NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BUTLER               20  38       58
         WISCONSIN (16)       20  24       44    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - BRANDON MILLER 17, THOMAS JACKSON 14,
                TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
                WISCONSIN - KIRK PENNEY 9, TRAVON DAVIS 8, ROY
                BOONE 8

 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - JOEL CORNETTE 6, LAVALL JORDAN 5
                WISCONSIN - ANDY KOWSKE 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 6, BRANDON MILLER 2
                WISCONSIN - MIKE KELLEY 4, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2

          ATT:  16,233
                                                                        

Box Score

BUTLER (58)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        29   3-3   1-2   1-6  0  2    7
Hainje          36   3-5   0-0   1-2  0  2    6
Miller          33   4-9   5-6   0-4  2  2   17
Jackson         34   5-8   3-6   0-2  6  2   14
Jordan          35  2-10   2-2   0-5  1  2    7
Archey          10   1-3   0-0   0-0  0  1    3
Walls            8   1-1   0-0   1-3  0  1    2
Robisch         15   1-3   0-0   0-3  0  1    2
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TOTALS         200 20-42 11-16  3-25  9 13   58
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Percentages: FG-.476, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (Miller 4-7, Jackson 1-3, Jordan 1-4,
Archey 1-3). Team rebounds: None. Blocked shots:
3 (Cornette 2, Jordan). Turnovers: 7 (Cornette 2,
Jordan 2, Hainje, Jackson). Steals: 8 (Jackson 4,
Cornette, Hainje, Jordan, Robisch).

WISCONSIN (44)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Linton          16   0-2   0-0   0-0  1  1    0
Kowske          24   3-4   1-2   2-7  0  0    7
Vershaw         34   3-8   0-4   1-2  2  2    6
Kelley          28   2-2   0-1   0-1  4  5    4
Boone           29   3-7   1-5   0-4  0  3    8
Davis           19   2-3   4-4   0-2  1  3    8
Bower           11   1-4   0-0   0-1  0  1    2
Penney          22   3-5   0-0   0-4  0  1    9
Owens            1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Mader            3   0-0   0-0   0-1  1  0    0
C Wills         13   0-3   0-0   0-2  2  0    0
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TOTALS         200 17-38  6-16  3-24 11 16   44
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Percentages: FG-.447, FT-.375. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (Vershaw 0-1, Boone 1-4, Bower 0-1,
Penney 3-4). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 4
(Kelley, Penney, Mader, C Wills). Turnovers: 11
(Davis 4, Vershaw 3, Kelley 2, Boone, Bower).
Steals: 3 (Kowske 2, Linton).
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Butler             20   38  -   58
Wisconsin          20   24  -   44
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 16,233. Officials:
Steve Welmer, Donnie Gray, Reggie Greenwood.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Thomas Jackson. Despite being the shortest player on the floor, TJ picked apart the vaunted Badger defense all night. He used a high screen at the top of the key to get things started, and used penetration to either go to the basket, shoot an elbow jumper, or dish to a teammate. Thomas finished with 14 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals while committing just one turnover. Good things happen when Thomas gets in the lane, and plenty of them happened in this game. My hat is off to TJ for a fantastic effort.

Brandon Miller was huge for Butler on offense. He finished with a game-high 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, including one long-range bomb that was a dagger for the hosts. He also pulled down 4 rebounds. Joel Cornette had a couple of highlight film dunks en route to 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks. LaVall Jordan (or "LaVell" if you're the idiot color commentator for ESPN Full Court) added 7 points and 5 rebounds. Rob Walls had a key put-back in the second half off the bench, and he and Scott Robisch each had 3 rebounds. The Badgers were led by Kirk Penney's 9 points off the bench.

I can't describe how proud I am of our effort in this game. We were dead even on the boards against a much taller team. We shot 48% for the game, where Wisconsin had been holding visiting teams to 51.6 ppg and 37%. We shot 41% from 3-point range. Mike Kelley, UW's much-hyped defender, finished with 5 fouls and no steals. We only turned the ball over 7 times, and forced Wisconsin into 11 turnovers. We had 8 steals, and Jackson's 4 steals were more than the Badgers had as a team (3). A great team effort, and a huge win for Butler.