BUTLER 79, FLORIDA GULF COAST 65

Official Basketball Box Score
Florida Gulf Coast vs BUTLER
02/13/07 7:00 PM at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

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VISITORS: Florida Gulf Coast 22-6
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
04 LIDDELL, Adam....... f  2-7    1-3    3-5    3  5  8   5   8  1  2  1  0  27
21 ADLER, Landon....... f  4-8    0-4    1-4    2  3  5   5   9  0  3  0  1  26
33 DUNBAR, Brandon..... f  0-3    0-1    2-2    1  1  2   4   2  1  2  0  0  10
05 QUAINTANCE, Rob..... g  2-4    1-2    3-3    2  3  5   4   8  3  2  0  1  40
20 BAUER, Beau......... g  6-17   1-3    4-6    2  2  4   3  17  3  3  0  0  35
13 AVANT, Cecil........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   3
23 WOHLLEB, Casey......    5-11   2-3    0-0    1  2  3   1  12  0  2  0  1  22
31 NARMBAYE, Mbainai...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
32 NEPTUNE, Yavney.....    3-5    1-1    0-0    2  1  3   5   7  1  4  0  2  24
50 BARROWES, Terike....    1-2    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   1   2  0  0  0  0  12
   TEAM................                         3  1  4
   Totals..............   23-58   6-17  13-20  17 19 36  29  65  9 18  1  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0%   2nd Half: 13-31 41.9%   Game: 39.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 35.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-8  75.0%   2nd Half:  7-12 58.3%   Game: 65.0%   2,1


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HOME TEAM: BUTLER 24-3
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Betko, Julian....... f  0-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   1   0  1  1  0  1  11
33 Crone, Brandon...... f  5-10   0-3    1-2    1  7  8   3  11  2  1  0  1  28
24 Ligon, Brian........ c  0-0    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   3   0  0  2  0  0  10
04 GRAVES, A.J......... g  7-16   2-6    6-6    0  1  1   1  22  2  2  0  4  38
10 Green, Mike......... g  4-8    2-2   14-16   0  6  6   3  24  3  2  0  2  35
21 Veasley, Willie.....    4-4    0-0    2-2    2  0  2   1  10  3  0  0  1  29
23 Nellems, Marcus.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   2   0  0  1  0  0   6
32 Streicher, Drew.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   3   0  0  1  1  0  23
34 Campbell, Pete......    3-6    2-5    4-4    1  2  3   2  12  0  1  0  1  20
   TEAM................                         2  2  4
   Totals..............   23-47   6-18  27-31   7 20 27  19  79 11 11  1 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6%   2nd Half:  8-19 42.1%   Game: 48.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-11 36.4%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-7  71.4%   2nd Half: 22-24 91.7%   Game: 87.1%   1,3


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Officials: Chris Beaver, Tim Fogarty, Kyle Ingram
Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. BUTLER-None.
Attendance: 3181
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Florida Gulf Coast............   28   37  -   65
BUTLER........................   39   40  -   79


Points in the paint-FGCU 18,BU 28. Points off turnovers-FGCU 6,BU 21.
2nd chance points-FGCU 10,BU 15. Fast break points-FGCU 2,BU 2.
Bench points-FGCU 21,BU 22. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-FGCU 2nd-00:57, BU 2nd-05:18.
Largest lead-FGCU by 1 1st-15:51, BU by 18 2nd-05:18.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

The Butler Bulldogs held off a determined effort from the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, earning a hard-fought 79-65 victory. Butler used a 14-0 run spanning five minutes in the first half to take a 31-14 lead at the 5:00 mark of the opening frame. FGCU chipped the Bulldogs' lead down to nine before a late Brandon Crone layup gave Butler a 39-28 halftime lead. The Bulldogs scored the first six points of the second half, but the Eagles answered with a 10-2 run to make it 47-38 with 11:12 remaining. Butler pushed its lead back to 18 on two occasions, the latter at 66-48 with 4:33 left. A 14-5 FGCU run, keyed by four three-pointers, pulled the Eagles to within nine at 71-62 at the 1:54 mark, but they would get no closer. Mike Green made all six free throws down the stretch and Graves hit both of his to seal a 79-65 win.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME: Green and A. J. Graves. Green led all scorers with 24 points along with six rebounds, and was 14-of-16 at the foul line. Graves added 22 points and made four steals.

Pete Campbell had 12 points and three rebounds. Crone added 11 points and eight rebounds. Willie Veasley played a career-high 29 minutes and scored 10 points, also a new career best. He dished out three assists and became the first Bulldog not named Drew Streicher to dunk in a game this season, throwing down a second half jam to bring those that made the trip to Hinkle through the snow storm to their feet. FGCU was led by Beau Bauer's 17 points.

The Eagles made sure that nothing would come easy for the Bulldogs, and refused to give up at any point in the game. Their rebounding was as good as advertised, holding a 36-27 advantage on the glass, including 17 offensive boards. Despite those numbers, Butler did outscore FGCU in second chance points, 15-10. Butler's defense forced 18 turnovers, leading to a 21-6 advantage in points off turnovers, and held FGCU to 40% shooting.

Butler's two-game homestand comes to an end when the Southern Illinois Salukis come to Hinkle as part of ESPNU's BracketBusters. Game time is Saturday, February 17, at 4:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised live on ESPN2. Hope to see you there.

Game photos, courtesy ndfan1993

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