NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         BUTLER               28  38       66
         MT ST MARYS          22  24       46    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 16, DARNELL ARCHEY 13,
                MIKE MONSEREZ 13
                MT ST MARYS - JAMION CHRISTIAN 12, KOKI ADASI 8,
                TWO PLAYERS WITH 6

 HIGH REBOUND:  BUTLER - SCOTT ROBISCH 8, RYLAN HAINJE 7
                MT ST MARYS - ANGEL RIVERA 7, PAT ATANGANA 6

 HIGH ASSISTS:  BUTLER - BRANDON MILLER 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
                MT ST MARYS - JERRY LLOYD 3, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2

          ATT:  1,021
                                                                        

Box Score

BUTLER (66)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        29   2-3   2-2   2-4  2  4    6
Hainje          29   2-7   0-0   3-7  0  3    4
Robisch         24  3-10   2-3   4-8  0  3    8
Miller          30   1-7   4-4   0-5  8  4    6
Jackson         31  6-12   2-3   0-2  3  1   16
Archey          20   4-8   2-2   0-3  0  2   13
Monserez        22   4-8   2-3   2-3  3  1   13
Walls            8   0-1   0-0   0-3  2  1    0
Curry            3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Moore            4   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 22-57 14-17 11-36 18 20   66
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Percentages: FG-.386, FT-.824. 3-Point Goals:
8-24, .333 (Hainje 0-2, Miller 0-4, Jackson 2-6,
Archey 3-6, Monserez 3-6). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 1 (Robisch). Turnovers: 12
(Cornette 4, Miller 2, Archey, Hainje, Jackson,
Monserez, Moore, Walls). Steals: 11 (Jackson 4,
Monserez 3, Archey, Cornette, Miller, Robisch).

MT ST MARYS (46)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Rivera          31   1-9   4-4   3-7  2  4    6
Atangana        36  2-10   1-2   1-6  1  2    5
Christian       32   2-5   6-6   1-2  0  3   12
Bajornas        13   0-1   0-2   0-0  1  1    0
Lloyd           29   1-6   1-2   0-1  3  2    3
Adasi           19  3-10   2-2   1-2  0  0    8
Marvray         15   2-2   2-2   1-4  1  1    6
Alexander       13   1-1   0-0   0-2  2  0    2
Epps            12   2-3   0-0   1-5  0  5    4
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TOTALS         200 14-47 16-20  8-29 10 18   46
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Percentages: FG-.298, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (Atangana 0-1, Christian 2-4, Bajornas
0-1, Lloyd 0-3, Adasi 0-1). Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 1 (Rivera). Turnovers: 18
(Christian 4, Lloyd 4, Adasi 2, Alexander 2,
Marvray 2, Rivera 2, Bajornas, Epps). Steals: 8
(Atangana 2, Adasi, Bajornas, Christian, Epps,
Lloyd, Rivera).
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Butler             28   38  -   66
Mt St Marys        22   24  -   46
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Technical fouls: Mt St Marys 1 (Epps).  A: 1,021.
Officials: Tom Lopes, George Watts, Jeff Nichols.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

It wasn't pretty, but the Bulldogs extended their undefeated record to 
10-0 with a 66-46 victory over Mount Saint Mary's (1-6) of the Northeast 
Conference.  Most of the night there seemed to be a lid on both baskets, and 
the only cures were lay-ups and Darnell Archey jump shots.  Butler took an 8-0 
lead, and the Mountaineers did not score until the 14:42 mark of the first 
half.  Butler extended the lead to 26-6 before Mount Saint Mary's went on a 
18-2 run to end the half.  This cut the lead to 28-22 and had the underdog 
Mountaineers believing they could upset the undefeated Bulldogs.  The 
Mountaineer fans, all 450 of them, actually started to make some noise.    

Both teams continued their cold shooting from the perimeter, but Butler was 
able to score on lay-ups with some nice ball movement.  Brandon Miller was an 
instant fan favorite in Knott Arena when he became tangled up with Jason Epps.  
Epps was whistled for a technical foul for shoving Miller to the ground.  
Archey sank the two free throws, and hit a three on the ensuing possession to 
put this game out of reach.  

Thomas Jackson led the Bulldogs with 16 points with 7 coming in the last five 
minutes of the game.  Archey and Mike Monserez came off the bench to add 13 a 
piece.  Scott Robisch led the Bulldogs with 8 rebounds, and Rylan Hainje had 7 
boards.

PLAYER OF THE GAME - Darnell Archey.  He seemed to be the only person to hit a 
jump shot, and they came at needed intervals.  With 12:40 remaining in the 
first half, the bulldogs finally scored from outside the lane when Arch hit a 
three.

I WENT TO THE GAME WITH MT. ST. MARY'S BEING ABOUT AN HOUR 
AWAY FROM WASH D.C.  THERE WAS A HANDFUL OF OTHER BUTLER GRADS WITH ONE OF 
THEM COMING DOWN FROM NEW JERSEY.  BUTLER CAME OUT STRONG WITH SOME EARLY 
STEALS FOR EASY LAY UPS BY JACKSON AND SOME EARLY SHARP SHOOTING BY 
ARCHEY.  THEN IT SEEMS THEY LOST THEIR FOCUS AND INTEREST PERHAPS SUFFERING 
A LITTLE LET DOWN AFTER THE NO. IOWA WIN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BALL 
STATE GAME.  THEY CAME OUT STRONG AGAIN IN THE SECOND HALF AND SORT OF 
TOYED WITH MT ST MARY'S.  ALL IN ALL THEY WERE PRETTY SLOPPY WITH THEIR 
PASSING AND HAD SEVERAL SHOTS COME BACK OUT AFTER APPEARING TO BE GOOD.  I 
WOULD SAY THE GUARD PLAY WAS SOLID WITH CO-MVP HONORS GOING TO JACKSON 
AND ARCHEY BUT THE FRONT COURT PLAY WAS WEAK WITH CORNETTE THROWING 
SEVERAL ERRANT PASSES.  AGAIN IT WAS A GOOD GAME TO GET BEHIND US AS WE NOW 
TURN OUR FOCUS TO BALL STATE.

It was good to get this game out of the way and come away with a win. It was also good to see the Bulldogs outrebound the Mount 39-31. Now we can put this one behind us and focus on the big game in Muncie.