Official Basketball Box Score
Cleveland State vs Butler
01/29/04 7:00 pm at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
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VISITORS: Cleveland State (4-16)(0-9)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 Westley, Omari...... f  5-12   1-4    5-9    3  6  9   2  16  2  2  0  1  40
21 Tatham, Patrick..... f  2-4    0-1    0-0    2  1  3   2   4  1  1  1  0  38
40 Murphy, Luke........ f  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   5   0  0  1  0  0  10
01 Robinson, Jermaine.. g  6-11   1-5    3-8    0  0  0   5  16  2  9  0  0  39
03 Morris, Victor...... g  2-3    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   5  1  2  0  0  40
11 Starks, Sanchez.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
13 Koundoul, Amadou....    0-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  0  0  1   8
20 Vlosich, Greg.......    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   2  0  0  0  0  20
33 Ritzema, Pete.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  0  1  1  0   4
   TEAM................                         1     1
   Totals..............   16-36   3-14   8-17   7 10 17  19  43  6 16  2  2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  6-18 33.3%   2nd Half: 10-18 55.6%   Game: 44.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-7  14.3%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 21.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-7  57.1%   2nd Half:  4-10 40.0%   Game: 47.1%   4,4

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HOME TEAM: Butler (8-10)(4-5)
                          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  2-11   0-5    2-2    4  5  9   1   6  6  3  0  1  34
24 Ligon, Brian........ f  1-3    0-0    2-3    0  1  1   3   4  2  0  0  1  23
35 Smalligan, Jamie.... c  2-5    1-2    3-4    1  1  2   3   8  2  2  0  0  22
03 Horan, Bruce........ g  3-6    3-6    0-0    1  2  3   0   9  2  0  0  0  36
21 Sheets, Avery....... g  4-7    1-4    4-4    0  0  0   4  13  1  0  0  3  28
01 Lightfoot, Duane....    6-10   0-0    0-0    1  5  6   4  12  0  2  0  0  26
02 Reynolds, Ryan......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
30 Gardner, Nick.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  1  0  1  0   8
31 Grunst, Andy........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 Crone, Brandon......    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   3
44 Brooks, Nick........    2-7    1-4    2-2    2  0  2   1   7  0  2  0  1  18
   TEAM................                         5  1  6
   Totals..............   21-50   6-21  13-15  14 17 31  16  61 14 10  1  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-30 33.3%   2nd Half: 11-20 55.0%   Game: 42.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-12 16.7%   2nd Half:  4-9  44.4%   Game: 28.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  9-11 81.8%   Game: 86.7%   3,1

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Officials: Gerald Boudreaux, D.J. Carstensen, Curtis Shaw
Technical fouls: Cleveland State-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 3017
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Cleveland State...............   17   26  -   43
Butler........................   26   35  -   61
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DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Avery Sheets. Avery scored all 13 of his points in the first half, and played solid defense on CSU's Jermaine Robinson. He said after the game that drawing the assignment of guarding Robinson (who ranks in the top 25 nationally in scoring) helped to get him "fired up" on both ends of the floor. His energetic play was one of the few bright spots in the first half. Subtracting out his 4-of-6 effort and Duane Lightfoot's 3-of-5 shooting, the rest of the team combined for 3-of-19 shooting and seven points in the opening 20 minutes. Avery also added three steals.

Lightfoot finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Bruce Horan connected on three of his six three-point attempts for nine points along with three rebounds. Jamie Smalligan added eight points and two rebounds. Nick Brooks finished with seven points and two rebounds off the bench. Mike Monserez continued his shooting struggles, finishing 2-of-11 from the floor (0-of-5 from three-point range) for six points, but added team-highs of nine rebounds and six assists. Brian Ligon, starting in place of Jeff James, had four points. Butler coach Todd Lickliter stated that Jeff did not play due to a "coach's decision", declining to elaborate on the reason, but stated that Jeff "will be back." Brandon Crone scored his first points since returning from knee surgery, connecting on his only shot attempt for two points. CSU was led by Robinson's 16 points and Omari Westley's 16 points and nine rebounds.

It wasn't the prettiest game to watch, but the Bulldogs took care of business. They shook off a cold first half to shoot 55% in the second half, including 44% from three-point range. They outrebounded CSU 31-17, including 14 offensive rebounds. Butler also got back to the free throw line, following a three free-throw game last Saturday with a 13-of-15 performance tonight. The ball movement continues to improve, as the Bulldogs had 14 assists on 21 baskets. CSU played a zone defense for a good portion of the game, and Butler did a good job of getting the ball in the middle of the zone and kicking it back out for open looks from the perimeter.