BUTLER 84, SANTA CLARA 60

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NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         SANTA CLARA          31  29       60
         BUTLER               49  35       84    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  SANTA CLARA - BRIAN JONES 13, JAIME HOLMES 11,
                JUSTIN HOLBROOK 11
                BUTLER - BRANDON MILLER 17, DARNELL ARCHEY 17,
                THOMAS JACKSON 14


 HIGH REBOUND:  SANTA CLARA - DAVID EMSLIE 7, FOUR PLAYERS
                WITH 4
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 4, JOEL CORNETTE 4


 HIGH ASSISTS:  SANTA CLARA - THREE PLAYERS WITH 2
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 6, THOMAS JACKSON 5


          ATT:  3,531
                                                                        


Box Score


SANTA CLARA (60)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Ross            25   3-9   1-2   1-4  1  2    8
Ja Holmes       23   4-6   3-3   1-4  1  2   11
Howell          14   0-0   0-0   1-1  0  2    0
Vaka            20   1-6   1-2   3-4  2  3    3
Jones           28  3-10   6-6   1-2  1  4   13
Warford          5   0-2   0-0   0-1  2  1    0
Bailey          15   1-2   0-2   0-1  2  0    2
Westphal        11   3-3   0-0   2-4  1  1    6
Ju Holbrook     23   3-7   2-2   1-3  0  1   11
Emslie          23   2-4   0-0   1-7  0  3    4
C Anderson      13   1-1   0-1   0-1  1  0    2
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TOTALS         200 21-50 13-18 11-32 11 19   60
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Percentages: FG-.420, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (Ross 1-3, Jones 1-4, Warford 0-2, Ju
Holbrook 3-6). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots:
None. Turnovers: 22 (Ja Holmes 5, Howell 3, Ju
Holbrook 3, Jones 2, Ross 2, Vaka 2, Bailey, C
Anderson, Emslie, Warford, Westphal). Steals: 5
(Jones 5).


BUTLER (84)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        26   6-8   1-2   1-4  1  2   13
Hainje          25   2-4   0-2   0-1  6  3    4
Miller          25   5-6   2-2   0-1  4  3   17
Jackson         28   4-7   2-2   1-4  5  2   14
Jordan          25   4-9   3-3   1-2  4  2   13
Archey          20  6-11   0-0   0-1  1  0   17
Grunst           8   0-1   0-0   0-1  1  0    0
Falquist         1   0-0   1-3   0-0  0  0    1
Lightfoot       14   0-1   0-0   0-2  0  2    0
Walls           17   1-2   0-0   0-0  0  1    3
Gardner          4   1-2   0-0   0-1  0  0    2
Curry            6   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Moore            1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 29-51  9-14  3-17 22 16   84
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Percentages: FG-.569, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals:
17-29, .586 (Miller 5-5, Jackson 4-6, Jordan 2-5,
Archey 5-9, Lightfoot 0-1, Walls 1-2, Gardner
0-1). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 1
(Hainje). Turnovers: 11 (Jackson 3, Miller 3,
Hainje 2, Cornette, Jordan, Walls). Steals: 10
(Cornette 3, Hainje 2, Walls 2, Falquist,
Jackson, Miller).
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Santa Clara        31   29  -   60
Butler             49   35  -   84
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 3,531. Officials: Tom
Clark, Eric Anderson, Sam Banks.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

Butler avenged last season's loss at Santa Clara, and then some. The Bulldogs hit a school record 17 3-point baskets en route to an 84-60 victory over the visiting Broncos. The Dawgs shot 57% from the field for the game, and 59% from 3-point range. The first half was particularly impressive, as Butler shot 64% overall and an unbelievable 9-of-12 (75%) from downtown.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: There were so many solid performances, but I'm going with Darnell Archey. The spindly sophomore came off the bench and nailed 3 straight 3-pointers in the first half, starting a 16-4 run. He finished with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from behind the arc.

Darnell had plenty of help. Brandon Miller was a perfect 5-for-5 from 3-point range, and finished with 17 points and 4 assists. Thomas Jackson was outstanding, finishing with 14 points (4-6 from 3), 5 assists, and 4 rebounds. Joel Cornette added 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaVall Jordan finished with 13 points and 4 assists. And Rylan Hainje, while only scoring 4 points, dished out a game high 6 assists and had a pair of steals. Santa Clara was led by Brian Jones' 13 points.

The NC-Wilmington game showed what happens when our guards aren't shooting well. This game showed what happens when they are. It almost became comical--at one point, we had more points on 3-point baskets (48) than Santa Clara had in total (45).

The Dawgs don't have long to savor this victory, because the Texas Christian Horned Frogs are just around the corner. TCU will be the toughest opponent we face at Hinkle this season, and we will need to bring our A-game on both ends of the court in order to win. We defeated TCU at their place last season, and I'm sure that's fresh on their minds. Game time is Saturday, December 23, at 2 pm. Hope to see you there.

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