DETROIT 63, #24 BUTLER 54

NCAA BB FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL --- --- ----- BUTLER (24) 23 31 54 DETROIT 26 37 63 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 17, THOMAS JACKSON 13, BRANDON MILLER 7 DETROIT - GREG GRAYS 17, TERRELL RIGGS 14, WILLIE GREEN 10
HIGH REBOUND: BUTLER - SCOTT ROBISCH 6, JOEL CORNETTE 6 DETROIT - TERRELL RIGGS 10, MARC MAZUR 9
HIGH ASSISTS: BUTLER - BRANDON MILLER 3, THREE PLAYERS WITH 1 DETROIT - DARIUS BELIN 4, JIMMY TWYMAN 3
ATT: 3,036

Box Score
BUTLER (54) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Cornette 35 1-6 2-2 2-6 1 5 4 Hainje 33 5-10 4-7 2-3 1 4 17 Robisch 27 2-9 0-0 2-6 0 4 5 Miller 31 2-8 2-2 0-3 3 3 7 Jackson 33 4-9 5-9 0-4 1 1 13 Archey 12 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 Monserez 18 0-2 0-2 1-1 0 2 0 Walls 7 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 2 Curry 3 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Moore 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 17-55 13-22 8-25 6 21 54 _______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.309, FT-.591. 3-Point Goals: 7-26, .269 (Hainje 3-7, Robisch 1-2, Miller 1-5, Jackson 0-3, Archey 2-5, Monserez 0-2, Walls 0-1, Curry 0-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: None. Turnovers: 9 (Hainje 5, Jackson 2, Cornette, Robisch). Steals: 9 (Jackson 6, Hainje 2, Miller).
DETROIT (63) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Riggs 36 7-15 0-0 3-10 0 3 14 Mazur 25 2-4 1-3 5-9 0 3 5 Grays 32 3-9 9-11 2-8 1 3 17 Belin 37 4-8 0-0 1-4 4 3 9 Green 31 3-8 4-8 0-2 0 3 10 Twyman 10 1-1 1-2 0-1 3 1 4 Maxwell 8 1-1 0-0 1-3 1 0 2 Fuhs 8 0-1 0-0 0-3 1 0 0 Napoleon 1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 Wallace 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Dillard 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 21-48 17-26 12-40 10 18 63 _______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.654. 3-Point Goals: 4-11, .364 (Grays 2-6, Belin 1-2, Green 0-1, Twyman 1-1, Fuhs 0-1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 3 (Riggs 2, Mazur). Turnovers: 11 (Grays 3, Green 3, Belin 2, Riggs 2, Mazur). Steals: 1 (Belin). __________________________________ Butler 23 31 - 54 Detroit 26 37 - 63 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 3,036. Officials: Jerry Petro, Dan Fouser, Mike Foote.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS
Detroit showed why it has the nation's second longest home winning streak as they defeated Butler, 63-54. The Titans played stifling defense all night long, holding Butler to just 31% shooting for the game and 27% from 3-point range. Detroit led by three at halftime, 26-23, thanks in large part to a 10 point effort from Terrell Riggs. They pushed their lead out to 10 in the second half, but Butler was able to make a run and tie things up. But the Bulldogs never really got on track offensively, and the Titans quickly pushed their lead back out to 10. A 3-point basket by Greg Grays late in the half sealed it, and gave Detroit its 36th straight home win and its 59th victory in its last 60 games at Calihan Hall.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Thomas Jackson. TJ had nine second-half points en route to 13 for the game, and added six steals and four rebounds. He had just one assist, leaving him six behind Tim Bowen on Butler's all-time list.
Rylan Hainje added 17 points for the Bulldogs. Brandon Miller continues to struggle from the floor, shooting just 2-of-8, but finished with seven points, three rebounds, and three assists. Darnell Archey hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points off the bench. Scott Robisch added five points and six rebounds, and Joel Cornette had four points and six rebounds prior to fouling out. Rob Walls had a basket for two points, and provided a bit of a spark off the bench with his defensive intensity and hustle. Detroit was led by Grays with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Riggs finished with a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds.
After the Cleveland State game, it looked like our offense was back on track. We were patient, moved the ball well, and knocked down open looks. But tonight it was basically a two-man show with Jackson and Hainje, and that is exactly opposite of the team approach that got the Bulldogs off to a 13-0 start. We only had six assists tonight, which speaks volumes about how much Detroit disrupted our offense and forced us into a lot of one-on-one situations. They killed us on the boards, 43-26, which is disheartening after such a solid rebounding performance at Cleveland State. And our free throw shooting was abysmal in the second half, especially at key moments when we needed to chip away at Detroit's lead. We were just 9-for-18 from the free throw line in the second half. Detroit outplayed Butler in just about every aspect of the game tonight, and deserved the victory.

The Bulldogs meet the Horizon League's newest member when they travel to Youngstown State to face the Penguins. Game time is Saturday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. EST.

User comments

WarDog from Indianapolis, IN:

I had this game penciled in as the toughest Sunset League tilt of the 
year, and Detroit plays so tough up there I wasn't counting on a win, 
but I never thought that we would lose the game on effort stats.  I don't 
suit up and I'm not a coach, so it's hard for me to judge how hard 
somebody plays, but in a game against the Titans, you KNOW they are going 
to jack up a lot of ugly shots and that you MUST hit the glass.  Well, 
we got outrebounded by a bushel or two and that was the ball game.

I read some IU posts after we beat them and they complained that "all 
Butler can do is shoot the three" and on a night when we couldn't find 
the range from beyond the arc, we also couldn't knock down the free 
throws that our dribble drives earned for us.  In Calihan Hall, that spells 
defeat.

I listened to the post game where the coach said that he has never 
mentioned the ranking issue to the team, instead keeping them focused on 
individual game preparation.  After last nights lack of baord production 
and terrible offensive work (when was the last time we had single digit 
assists?) I guess that is an issue he won't have to address.  We will 
get bounced from the Top 25 because right now, we don't belong there.  I 
have always been so proud of our teams because win or lose, they push 
it to the max, but I can't recall anyone getting on the hardwood last 
night.  We need to get back to the scarappy, underdog mentality that has 
served us so well in the past.  And we will.

It doesn't faze me that we will be unranked next week, our performance 
is what put us there and what dropped us out.  However, I have not even 
begun to lose faith in this team.  We have an outstanding group of 
players that can do some damage in March, and for so many reasons, I think 
this will be our best year ever.  Let's put the hardhat back on and 
take care of business in Youngstown and welcome these Dogs home next 
Thursday, at 15-2, with a big crowd in The Barn.  Adversity defines 
character.

Go Dogs.

Bulldog01 from Chicago, IL:

First of all this loss is really going to give us a perspective on how 
good of a coach Lickliter is.  

Could we have looked any more flat last night? We didn't even look like 
we wanted to play.  Did anyone watch the Duke and GT game last night?  
That's the way a team comes out of the gates and destroys a team they 
should beat.  Someone got Duke fired up for the game.......Lickliter 
didn't do that for us.  Detroit is horrible!!  We should have beat them by 
15 easy!  

I'm not blaming the whole loss on coach, but he needs to do something 
to get them ready to play night in and night out.....that didn't happen 
last night.

Lets turn this around!

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