BUTLER 79, WRIGHT STATE 55

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NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BUTLER               28  51       79
         WRIGHT ST            20  35       55    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 16, ANDREW GRAVES 13,
                TWO PLAYERS WITH 12
                WRIGHT ST - ISRAEL SHEINFELD 18, KEVIN MELSON
                17, TYSON FREEMAN 11


 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
                WRIGHT ST - KEVIN MELSON 9, ISRAEL SHEINFELD 5


 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 5, ANDREW GRAVES 4
                WRIGHT ST - KEVIN MELSON 4, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2


          ATT:  6,580
                                                                        


Box Score


BUTLER (79)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Marshall        25   2-4   0-3   2-3  1  3    4
Hainje          28   6-8   0-0   0-3  1  3   12
Robisch         28   3-5   2-2   1-3  0  3    8
Jackson         29  6-11   3-4   1-6  5  2   16
Jordan          30  5-10   1-1   1-5  2  1   12
Archey          13   3-4   0-0   0-1  0  0    7
Graves          21   4-6   2-2   1-3  4  3   13
Myers            2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Cornette        20   2-6   3-5   3-5  2  4    7
Curry            3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Moore            1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 31-55 11-17  9-29 15 20   79
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Percentages: FG-.564, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (Jackson 1-1, Jordan 1-6, Archey 1-2,
Graves 3-4). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 1
(Jordan). Turnovers: 11 (Hainje 3, Jackson 3,
Robisch 2, Cornette, Jordan, Marshall). Steals: 7
(Jordan 3, Cornette, Graves, Hainje, Jackson).


WRIGHT ST (55)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Melson          40  5-11  7-11   1-9  4  3   17
Hope            35   0-5   2-2   1-3  2  3    2
Sheinfeld       38   5-9   8-8   2-5  1  3   18
Bills           33   1-4   0-0   0-4  1  2    3
May             25   1-6   1-2   0-1  2  4    4
Watkins          5   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Freeman         22   4-5   0-0   1-2  1  2   11
Petersons        2   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 16-41 18-23  5-24 11 17   55
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Percentages: FG-.390, FT-.783. 3-Point Goals:
5-17, .294 (Melson 0-2, Hope 0-4, Bills 1-3, May
1-4, Freeman 3-4). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked
shots: 2 (Melson, May). Turnovers: 18 (Sheinfeld
4, Freeman 3, Hope 3, Melson 3, Bills 2, Watkins
2, May). Steals: 4 (Melson 2, Hope, Watkins).
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Butler             28   51  -   79
Wright St          20   35  -   55
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 6,580. Officials: Dick
Bestor, Keith Mcclellan, C Lane.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

It really sucks when you go to a road game and your team plays poorly. But there's no better road trip than one where the home team gets pounded, and you're surrounded by home fans while rooting on the visitors. The Bulldogs put on an offensive clinic in the second half, shooting an unbelievable 73% en route to a 79-55 pasting of the Wright State Raiders. The first 20 minutes were hard fought, with Butler battling to an 8 point lead. But the second half was all Butler. Thomas Jackson spent a lot of time blowing by his defender and getting to the hoop for an easy deuce. He wasn't alone though. Andrew Graves enjoyed a hot night from downtown. Rylan Hainje was stroking the mid-range jumper to perfection. LaVall Jordan didn't have his best shooting night, but got his points. Darnell Archey provided his usual spark off the bench. After all was said and done, we scored 51 points in the second half. We even played a slow-down stalling offense for the last 5 minutes, and still managed to score out of it. Jackson led the way with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Graves had 13 (3-4 from 3-point range) to go along with 4 assists. Jordan and Hainje each scored 12. A phenomenal game, one that I'm glad I went to.

The biggest week on our schedule has arrived as far as conference play goes. Detroit and Cleveland State come to Hinkle next week, 2 teams which should give us the most trouble on our home schedule. The Titans are up first, Thursday the 10th at 7 pm. Hope to see you there.

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