Official Basketball Box Score
Butler vs Detroit Titans
02-14-04 12:00 p.m. at Calihan Hall (Detroit, Mich.)
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VISITORS: Butler 11-12
                          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  2-8    1-5    3-4    0  2  2   2   8  4  2  0  1  40
35 Smalligan, Jamie.... f  1-4    0-2    0-0    2  4  6   3   2  0  0  0  1  24
01 Lightfoot, Duane.... g  4-9    0-0    2-2    5  3  8   1  10  1  2  0  2  36
03 Horan, Bruce........ g  5-14   5-14   0-0    0  4  4   1  15  2  1  0  0  39
21 Sheets, Avery....... g  5-12   1-6    0-0    1  1  2   2  11  3  1  0  1  37
33 Crone, Brandon......    1-2    0-1    0-0    2  2  4   4   2  0  0  0  0  11
34 James, Jeff.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   0  0  2  0  0   9
44 Brooks, Nick........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  1  0  0  0   5
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   18-50   7-29   5-6   11 19 30  15  48 11  8  0  5 201

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-26 38.5%   2nd Half:  8-24 33.3%   Game: 36.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-15 33.3%   2nd Half:  2-14 14.3%   Game: 24.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-2  100 %   2nd Half:  3-4  75.0%   Game: 83.3%    1

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HOME TEAM: Detroit Titans 13-10
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Wallace, Willie..... f  2-5    0-0    3-4    0  3  3   0   7  0  1  0  1  23
40 Warren, Elijah...... f  3-9    1-4    1-1    1  1  2   2   8  2  1  0  0  32
45 Covile, Ryvon....... c  8-9    0-0    3-3    1  5  6   1  19  0  2  0  1  28
01 Twyman, Jimmy....... g  2-5    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   4  5  0  0  0  22
05 Harris, Rulon....... g  1-4    1-2    4-4    0  1  1   0   7  6  1  0  2  37
15 Thues, James........    1-4    0-1    0-0    1  2  3   1   2  2  4  0  0  21
24 Green, Ben..........    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   4   4  1  0  0  0  15
55 Baker, Torvoris.....    1-3    0-0    1-2    2  2  4   1   3  0  1  0  0  23
   Team................                            3  3
   Totals..............   20-42   2-8   12-14   5 21 26   9  54 16 10  0  4 201

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8%   2nd Half:  9-18 50.0%   Game: 47.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  1-2  50.0%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-1  100 %   2nd Half: 11-13 84.6%   Game: 85.7%    0

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Officials: Lamar Simpson, Sam Banks, Everett Summers
Technical fouls: Butler-None. Detroit Titans-None.
Attendance: 5145
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Butler........................   27   21  -   48
Detroit Titans................   24   30  -   54

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Horan. Bruce finished with a team-high 15 points (all on three-pointers) to go along with four rebounds and two assists. He struggled in the second half, connecting on just 1-of-7 attempts, but his shooting in the opening frame really helped get the Bulldogs out of the gates quickly.

Sheets added 11 points and three assists. Duane Lightfoot finished with 10 points, a game-high eight rebounds, and two steals. Monserez had eight points and four assists. Jamie Smalligan had two points and six rebounds, and Brandon Crone added two points and four rebounds off the bench. Detroit was led by Covile's 19 points (a new career-high) and six rebounds.

Two keys in this game made the difference. Butler's offense struggled to put points on the board in the second half, and Detroit's inside game was simply too much for the Bulldogs. I think having Brian Ligon available to play in this game would have been a big boost for Butler's interior defense. Offensively, after moving the ball well and get several open looks early, the offense seemed to stall in the second half. The cuts weren't as crisp, there was a lot more standing, and the Bulldogs were often forced to put up a tough shot late in the shot clock. A good deal of credit should be given to Detroit's defense, as they really tightened things up in the second half. But you have to wonder if fatigue played a role, as four Butler starters played 36 or more minutes, and BU scored just one field goal over the final four minutes. The Bulldogs once again outrebounded Detroit, 30-26, but the Titans outscored Butler in the paint 26-16. With Butler taking well over half its shots from the perimeter, they only got to the foul line six times (making five). Detroit, shooting just 67% from the free throw line entering the game, was 12-of-14 at the charity stripe (86%).