BUTLER 79, CLEVELAND STATE 75 (2 OT)

Official Basketball Box Score Butler vs Cleveland State 02-24-03 7 p.m. at Goodman Arena / Cleveland, Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Butler 22-4, 12-2 HL TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 22 Monserez, Mike...... f 2-5 0-2 2-2 3 1 4 4 6 5 2 0 3 41 51 Curry, Lewis........ f 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 13 33 Cornette, Joel...... c 4-12 0-0 0-2 4 5 9 3 8 4 4 1 0 45 04 Miller, Brandon..... g 8-13 3-6 4-5 0 1 1 2 23 4 0 0 2 47 10 Archey, Darnell..... g 4-10 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 26 01 Lightfoot, Duane.... 7-10 0-0 0-1 1 6 7 2 14 0 2 1 3 35 03 Horan, Bruce........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 Sheets, Avery....... 6-10 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 2 14 1 1 0 2 29 23 Walls, Rob.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 55 Moore, Mike......... 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 TEAM................ 2 1 3 Totals.............. 33-65 7-21 6-10 13 16 29 18 79 14 10 2 10 250 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% OT: 6-12 50.0% Game: 50.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% OT: 3-6 50.0% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 60.0% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Cleveland State 8-20, 3-12 HL TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 Gosley, Tahric...... f 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 4 7 0 1 1 1 15 31 Williams, Andre..... f 2-6 0-0 3-5 4 0 4 4 7 0 5 0 1 42 03 Calhoun, Jerrod..... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 04 Niakate, Modibo..... g 8-13 3-5 3-4 1 6 7 3 22 2 4 0 1 43 25 Burge, Jonathan..... g 5-10 0-0 2-6 2 0 2 4 12 6 1 0 1 43 02 Chavis, Walt........ 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 13 Rabb, John.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22 Coles, Percell...... 5-12 4-9 3-4 0 1 1 0 17 2 0 0 0 36 42 Badiane, Pape....... 3-5 0-0 2-2 2 9 11 3 8 0 2 7 0 41 TEAM................ 4 4 Totals.............. 27-53 7-15 14-22 14 21 35 19 75 10 15 9 5 250 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 11-20 55.0% OT: 5-9 55.6% Game: 50.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% OT: 1-3 33.3% Game: 46.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-18 61.1% OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 63.6% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Donnee Gray, J.D. Collins, Mike Roberts Technical fouls: Butler-None. Cleveland State-None. Attendance: 1229 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Butler........................ 31 30 7 11 - 79 Cleveland State............... 24 37 7 7 - 75 Pape Badiane ties school record with 7 blocked shots in a game Points in the paint-BU 46,CSU 28. Points off turnovers-BU 13,CSU 20. 2nd chance points-BU 15,CSU 23. Fast break points-BU 2,CSU 7. Bench points-BU 30,CSU 27. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-9 times. Last FG-BU OT2-01:11, CSU OT2-01:44.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS
Brandon Miller's late heroics helped the Butler Bulldogs overcome a seven-minute scoring drought in the second half and survive a double-overtime 79-75 win at Cleveland State. The Bulldogs dug an early 12-2 hole for themselves at the 15:25 mark, but runs of 7-0 and 11-0 sandwiched around a Viking basket made it 20-14 Butler with around 8:00 left in the first half. The Bulldogs would take a 31-24 lead into the locker room at halftime. The beginning of the second half was back-and-forth, but the Vikings pulled to within 44-40 on a Percell Coles three-pointer. The Bulldogs then reeled off six straight points, capped by a Duane Lightfoot, Jr. dunk, and appeared to take control of the game, leading 50-40 with 11:13 to play. But Lightfoot's basket would be the only points Butler would score for the next seven minutes, as CSU scored 14 unanswered points to take a 54-50 lead. Miller finally ended the drought with a basket to make it 54-52, but the Vikings pushed their lead back out to six at 60-54 on a Modibo Niakate bucket with 46 seconds to go. Avery Sheets hit a huge three-point basket to cut the deficit in half, and Jonathan Burge missed two free throws at the other end with 18.4 seconds remaining. Joel Cornette pulled down the rebound and called a timeout. The Bulldogs chose to score quickly rather than go for the tie as Miller drove for a layup to make it 60-59 with 8.6 seconds left. The Bulldogs fouled Percell Coles, a 95% free throw shooter with just one missed free throw on the season. But Coles made only the second of his two attempts, and Butler had one last chance with 7.6 to go. Miller took the inbounds pass, drove to the left elbow, pump-faked, and then drained a jumper with 0.3 showing on the clock. The decision to go for the quick score worked, and with the score tied at 61, the two teams headed into overtime.
Neither team led by more than two in the first overtime. CSU's Pape Badiane scored six points in the first extra session, the last two coming with around a minute left in overtime to give CSU a 68-67 lead. Avery Sheets missed a three-pointer, but the rebound bounced off a Viking and Butler retained possession. The Bulldogs chose to hold for one shot, and Miller drove and drew a foul on Andre' Williams. But Brandon could only get the second free throw to drop, and CSU had 5.3 seconds to move 94 feet for a last-second shot. But Lightfoot stole the inbounds pass with a tip to Miller, who pump-faked his man in the air and tried to draw a foul as he attempted a three-pointer, but was unable to get the whistle or the basket, and it was on to a second overtime.
CSU scored the first two baskets to take a 72-68 lead, but Darnell Archey buried back-to-back three-pointers to put the Bulldogs up 74-72. Coles answered with a three of his own, but Miller buried a three-pointer from beyond NBA range to give the Bulldogs a lead they would not relinquish at 77-75. Miller took a charge at the other end with 50.8 seconds remaining. Brandon missed a jumper with the shot clock winding down, and CSU called timeout with 12.6 seconds to go. Coles missed his jumper, and Miller pulled down the rebound and was fouled intentionally. Brandon sank both free throws, and Butler inbounded the ball to let the final 1.3 seconds tick away, and escaped with a hard-fought 79-75 win.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Miller. The last minute of the game tells you all you need to know about Brandon Miller. He hit the game winning three-pointer from well beyond the arc, took a charge, rebounded the opposition's final shot attempt, and clinched the game with a pair of free throws. He finished with a game-high 23 points along with four assists and a pair of steals. But perhaps even more impressive was the fact that he did not commit a single turnover in a game-high 47 minutes of playing time. An incredible effort from Brandon.
Lighfoot finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Sheets tied his career-high with 14 points to go along with two steals. Archey added 10 points, and fellow senior Cornette finished with eight points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Mike Monserez had yet another solid all-around effort, with six points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals. Lewis Curry and Mike Moore finished with two points each. CSU was led by Niakate's 22 points.
What an incredible game--neither team gave up when the other seemed to take control, and both squads left everything on the floor when it was all said and done. There were some impressive individual efforts: along with the aforementioned performances, Badiane very nearly had a triple-double with eight points, 11 rebounds, and an amazing seven blocked shots. After the heartbreaking loss the Bulldogs suffered here to UWGB in the HL tournament last season, it was good to see them persevere, overcome deficits and scoring droughts, and come away with a victory. With the win, the Bulldogs clinch one of the top two seeds in the HL tournament, assuring them a bye to the semi-finals, and also climb back into a tie with Wisconsin-Milwaukee for first place.

The Bulldogs return home for the final two games of the regular season when the Wisconsin contingent of the Horizon League comes to town. Up first is the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix. Game time is Thrusday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised locally in Indianapolis on WTBU channel 69.

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