BUTLER 61, DETROIT 48

NCAA BB FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL --- --- ----- DETROIT 31 17 48 BUTLER 37 24 61 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DETROIT - WILLIE GREEN 14, GREG GRAYS 13, TERRELL RIGGS 10 BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 22, SCOTT ROBISCH 8, JOEL CORNETTE 7
HIGH REBOUND: DETROIT - TERRELL RIGGS 6, GREG GRAYS 5 BUTLER - JOEL CORNETTE 6, RYLAN HAINJE 6
HIGH ASSISTS: DETROIT - WILLIE GREEN 3, GREG GRAYS 2 BUTLER - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 6,007

Box Score
DETROIT (48) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Green 34 5-8 3-4 1-3 3 2 14 Riggs 30 5-11 0-0 2-6 0 3 10 Mazur 23 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 1 5 Grays 33 4-15 3-4 1-5 2 0 13 Belin 25 0-4 0-0 3-4 1 3 0 Twyman 14 0-0 0-1 1-2 1 3 0 Maxwell 11 1-2 1-2 1-1 0 1 3 Fuhs 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wallace 16 0-0 0-0 0-3 1 2 0 Dillard 5 1-4 0-1 1-1 0 0 3 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 18-48 8-14 11-27 8 15 48 _______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.375, FT-.571. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Green 1-2, Grays 2-9, Belin 0-1, Dillard 1-1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 2 (Riggs, Mazur). Turnovers: 10 (Grays 2, Green 2, Riggs 2, Belin, Dillard, Mazur, Wallace). Steals: 2 (Green, Riggs).
BUTLER (61) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Hainje 32 2-7 1-2 1-6 3 1 6 Cornette 29 3-3 1-2 1-6 3 1 7 Robisch 24 4-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 8 Miller 24 0-5 0-0 1-4 2 3 0 Jackson 35 9-13 3-3 0-4 3 1 22 Archey 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Monserez 24 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 6 Gardner 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Moore 9 1-1 4-7 3-5 0 0 6 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 23-44 9-14 6-27 12 13 61 _______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.523, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (Hainje 1-3, Miller 0-4, Jackson 1-3, Archey 1-1, Monserez 2-5, Gardner 1-1). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 2 (Cornette 2). Turnovers: 9 (Cornette 3, Hainje 3, Miller 2, Jackson). Steals: 7 (Jackson 4, Hainje, Monserez, Moore). __________________________________ Detroit 31 17 - 48 Butler 37 24 - 61 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 6,007. Officials: Steve Olson, Tim Fogarty, Eric Anderson.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS
Butler completed the "revenge" portion of its schedule with a 61-48 win over Detroit. With the win, the Bulldogs have now avenged each of their three defeats on the season, and coupled with a Wisconsin-Milwaukee loss at UIC tonight, have climbed back into a first-place tie with UWM in the Horizon League. Both teams played fairly even through the first 20 minutes, with Butler taking a 37-31 lead at the half. It was tied at 25 apiece before Thomas Jackson scored Butler's next 10 points as part of a 12-6 run to close the opening frame. Detroit's Greg Grays hit a jumper to start the second half and pull the Titans within four, but that was as close as they would get. Over the next 11-plus minutes, Butler outscored Detroit 21-7 to take a 58-40 lead with 7:56 to go. The Titans pulled to within 13 at 58-45, and each team would score three more points to set the final margin.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jackson. Detroit head coach Perry Watson called TJ the "trump" in this game, noting not only his game-high 22 points, but the defense he played on Detroit's leading scorer Greg Grays, who finished with 13 points on 4-of-15 shooting. Thomas had four steals and four rebounds, and also dished out three assists, giving him an even 500 assists for his career. That makes him the first player in Butler history to have 1,000 points and 500 assists. Congratulations to TJ on yet another remarkable accomplishment.
Thomas was the only Bulldog in double figures, but he certainly had plenty of help. Scott Robisch finished with eight points. Joel Cornette added seven points, six rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocked shots. Rylan Hainje finished with six points, six rebounds, and three assists. Brandon Miller was held scoreless, but pulled down four rebounds to go along with two assists. Mike Moore provided a big boost off the bench, scoring six points and pulling down five rebounds in nine minutes of playing time. Mike Monserez hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points, and Darnell Archey and Nick Gardner each added a 3-pointer for three points apiece. Detroit was led by Willie Green's 14 points.
Watson noted afterwards that Detroit had been holding its opponents to 39% shooting coming into the game, so for Butler to finish at 52% from the floor was a testament to how hard the Bulldogs worked offensively. Coach Lickliter was impressed with his team's defense, particularly in the second half, when the Bulldogs held UDM to just 26% shooting. For the game, the Titans shot just 38%. The two things that hurt us the most in the loss at Detroit were a lack of offensive rhythm and the inability to make stops at key moments in the second half--tonight, the roles seemed reversed. About the only negative for Butler was Detroit's 12 offensive rebounds, but the Titans only out-rebounded the Bulldogs 30-29 overall.

With all three losses now avenged and the Bulldogs back in first place, they must now focus on winning one game at a time and continuing to build momentum heading into the home stretch in HL play. Up next is Rollie Massimino's Cleveland State squad, who comes to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 9, at noon EST. Hope to see you there.

User comments

WarDog from Indianapolis, IN:

It looks like we are getting on one of our patented late season rolls, 
hopefully this one will keep right on trucking through the MCC, er, 
Sunset League tourney.  Solid job by the Dogs against UDM, I was a bit 
worried that they were going to hang around in the second half, because 
they made so many tough shots in the first.  One of the reasons we 
couldn't shake them was the fact that they were dropping in shots from all 
over, and most were very well defended.  Hats off to Green, Riggs and 
Grays for hitting some difficult buckets.  My worries were laid to rest 
when I looked up at the scoreboard in the second half and saw that we had 
held them to 5 points in the first 8 minutes, a solid defensive effort.

TJ was, as usual, superb.  I wish I had a dime for every time I have 
leaned over to someone sitting in our section and said, "We're going to 
miss that guy", just like I did last year when talking about LaVall.  
Joel showed a couple of nice flashes to the hoop, and I continue to think 
that he could be a real offensive threat.  Can you imagine the open 
looks that our sharpshooters would get if he consistently drew a double?  
Scary.

You know that I have to get on my soapbox about Mike Moore.  He showed 
exactly what I thought he could against UDM, a solid effort with lots 
of hustle, good defense, hard work on the boards and a few opportunity 
points.  Is this guy going to lead the league in scoring?  Obviously 
not, but he has the one thing that I value above all others.  Desire.  He 
simply busts his butt on every play, and while he's not the fastest 
Bulldog, he runs downcourt as fast as his feet will let him every time.  I 
won't dwell on the fact that Walls, Curry and Lightfoot might as well 
have had their dress clothes on underneath their warmups, and be 
thankful that we won.  As for the other reserves, Arch looks 100% more active, 
Monserez continues to impress with the feeds into the post and Gardner 
hit a big three, although he appeared a bit overmatched at times on the 
defensive end.

While we got a little bit of help from the Flamers (how does it taste 
Mr. Pearl?) we need to keep focused on the task at hand, and that's 
forcing Rollie to wave the white flag again three minutes in to the second 
half.  Great crowd Thursday night that was into the whole game, lets 
fill up the barn on Saturday and take this thing home.  Go Dogs!!!!

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