Hinkle Fieldhouse, where they will play their next 3 games. The first of these is the home opener, which is Sunday, November 28 against 1999 NCAA Tournament participant Mount St. Mary's. Game time is 2:00 pm. Hope to see you there.

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