BUTLER 71, LOYOLA 57

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NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         LOYOLA CHI           26  31       57
         BUTLER               31  40       71    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  LOYOLA CHI - SCHIN KERR 18, HUBERT RADKE 12,
                DAVID BAILEY 10
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 25, LAVALL JORDAN 17,
                JOEL CORNETTE 9


 HIGH REBOUND:  LOYOLA CHI - SCHIN KERR 6, JERRELL PARKER 6
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 6, JOEL CORNETTE 5


 HIGH ASSISTS:  LOYOLA CHI - SCHIN KERR 4, DAVID BAILEY 3
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 4, BRANDON MILLER 4


          ATT:  5,018
                                                                        


Box Score


LOYOLA CHI (57)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Blankson        10   1-2   0-0   1-2  0  1    2
Kerr            35  7-11   4-4   1-6  4  1   18
Turkovic        19   2-7   0-0   2-5  0  1    4
Bailey          28   4-7   0-1   0-3  3  5   10
Parker          21   0-6   0-0   2-6  1  1    0
Freeman         12   0-3   0-0   3-3  1  4    0
Telford          9   0-0   2-3   2-2  0  0    2
Radke           26   4-6   3-5   1-5  2  4   12
Smith           29   3-7   0-0   0-0  0  3    7
Minnifield      11   1-3   0-0   1-1  0  1    2
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TOTALS         200 22-52  9-13 13-33 11 21   57
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Percentages: FG-.423, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:
4-7, .571 (Kerr 0-1, Bailey 2-3, Radke 1-1, Smith
1-2). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 2
(Turkovic, Kerr). Turnovers: 19 (Bailey 6, Radke
3, Minnifield 2, Smith 2, Telford 2, Turkovic 2,
Freeman, Kerr). Steals: 1 (Parker).


BUTLER (71)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        37   4-8   1-2   1-5  1  1    9
Hainje          23   1-3   2-4   2-6  0  4    4
Miller          27   3-8   0-0   0-0  4  2    8
Jackson         36  7-10  9-11   2-4  4  3   25
Jordan          30  6-13   2-2   1-4  2  2   17
Archey          15   1-6   3-3   0-3  1  0    6
Grunst           1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Falquist         1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Lightfoot        5   0-1   0-0   3-3  0  2    0
Walls           12   0-2   2-2   0-1  0  1    2
Gardner          1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Robisch         11   0-3   0-0   0-2  0  4    0
Moore            1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 22-54 19-24  9-28 12 19   71
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Percentages: FG-.407, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
8-24, .333 (Miller 2-6, Jackson 2-3, Jordan 3-8,
Archey 1-5, Walls 0-2). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked
shots: 3 (Robisch 2, Cornette). Turnovers: 11
(Miller 3, Hainje 2, Robisch 2, Archey, Cornette,
Jackson, Jordan). Steals: 5 (Jackson 2, Cornette,
Hainje, Miller).
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Loyola Chi         26   31  -   57
Butler             31   40  -   71
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 5,018. Officials:
Eugene Crawford, Lamont Simpson, Dick Bestor.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

Butler overcame a determined effort from a 20-point underdog to defeat Loyola 71-57. The Bulldog offense was out of sync for most of the first half, thanks in large part to a strong defensive effort from the Ramblers. When Butler made a run, Loyola had an answer. In the second half however, the Bulldogs were finally able to maintain a little breathing room and earn the win. Loyola held Butler to 35% shooting in the first half and 41% for the game, and just 33% from 3-point range.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Thomas Jackson. TJ matched a career high with 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and added 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Just as important was his defensive effort against LU's David Bailey. Bailey, the MCC's 2nd leading scorer, scored just 10 points and committed an uncharacteristic 6 turnovers before fouling out.

Butler's other double digit scorer was LaVall Jordan, who overcome an 0-for-5 first half start to finish with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Joel Cornette had 9 points and 5 rebounds, and Rylan Hainje added 4 points and 6 rebounds. Duane Lightfoot had yet another game that doesn't look that huge on paper, but was key to the victory. His 3 offensive rebounds in 7 minutes each came at times when Butler needed to maintain possession and hold off a Loyola comeback. Scott Robisch struggled from the field in his second game back, but managed 2 rebounds and 2 blocks in 12 minutes. Loyola was led by Schinn Kerr's 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Our shooting percentage concerns me, especially heading up to Madison on Tuesday. We normally have no problems at home, but recently the 40% mark has been a challenge for us. Our offense works best when we move the ball around to find an open shot. Today we spent a lot of time dribbling and not enough time passing. Against Wisconsin, we either have to be patient on offense, or shoot an unconscious percentage, because their defense is #1 in the nation, and points will be hard to come by. Being impatient and settling for perimeter shots will make for a long evening.

Butler travels to Madison to play the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday, January 30, at 9 pm EST. I believe the game will be available on satellite.

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