Official Basketball Box Score
UW-Milwaukee vs Butler
02/18/04 7:00 pm at Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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VISITORS: UW-Milwaukee (17-8)(12-3)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
13 Tucker, Joah........ f  2-9    0-1    3-4    1  6  7   3   7  2  2  1  0  33
15 Page, Dylan......... f  6-15   0-3    6-9    0  3  3   1  18  1  2  1  0  36
44 Tigert, Adrian...... f  3-4    1-1    0-0    0  6  6   1   7  1  1  0  2  30
10 Kadima, Kalombo..... g  1-3    0-1    0-0    2  0  2   2   2  1  1  1  0  21
22 McCants, Ed......... g  5-14   4-9    0-0    2  5  7   3  14  3  4  0  0  36
02 Hill, Chris.........    3-7    0-2    0-2    1  3  4   1   6  2  2  0  0  24
40 Mielke, Nate........    2-3    0-0    0-4    1  1  2   1   4  0  2  2  0  15
42 Sanders, Rob........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  1   5
   Team................                         3  2  5
   Totals..............   22-55   5-17   9-19  10 26 36  13  58 10 14  5  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  7-27 25.9%   2nd Half: 15-28 53.6%   Game: 40.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  3-8  37.5%   Game: 29.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-9  55.6%   2nd Half:  4-10 40.0%   Game: 47.4%   6,1

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HOME TEAM: Butler (12-12)(7-7)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Lightfoot, Duane.... f  3-6    1-1    0-1    0  0  0   5   7  1  1  0  1  16
22 Monserez, Mike...... f  4-7    4-5    4-4    0  8  8   3  16  4  5  0  2  39
35 Smalligan, Jamie.... c  6-12   3-4    0-0    3  5  8   3  15  1  0  1  0  27
03 Horan, Bruce........ g  2-6    2-6    1-2    0  1  1   1   7  2  0  0  1  36
21 Sheets, Avery....... g  9-18   5-9    0-0    1  2  3   1  23  5  2  0  2  38
30 Gardner, Nick.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
33 Crone, Brandon......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0  13
34 James, Jeff.........    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   2  0  0  0  0   8
44 Brooks, Nick........    2-8    0-3    1-1    1  3  4   3   5  1  1  1  0  23
   TEAM................                         1  3  4
   Totals..............   27-59  15-29   6-8    6 25 31  18  75 14  9  2  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7%   2nd Half: 16-32 50.0%   Game: 45.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-14 42.9%   2nd Half:  9-15 60.0%   Game: 51.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half:  4-5  80.0%   Game: 75.0%   1,2

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Officials: Mike Foote, Steve Skiles, William Kaminski
Technical fouls: UW-Milwaukee-None. Butler-Lightfoot, Duane; Smalligan,
Jamie.
Attendance: 3645
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
UW-Milwaukee..................   21   37  -   58
Butler........................   30   45  -   75
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DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Avery Sheets. Avery did a little bit of everything tonight. He had a somewhat quiet first half, hitting a pair of three-pointers for six points. But he scored 17 of his game-high 23 points after halftime, using a combination of perimeter scoring and dribble-drives to the basket. He dished out five assists, and committed just two turnovers in 38 minutes. "Sheets was the difference [tonight]," UWM head coach Bruce Pearl noted. "We just couldn't guard him." Avery also drew the tough defensive assignment of UWM's Ed McCants. One of the leading candidates for Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, McCants had a hard-earned 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting.

Monserez was 4-for-5 from three-point range and finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Jamie Smalligan had the best game of his young career, putting up 12 points and six rebounds in the first half en route to career-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds for the game. Duane Lightfoot and Bruce Horan finished with seven points each. Nick Brooks had five points and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. Jeff James added two points and two rebounds. UWM was led by Dylan Page's 18 points.

This game was very similar to the UIC game at Hinkle last month: very physical, emotions running high on both sides, some extra-curricular activity during breaks in play. The difference tonight in my opinion was that the Bulldogs refused to let themselves get pushed around, stood their ground, and took control of the game, never allowing the Panthers to take the lead. Of course, this led to a pair of technical fouls against Butler as well, but I thought they responded to the challenges they were presented with much better tonight than they did against the Flames. Butler shot 46% for the game, including a season-high 52% from long range. The Bulldogs were an impressive 9-of-15 from behind the arc in the second half (60%). While Butler is far from invincible at home, this game certainly showed how important keeping the Horizon League Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse will be. A Youngstown State loss tomorrow night at Wright State guarantees that the Bulldogs will play at Hinkle for as long they are still alive in the tournament; otherwise, next Wednesday's senior night game against YSU at Hinkle could be the clincher for home court advantage.