NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         WRIGHT ST            21  27       48
         BUTLER               33  26       59    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  WRIGHT ST - KEVIN MELSON 21, JESSE DEISTER 11,
                ISRAEL SHEINFELD 5
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 15, JOEL CORNETTE 14,
                RYLAN HAINJE 9

 HIGH REBOUND:  WRIGHT ST - THREE PLAYERS WITH 6
                BUTLER - JOEL CORNETTE 12, BRANDON MILLER 5

 HIGH ASSISTS:  WRIGHT ST - FOUR PLAYERS WITH 2
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 4, THREE PLAYERS WITH 2

          ATT:  8,277
                                                                        

Box Score

WRIGHT ST (48)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Melson          34  8-13   3-3   2-6  2  3   21
Hope            28   1-4   0-0   2-5  1  3    3
Sheinfeld       22   0-4   5-6   1-6  1  3    5
Hollins         34  1-11   0-0   1-6  2  3    2
Deister         36  4-10   2-2   0-2  2  2   11
Freeman          6   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Bills           18   0-2   0-0   1-1  2  0    0
M Doles          4   1-1   0-0   0-0  1  1    2
Petersons       18   2-3   0-0   1-2  0  2    4
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TOTALS         200 17-49 10-11  8-28 11 18   48
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Percentages: FG-.347, FT-.909. 3-Point Goals:
4-11, .364 (Melson 2-2, Hope 1-2, Hollins 0-2,
Deister 1-4, Bills 0-1). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 6 (Melson 3, Petersons 2,
Deister). Turnovers: 16 (Sheinfeld 6, Deister 3,
Hollins 3, Hope 2, Melson 2). Steals: None.

BUTLER (59)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        33  6-10   2-2  5-12  0  5   14
Hainje          28   3-6   2-3   0-4  1  2    9
Miller          37   2-7   2-3   1-5  2  1    8
Jackson         36  6-15   0-2   0-3  4  1   15
Jordan          34   2-8   2-2   0-1  2  0    6
Archey           7   1-3   0-0   0-1  0  2    3
Lightfoot        4   0-2   0-0   1-1  0  0    0
Walls            6   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Robisch         15   2-4   0-1   1-3  2  4    4
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TOTALS         200 22-55  8-13  8-30 11 15   59
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Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
7-15, .467 (Hainje 1-1, Miller 2-5, Jackson 3-4,
Jordan 0-3, Archey 1-2). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 6 (Cornette 4, Robisch,
Lightfoot). Turnovers: 9 (Cornette 2, Jordan 2,
Miller 2, Hainje, Robisch, Walls). Steals: 8
(Cornette 3, Jackson 2, Hainje, Jordan, Miller).
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Wright St          21   27  -   48
Butler             33   26  -   59
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 8,277. Officials: Tim
Hutchinson, Mark Masariu, Bill Kaminski.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Joel Cornette. JC continues to show us what he can do, with a strong offensive performance and a couple of high-flying dunks. But his defense was equally impressive, especially considering he was guarding All-MCC center Israel Sheinfeld for most of the game. Sheinfeld finished with just 5 points, all on free throws. Joel finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, Butler's first double-double of the year. He also added 4 blocks, 3 steals, and hit both of his free throws despite his struggles from the line this season. Another all-around solid effort.

Thomas Jackson also had another solid game. TJ finished with 15 points and 4 assists with no turnovers. Rylan Hainje added 9 points and 4 rebounds, and Brandon Miller had 8 points and 5 rebounds. Wright State was led by Kevin Melson's 21 points.

Butler finished dead even with the Raiders in rebounding, 33-33. They forced 16 Wright State turnovers while only committing 9. The Bulldogs had 8 steals to the Raiders' zero. Neither team shot well (BU 40%, WSU 35%), but the Dawgs did their usual damage from downtown (7-of-15, 47%).