NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         INDIANA ST           28  21       49
         BUTLER               31  38       69    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  INDIANA ST - MATT BERRY 15
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 16
                                                                        

Box Score

INDIANA ST (49)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Kante           16   1-5   0-2   2-2  1  3    2
Avery           28   4-7   3-4   4-9  0  3   11
Howard          30   1-7   0-0   2-3  2  2    3
Block           34   1-9   0-0   0-7  1  2    2
Broermann       18   1-2   0-0   0-1  1  0    3
Grimes          16   0-3   0-0   0-1  5  1    0
Berry           22  6-12   0-0   1-5  1  2   15
Haywood          3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Sams            29  5-11   0-0   2-5  1  2   13
Adler            4   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
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TOTALS         200 19-56   3-6 11-33 12 17   49
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Percentages: FG-.339, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
8-19, .421 (Howard 1-3, Block 0-1, Broermann 1-2,
Grimes 0-1, Berry 3-6, Sams 3-6). Team rebounds:
5. Blocked shots: 4 (Block 2, Avery, Broermann).
Turnovers: 19 (Howard 4, Block 3, Broermann 3,
Sams 3, Avery 2, Adler, Berry, Grimes, Haywood).
Steals: 2 (Block, Broermann).

BUTLER (69)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        28   4-9   1-4   4-8  2  2    9
Hainje          31   6-9   2-2   1-6  2  2   16
Robisch         17   2-9   1-2   1-3  0  2    5
Miller          33   2-4   3-4   0-3  5  3    8
Jackson         31  6-10   1-1   1-6  3  0   15
Lightfoot        4   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Reynolds         1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Archey          15   1-8   0-0   0-1  1  0    2
Monserez        22   0-2   0-0   1-3  2  2    0
Walls            8   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Gardner          1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Curry            8   5-5   0-0   1-1  0  0   12
Moore            1   1-1   0-0   1-1  0  0    2
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TOTALS         200 27-57  8-13 10-32 15 12   69
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Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
7-18, .389 (Hainje 2-2, Miller 1-3, Jackson 2-5,
Archey 0-4, Monserez 0-2, Curry 2-2). Team
rebounds: None. Blocked shots: 3 (Cornette 2,
Moore). Turnovers: 9 (Cornette 3, Miller 2,
Hainje, Jackson, Monserez, Walls). Steals: 8
(Miller 4, Hainje 2, Jackson, Moore).
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Indiana St         28   21  -   49
Butler             31   38  -   69
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 5,670. Officials:
Jerry Petro, Glenn Mayborg, John Hampton.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Curry. The junior who missed the final half of last season with a knee injury provided the Bulldogs with some much needed offense and spark off the bench during the critical run in the second half. He finished a perfect 5-of-5 from the field including a pair of threes for a career-high 12 points in just 8 minutes. It was good to see Lew back on the floor and nailing some jumpers.

Rylan Hainje led all scorers with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting. He also hit a pair of treys and pulled down 6 rebounds. Thomas Jackson added 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. Brandon Miller had a quiet 8 points, but dished out 5 assists and had 4 steals. Joel Cornette added 9 points and 8 rebounds along with a pair of blocked shots. Scott Robisch had 5 points on a tough shooting night. Also struggling from the field was Archey, who finished with just 2 points. Mike Moore made the most of his minute of playing time with a put-back bucket for 2 points, a blocked shot, and a steal. ISU was led by a pair of bench players, Matt Berry (15 points) and Sams (13).

It wasn't pretty, but far be it from me to get picky over a 20-point win. Butler will definitely need to be much better at both ends of the court on Tuesday at Purdue. But to their credit, they turned up the intensity on both offense and defense in the second half and won going away. They held the Sycamores to 28% shooting in the second half, down from 42% in the opening frame. They also improved their shooting from 41% in the first to 54% in the second. They forced 19 ISU turnovers while committing just 9, and had 8 steals. The Sycamores outrebounded Butler 38-32.