Official Basketball Box Score
Butler vs UIC Flames
1/10/07 7:00 PM at Chicago, Ill. (UIC Pavilion)
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VISITORS: Butler 14-2, 3-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 LIGON, Brian........ f  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   4   0  0  0  0  0  16
33 CRONE, Brandon...... f  5-13   1-7    3-7    4  5  9   2  14  2  1  1  0  37
1  BETKO, Julian....... g  2-6    1-4    0-0    0  2  2   4   5  3  1  1  0  26
10 GREEN, Mike......... g  1-13   0-3    2-4    4  4  8   3   4  4  2  0  2  38
4  GRAVES, A.J......... g 11-27   7-20   2-2    0  1  1   1  31  4  1  0  3  45
21 VEASLEY, Willie.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   8
23 NELLEMS, Marcus.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  2  0  0  0  10
32 STREICHER, Drew.....    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  1  1   5   1  0  2  0  0  22
34 CAMPBELL, Pete......    4-8    4-7    0-0    3  2  5   2  12  0  1  0  0  23
   TEAM................                         7  3 10             1
   Totals..............   23-70  13-42   8-15  18 20 38  22  67 15  9  2  5 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  5-28 17.9%   2nd Half: 15-33 45.5%   OT:  3-9  33.3%   Game: 32.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-17 11.8%   2nd Half:  9-21 42.9%   OT:  2-4  50.0%   Game: 31.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  4-6  66.7%   OT:  1-2  50.0%   Game: 53.3%    2

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HOME TEAM: UIC Flames 8-9, 3-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 Jeffers, Othyus..... f  3-11   0-0    3-6    1 11 12   4   9  6  4  1  0  41
4  Stefanov, Jovan..... f  4-8    3-6    0-0    0  3  3   2  11  3  1  0  0  34
41 VanderMeer, Scott... c  5-8    0-0    1-2    6  4 10   1  11  0  0  6  0  26
1  Mayo, Josh.......... g  3-9    3-6   10-12   1  1  2   1  19  2  3  0  0  29
10 Gray, T.J........... g  3-12   3-6    4-4    2  3  5   1  13  1  3  0  2  39
14 Bush, Robert........    2-4    2-3    0-0    2  5  7   2   6  0  2  2  1  26
43 Zoric, Danijel......    1-3    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   3   2  0  0  0  0   7
45 Dailey, Jermaine....    0-0    0-0    2-2    0  3  3   4   2  0  0  0  0  23
   TEAM................                         3  3  6             2
   Totals..............   21-55  11-21  20-26  17 34 51  18  73 12 15  9  3 225


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-31 32.3%   2nd Half:  8-20 40.0%   OT:  3-4  75.0%   Game: 38.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  6-9  66.7%   OT:  3-3  100 %   Game: 52.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%   OT:  6-6  100 %   Game: 76.9%    3

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Officials: Tim Hutchinson, Kyle Ingram, Lamont Simpson
Technical fouls: Butler-None. UIC Flames-None.
Attendance: 5016
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   OT   Total
Butler........................   15   43    9  -   67
UIC Flames....................   22   36   15  -   73
ID-486390
Points in the paint-BUTLER 18,UIC 20. Points off turnovers-BUTLER 14,UIC 12.
2nd chance points-BUTLER 7,UIC 22. Fast break points-BUTLER 5,UIC 0.
Bench points-BUTLER 13,UIC 10. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-7 times.
Last FG-BUTLER OT-00:47, UIC OT-00:37.
Largest lead-BUTLER by 1 1st-17:19, UIC by 9 1st-06:53.

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

The back-and-forth action in overtime was incredible. Two Josh Mayo free throws gave UIC a 60-58 advantage. Julian Betko's three-pointer gave Butler its first lead since 1-0 to open the game. Butler was unable to capitalize on a UIC turnover, and Jovan Stefanov made the Bulldogs pay with a three-pointer to make it 63-61. A Brandon Crone layup knotted the score at 63. Mike Green was fouled following a steal and split a pair of free throws to put Butler up by one. Stefanov buried another three, but Graves responded with a triple of his own to give the Bulldogs a 67-66 lead with 0:47 to go. A Mayo three-pointer put the Flames in the lead to stay. Butler was unable to score again, and UIC made all four free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal a 73-67 win.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Graves. After scoring just two points in the first half, Graves finished with a career-best 31 points along with four assists and three steals. He made seven three-pointers, one shy of his career-high.

Crone narrowly missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Pete Campbell matched his Butler career-high from Saturday's win over Wright State with another 12-point effort to go with five rebounds. Julian Betko added five points and three assists. Green struggled through a 1-for 13 shooting night, finishing with just four points, but did have eight rebounds and four assists. Drew Streicher had one point before fouling out. UIC was led by Mayo's 19 points.

In an overtime game, the importance of each possession gets magnified. One more made free throw (Butler shot just 53% from the line), one more defensive rebound (UIC had 18 offensive rebounds leading to 22 second chance points), or one less empty possession and the game could have been won in regulation. While Butler's offense struggled in the first half, its defense kept it within striking distance. Unfortunately, when the offense finally got untracked after halftime, there were too many defensive lapses, particularly on the perimeter. Everytime Butler hit a big shot, the Flames responded in kind.