BUTLER 79, GREENVILLE 43

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Greenville vs Butler
11/22/04 7:00 PM at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
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VISITORS: Greenville (1-2)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Foster, Scott....... f  2-7    0-3    1-2    1  1  2   4   5  0  2  0  2  24
42 Sikma, Jason........ f  1-3    0-0    2-2    0  1  1   3   4  0  3  1  0  26
55 Martin, Brandon..... c  6-17   0-1    2-2    0  4  4   3  14  1  4  1  2  36
12 Smith, Jerry........ g  1-2    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   2   3  5  6  0  0  28
22 Spencer, Stuart..... g  1-3    1-2    0-0    1  0  1   0   3  1  0  0  0  20
10 Montecinos, Oscar...    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  1  2  0  0  12
11 Taylor, Bryson......    1-2    1-1    3-4    1  1  2   1   6  2  0  0  2  11
23 Wells, DaWaun.......    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  0  1  0  0  13
24 Siebert, Travis.....    3-3    2-2    0-0    0  3  3   1   8  0  0  0  0  17
31 Orr, Michael........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
33 Burzota, Marcus.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
34 Tucker, Rod.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  1  0  0   7
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   15-44   5-13   8-10   4 16 20  16  43 10 19  2  6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  5-21 23.8%   2nd Half: 10-23 43.5%   Game: 34.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-7  28.6%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 38.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  4-6  66.7%   Game: 80.0%   1,1
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HOME TEAM: Butler (2-0)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Crone, Brandon...... f  2-4    0-2    4-4    0  3  3   3   8  1  3  1  2  25
44 Brooks, Nick........ f  5-7    3-4    2-3    3  1  4   1  15  1  4  1  1  25
35 Smalligan, Jamie.... c  3-6    1-4    0-0    0  3  3   1   7  0  2  0  0  16
03 Horan, Bruce........ g  5-9    4-8    0-0    0  7  7   0  14  1  0  0  0  30
21 Sheets, Avery....... g  2-8    1-5    0-0    1  1  2   1   5  3  0  0  1  26
04 Graves, A. J........    4-7    1-3    0-0    1  4  5   2   9  6  2  0  0  21
20 Polk, Brandon.......    2-6    0-0    1-2    3  2  5   3   5  0  1  1  0  21
24 Ligon, Brian........    2-3    0-0    1-2    1  0  1   0   5  0  0  0  0   9
31 Grunst, Andy........    1-3    0-0    1-2    3  1  4   1   3  0  1  0  1   5
32 Streicher, Drew.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  2  1  1  0  11
42 Patterson, Gary.....    3-3    2-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   8  1  0  0  0  11
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   29-57  12-29   9-13  14 26 40  14  79 15 14  4  5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0%   2nd Half: 14-27 51.9%   Game: 50.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-14 42.9%   2nd Half:  6-15 40.0%   Game: 41.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-2  100 %   2nd Half:  7-11 63.6%   Game: 69.2%    1
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Officials: Dan Crisman, Bo Boroski, Merlin Nice
Technical fouls: Greenville-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 2117
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Greenville....................   16   27  -   43
Butler........................   38   41  -   79

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

The Butler Bulldogs used a 28-3 first half run to take control of the game and cruise to a 79-43 victory over the visiting Greenville Panthers. GC held an early 5-2 lead before the Bulldogs' game-deciding run made it 30-8 at the 7:09 mark in the first half. Bruce Horan keyed the Bulldog charge during that span with 11 points. Butler led 38-16 at the half. The Panthers closed to within 15 at 44-29 with 13:19 remaining, but could get no closer. The Bulldogs pushed their lead back up over 30 with under seven minutes to go, and led by as much as 39 at 79-40 before a late GC three-pointer set the final score, 79-43.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Horan. Bruce connected on 4-of-8 from three point range, and even snuck in a fast break layup to finish with 14 points. He also pulled down a game-high (and career-best) seven rebounds.

Nick Brooks led all scorers with 15 points, and added four rebounds. A.J. Graves added nine points, six assists, and five rebounds off the bench. Brandon Crone had eight points and three rebounds. Gary Patterson scored his first points as a Bulldog, finishing with eight points. Jamie Smalligan had seven points, while Avery Sheets, Brandon Polk, and Brian Ligon added five points apiece. Polk also hauled in five rebounds. Andy Grunst finished with three points and four rebounds. The Panthers were led by Brandon Martin's 14 points and four rebounds.

I won't spend much time picking apart a 36-point victory over a Division-III team. It was sloppy at times (14 BU turnovers), and I would liked to have seen us try and establish more of an inside game against an outsized opponent (29 of Butler's 57 shot attempts were three-pointers). But we shot 51% for the game and 41% from long range, and the game was never in question, so I'm not overly worked up about it.

The Bulldogs will get their first true test of the season this Saturday when their three-game homestand comes to a close against the Miami Redhawks. MU has opened the season with impressive wins over Purdue and Xavier, and should present Butler with quite a challenge at both ends of the floor. Game time is Saturday, November 27, at 2:00 p.m. Hope to see you there.

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