Official Basketball Box Score
Butler vs Eastern Washington
12/30/04 4 p.m. MST at Olson Court, McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
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VISITORS: Butler 5-5
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
44 Brooks, Nick........ f  2-5    0-1    0-0    0  3  3   2   4  0  1  2  2  26
35 Smalligan, Jamie.... c  4-8    2-5    3-3    2  2  4   2  13  0  2  0  1  24
03 Horan, Bruce........ g  2-7    2-7    0-0    0  2  2   3   6  0  3  0  0  26
04 Graves, A. J........ g  7-13   1-6    0-0    0  2  2   2  15  5  0  0  0  34
21 Sheets, Avery....... g  2-7    0-3    2-2    0  1  1   3   6  4  2  0  0  32
20 Polk, Brandon.......    1-1    0-0    1-2    1  2  3   3   3  0  0  0  1  18
24 Ligon, Brian........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
31 Grunst, Andy........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
32 Streicher, Drew.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   0  1  0  0  0  11
33 Crone, Brandon......    4-6    2-4    3-4    0  2  2   5  13  0  1  0  0  22
42 Patterson, Gary.....    1-3    0-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   5
   TEAM................                         1     1
   Totals..............   23-50   7-28   9-11   5 15 20  20  62 10  9  2  4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3%   2nd Half: 12-24 50.0%   Game: 46.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-14 21.4%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-6  83.3%   2nd Half:  4-5  80.0%   Game: 81.8%    4
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HOME TEAM: Eastern Washington 3-9
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 Bekkering, Henry.... f  0-2    0-2    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0  17
24 Axton, Marc......... f  8-13   4-5    5-7    0  6  6   2  25  3  2  0  1  39
32 Beitinger, Jake..... f  6-8    1-1    0-2    1  0  1   3  13  6  2  0  0  30
10 Smith, Kenny "Deuce" g  5-7    0-0    1-3    0  3  3   1  11  0  2  0  1  34
12 Pariseau, Danny..... g  3-3    1-1    2-4    1  3  4   2   9  5  0  0  2  30
01 Scheffler, Tim......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   5
03 Henkel, Eric........    0-0    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   3   0  0  0  0  0   8
25 Loe, James..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  1  0  0  10
34 Butorac, Paul.......    4-5    0-0    1-1    0  2  2   2   9  2  4  0  0  24
44 Nicholas, Khary.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
   TEAM................                         1  3  4
   Totals..............   26-38   6-9    9-18   3 19 22  15  67 17 12  0  4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-18 61.1%   2nd Half: 15-20 75.0%   Game: 68.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  2-3  66.7%   Game: 66.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  8-13 61.5%   Game: 50.0%   3,1
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Officials: Stanley Reynolds, Quinn Crozier, Martin Cota
Technical fouls: Butler-None. Eastern Washington-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Butler........................   30   32  -   62
Eastern Washington............   27   40  -   67
Consolation Game of 2004 Fiesta Bowl Classic presented by Bank One
Foul Out: Butler #33 B. Crone at 2:49, 2nd Half
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DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Brandon Crone. Brandon was scoreless in the opening round loss to Richmond, but provided a big spark off the bench tonight with 13 points before fouling out.

A. J. Graves led the Bulldogs with 15 points and five assists. Jamie Smalligan added 13 points and four rebounds, earning all-tournament team honors for his efforts. Bruce Horan and Avery Sheets had six points each, with Sheets adding four assists. Nick Brooks finished with four points, three rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Brandon Polk added three points and three rebounds, while Gary Patterson finished with two points. EWU was led by Marc Axton's 25 points and six rebounds.

As was the case in the opener against Richmond, Butler's defense was nowhere to be found. Since halftime of the Ball State game, the Bulldogs have allowed the opposition to shoot 71-of-111 from the floor (64%), including halves of 71% two nights ago and 75% tonight. Until there is a consistent commitment to defense where all five players on the floor trust the system and one another, the zero in the 'road wins' column won't be changing any time soon. They are certainly playing much better at home, but must avoid the mindset that everything will be fine once they return to Hinkle.