BUTLER 66, WRIGHT STATE 58

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NCAA BB  MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONF TR


         FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         WRIGHT ST            30  28       58
         BUTLER               26  40       66    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  WRIGHT ST - KEVIN MELSON 16, JESSE DEISTER 12,
                VERNARD HOLLINS 9
                BUTLER - LAVALL JORDAN 17, JOEL CORNETTE 16,
                THOMAS JACKSON 11


 HIGH REBOUND:  WRIGHT ST - VERNARD HOLLINS 7, THOMAS HOPE 5
                BUTLER - THREE PLAYERS WITH 6


 HIGH ASSISTS:  WRIGHT ST - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 2, THOMAS JACKSON 2


          ATT:  6,181
                                                                        


Box Score


WRIGHT ST (58)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Melson          29  5-11   6-6   3-4  1  2   16
Hope            26   0-3   0-0   1-5  3  3    0
Petersons       20   1-2   0-0   2-3  0  4    2
Hollins         37   4-5   1-2   1-7  3  2    9
Deister         32  4-15   3-3   1-1  1  2   12
Sheinfeld       15   2-2   2-2   0-0  0  5    6
Freeman          1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Bills           28   3-6   0-0   0-4  3  2    7
M Doles         12   3-5   0-0   3-4  0  0    6
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TOTALS         200 22-49 12-13 11-28 11 21   58
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Percentages: FG-.449, FT-.923. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (Melson 0-1, Hope 0-1, Deister 1-4,
Bills 1-4). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 3
(Petersons 2, M Doles). Turnovers: 25 (Hollins 9,
Sheinfeld 5, Deister 3, Bills 2, Hope 2, Melson
2, M Doles, Petersons). Steals: 7 (Hollins 2,
Hope 2, Sheinfeld 2, Bills).


BUTLER (66)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Jordan          24  6-11   4-5   1-6  1  4   17
Hainje          28   3-9   0-0   2-6  2  3    6
Cornette        39   5-7   6-9   3-6  0  4   16
Miller          38   3-7   1-2   1-1  1  2    8
Jackson         40  5-15   0-1   0-1  2  0   11
Archey          18   3-6   0-0   1-2  0  1    8
Lightfoot        5   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Walls            3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Robisch          5   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
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TOTALS         200 25-56 11-17  8-22  6 17   66
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (Jordan 1-4, Hainje 0-1, Miller 1-3,
Jackson 1-5, Archey 2-5). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 2 (Cornette, Jackson). Turnovers:
13 (Archey 3, Cornette 3, Jackson 3, Hainje,
Jordan, Miller). Steals: 8 (Jackson 4, Miller 4).
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Wright St          30   28  -   58
Butler             26   40  -   66
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 6,181. Officials: Gary
Bova, Tom Clark, Mike Roberts.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

Yet another MCC Tournament host went home without a championship when Butler defeated Wright State 66-58 at the Nutter Center. Dayton was the last team to win the conference tournament on its home floor back in 1990. It was an all-out war for the first 30 minutes or so, but Butler perservered down the stretch and emerged victorious. The Raiders led 30-26 at halftime, but struggled when center Israel Sheinfeld fouled out at the 12:44 mark in the second half. WSU's other center, Bruno Petersons, played most of the remainder of the game with 4 fouls, and finished with just 2 points.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Joel Cornette. Sure, he airballed 3 free throws. But he nailed the other 6 en route to 16 points and 6 rebounds. He had a wicked one-handed put back dunk in the final minute that put an exclamation point on the game.

LaVall Jordan had 17 points and 6 rebounds despite being limited to just 24 minutes due to foul trouble. Thomas Jackson added 11 points and 4 steals. Brandon Miller tossed in 8 points, and also had 4 steals. Rylan Hainje finished with 6 points and 6 rebounds, and Darnell Archey added 8 points off the bench. Wright State was led by Kevin Melson's 16 points in what may very well have been his final game as a Raider.

Defense kept the Bulldogs close until the offense could take the lead away from Wright State. Butler forced 25 turnovers, and limited Raider sharpshooter (and MCC Newcomer of the Year) Jesse Deister to 12 points on just 4-of-15 shooting. The Bulldogs survived a determined effort from a talented Raider team on its home floor in front of thousands of rowdy fans. That's something to build on heading into the championship game.

Speaking of the championship, Butler and Detroit will square off yet again on ESPN. It marks the third straight year that the Bulldogs and Titans will meet in the finals, and the fifth straight year where the champion will be one of those 2 schools. They have clearly proved themselves to be the two premiere squads in the conference. Game time is Tuesday, March 6, at 7:05 pm EST. As always, the MCC Championship will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

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