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Official Basketball Box Score
UW-GREEN BAY vs BUTLER
01/20/07 2:00 PM at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
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VISITORS: UW-GREEN BAY 10-9 (2-4 HL)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
21 EVANS, Terry........ f 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 4 5 2 4 0 0 32
41 LAWRENCE, Josh...... f 2-6 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 23
43 SCHACHTNER, Mike.... f 3-5 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 4 8 0 5 0 0 31
01 EVANOCHKO, Ryan..... g 8-11 1-1 4-7 1 1 2 3 21 1 3 0 0 38
10 COTTON, Troy........ g 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 20
04 MINATEE, Aswan...... 1-2 0-0 4-8 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 17
05 WERCH, Ryan......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
24 TILLEMA, Ryan....... 2-7 2-3 2-2 0 3 3 4 8 1 1 0 0 24
34 BARKLEY, Cordero.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 1 3 4 1
Totals.............. 20-37 6-10 13-21 5 13 18 24 59 7 16 0 1 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-19 47.4% 2nd Half: 11-18 61.1% Game: 54.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 60.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 61.9% 5
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HOME TEAM: BUTLER 17-2 (5-1 HL)
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 5-8 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 13 2 4 0 1 19
24 Ligon, Brian........ c 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 12
01 Betko, Julian....... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 23
04 GRAVES, A.J......... g 7-15 5-8 9-9 0 0 0 1 28 2 3 0 1 36
10 Green, Mike......... g 2-4 0-1 4-5 0 2 2 5 8 2 3 0 2 22
05 Slaton, Ben......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
14 Rodgers, Nick....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Veasley, Willie..... 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 14
23 Nellems, Marcus..... 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 1 16
32 Streicher, Drew..... 2-2 1-1 4-4 2 3 5 2 9 1 0 0 0 27
34 Campbell, Pete...... 3-5 3-5 5-5 0 2 2 1 14 0 1 0 0 24
50 Engelmann, Elliot... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 1 1 1
Totals.............. 21-40 14-23 24-25 6 13 19 21 80 12 11 1 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-18 61.1% 2nd Half: 10-22 45.5% Game: 52.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 60.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 16-17 94.1% 2nd Half: 8-8 100 % Game: 96.0% 1,2
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Officials: James Breeding, Mike Foote, Tim Hutchinson
Technical fouls: UW-GREEN BAY-None. BUTLER-TEAM.
Attendance: 7464
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
UW-GREEN BAY.................. 26 33 - 59
BUTLER........................ 45 35 - 80
Points in the paint-UWGB 22,BU 12. Points off turnovers-UWGB 10,BU 20.
2nd chance points-UWGB 7,BU 11. Fast break points-UWGB 0,BU 2.
Bench points-UWGB 14,BU 31. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-UWGB 2nd-00:27, BU 2nd-04:53.
Largest lead-UWGB by 5 1st-13:12, BU by 25 2nd-04:53.
INDIANAPOLIS – When a team comes into your arena and shoots 54 percent for the game, including 60 percent from 3-point land, the home team's fans quite often go home sad.
But not today, as the visiting University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (10-9, 2-4 HL) posted those numbers and still went home with a loss as Butler extended its home court winning streak to 19 games, winning 80-59.
The Bulldogs also did a superb job of shooting, hitting 52.5 percent from the field, 60.9 percent from 3-point land and a scorching 96 percent (24-25) from the foul line.
After the game, a very loose and jovial Todd Lickliter, the Butler Coach, explained the Bulldogs' better-than-usual shooting by saying that he demonstrated a new move to his team this week in practice and that Drew Streitcher imitated it today on a baseline drive and dunk.
After a good laugh by everyone in the media room, Lickliter said that the team didn't do anything different in terms of strategy.
"I think that guys are very comfortable. We emphasized passing the ball with better precision. I think that has been important," explained Lickliter. "I think the key to shooting is technique and the time you spend shooting. Then it is shooting good shots."
Butler's A. J. Graves played 36 minutes and scored 26 points to lead all scorers. Graves, who had his wisdom teeth pulled last week, played just 13 minutes in Butler's 67-39 victory Wednesday over Youngstown State. He said he just started eating solid foods yesterday. So his scoring outburst, which included 5-8 from 3-point land, was not expected.
The game started off with a lot of scoring and a lot of fouls by both teams.
When a technical foul was called on the Butler's bench at the 13:12 mark in the first half, Green Bay's Mike Schachtner made both free throws to give the Phoenix their biggest lead of the game at five points making it 14-9.
Then Graves went to work, sinking a 3-pointer at the 12:59 mark followed by a jump shot, four free throws and another 3-pointer.
At half time Graves had 21 points and Butler led 45-26.
"I thought it was a five to eight minute stretch in the first half when we got stuck on 16 points," explained Green Bay Coach Tod Kowalczyk. "It seemed like forever, where I thought we played a little bit panicked and that five to eight minute stretch was really the game."
It was actually 5:45 of game time where Butler went from being down 16-12 to leading 26-16. Graves hit a jumper, a three-pointer and the four foul shots, Mike Green hit a foul shot and a lay-up, and Willie Veasley made two free throws.
In the second half, Butler (17-2, 5-1 HL) kept on scoring and so did Green Bay, but with Butler's "eat up the clock" offense and pressure on defense, they prevented the Phoenix from getting enough shots off to close the gap.
The closest Green Bay got to Butler was 13 points at the 11:59 mark when Troy Cotton made a 3-point shot to cut the score to 54-41.
Green Bay's senior guard Ryan Evanochko came in averaging 15.2 ppg, and after a quiet first half that saw him score three points, he ended up scoring 18 more to finish with 21.
No other Green Bay players scored in double figures.
One other interesting statistic is that Butler out-rebounded the Phoenix 19-18. When both teams shoot high percentages, there are not that many rebounds to grab.
For the Bulldogs, Pete Campbell scored 14 points and Brandon Crone scored 13.
After the game Kowalczyk thought this Butler team was comparable to 2000-2001 team that went to the NCAA Tournament and finished 24-8.
"Their spacing is so good and their skill level is so good. Typically if you make a rotation, more times than not you rotate to a good player and they pitch it out to a non-shooter. It seemed like every time they have a player deep in the corner that can make a good shot."
Notes:
I'm not responsible enough to seek message board status, so I'll post my game highlight here on the tireless BU97's site. While I enjoyed the Dogs outstanding effort as always, I couldn't help but also notice our new athletic director roaming the stands per usual. Part of a big crowd (with kids) is the odd cola biting the dust, and as the former Bulldog mentor ascended the stands he came in contact with Lake Pepsi. The man is in a nicer suit than anything in my closet, but the next thing I know, BC's down on the ground, mopping up as best he can with improvised towelage. This may seem a bit insignificant to many, but please show me another D1 program where the AD cares that much about the fans in the stands, where the coach sets such a standard of behavior and excellence, and where the faithful are treated to such an outstanding group of players competing in the finest shrine to the game that has ever been erected. These are great days we're living, and I, for one, couldn't be more grateful.
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