NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BIRMINGHAM SOU       14  20       34
         BUTLER               37  33       70    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BIRMINGHAM SOU - RASHARD WILLIE 7, JIMMY AMERSON
                6, TR REED 5
                BUTLER - MIKE MONSEREZ 17, RYLAN HAINJE 11,
                DARNELL ARCHEY 8

 HIGH REBOUND:  BIRMINGHAM SOU - SHEMA MBYIRUKIRA 11, FOUR
                PLAYERS WITH 3
                BUTLER - SCOTT ROBISCH 7, BRANDON MILLER 5

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BIRMINGHAM SOU - RASHARD WILLIE 2, JAKOB
                SIGURDARSON 2
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 4, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3

          ATT:  4,211
                                                                        

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM SOU (34)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Anspach         14   1-3   0-0   2-3  0  0    2
James           19   1-6   0-0   1-3  0  1    2
Mbyirukira      30   1-7   0-0  3-11  0  3    2
Willie          34  2-10   2-2   0-3  2  0    7
Reed            34   1-8   2-2   1-1  1  2    5
Sigurdarson     31   1-7   0-0   0-1  2  3    3
Bilostinnyi      3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Monrtrimas      11   0-2   3-3   0-1  1  1    3
Burke           11   2-4   0-0   1-1  0  0    4
Amerson         13   2-5   1-2   0-3  0  3    6
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TOTALS         200 11-53   8-9  8-27  6 13   34
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Percentages: FG-.208, FT-.889. 3-Point Goals:
4-23, .174 (Anspach 0-1, James 0-2, Mbyirukira
0-2, Willie 1-7, Reed 1-6, Sigurdarson 1-2,
Monrtrimas 0-1, Amerson 1-2). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 2 (Mbyirukira 2). Turnovers: 16
(Anspach 3, Reed 3, Bilostinnyi 2, James 2,
Sigurdarson 2, Willie 2, Burke, Mbyirukira).
Steals: 3 (Amerson, James, Sigurdarson).

BUTLER (70)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        21   1-1   2-2   1-3  3  1    4
Hainje          21   4-8   2-3   1-4  1  3   11
Robisch         22   2-5   2-2   2-7  0  1    6
Miller          19   1-4   0-0   1-5  2  2    2
Jackson         23   2-6   0-0   0-1  4  1    5
Lightfoot        7   0-3   0-0   0-1  1  0    0
Reynolds         5   1-2   0-0   0-0  0  0    3
Archey          23   3-4   0-0   0-3  3  0    8
Monserez        17   6-8   0-0   0-2  1  1   17
Walls           14   1-6   3-4   1-4  2  0    6
Gardner          6   1-2   0-1   1-1  0  1    3
Curry           11   0-2   0-0   0-2  0  0    0
Moore           11   2-2   1-2   1-2  0  1    5
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TOTALS         200 24-53 10-14  8-35 17 11   70
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Percentages: FG-.453, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
12-24, .500 (Hainje 1-2, Miller 0-3, Jackson 1-2,
Reynolds 1-2, Archey 2-3, Monserez 5-7, Walls
1-2, Gardner 1-1, Curry 0-2). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 4 (Cornette, Jackson, Walls,
Gardner). Turnovers: 11 (Hainje 3, Jackson 2,
Walls 2, Cornette, Miller, Reynolds, Robisch).
Steals: 9 (Jackson 3, Hainje 2, Walls 2, Archey,
Lightfoot).
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Birmingham Sou     14   20  -   34
Butler             37   33  -   70
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Technical fouls: Butler 1 (Hainje).  A: 4,211.
Officials: Eric Anderson, Scott Johnson, Rick
Oneill.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Mike Monserez. After starting the season shooting a miserable 15% from the field, the transfer from Notre Dame broke out of his shooting slump in a big way. He nailed three straight shots from 3-point range in the first half and finished 5-of-7 from downtown for the game. He also hit his only 2-point attempt, which added up to a 17-point game when all was said and done--in just 17 minutes. I think Mike will show as the season progresses that his shooting woes at the start of the season were the exception and not the rule.

All 13 Bulldogs who dressed for the game played, and 11 scored. Rylan Hainje was the only other double digit scorer for Butler, finishing with 11 points and 4 rebounds. Darnell Archey had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists on the bench. Scott Robisch finished with 6 points and 7 rebounds. Rob Walls added 6 points and 4 rebounds. Other stat lines for Butler: Thomas Jackson (5 points, 4 assists, 3 steals); Mike Moore (5 points); Joel Cornette (4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists); Reynolds (3 points); Gardner (3 points); Brandon Miller (2 points, 5 rebounds). BSC was led by Rashard Willie's 7 points and Shema Mbyirukira's 11 rebounds.

Usually it's tough to find a lot of positives in such a lopsided victory, but I think there were more than a handful that can be found. First would be Monserez' shooting. There was also concern as to how Butler would respond after a big win at Purdue, but they showed right from the start that there would be no chance of a let-down. Coach Todd Lickliter was able to rest his starters (TJ played 39 minutes at Purdue), and in doing so was also able to get an extended look at his reserves in game situations. And after a pair of games where the Bulldogs were relatively quiet from 3-point range, it was good to see the longball dropping again.