BUTLER 79, FLORIDA STATE 68

Official Basketball Box Score FLORIDA STATE vs BUTLER 12-15-07 6:07 pm at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: FLORIDA STATE 9-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 SWANN, Isaiah....... * 3-8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 6 4 1 0 3 28 10 MIMS, Ralph......... * 5-14 2-6 4-5 2 5 7 2 16 1 2 0 2 34 23 DOUGLAS, Toney...... * 5-8 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 5 12 4 3 0 3 36 25 RICH, Jason......... * 7-14 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 5 17 1 2 0 0 39 41 ECHEFU, Uche........ * 2-7 0-1 3-3 2 10 12 4 7 2 5 1 1 28 02 DEMEREY, Jordan..... 1-1 0-0 0-2 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 0 0 14 05 O'DONNELL, Ben...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 21 VAUGHN, Julian...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 11 31 HOFF, Brian......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 ALABI, Solomon...... 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 6 0 1 1 0 7 TEAM................ 1 2 3 Totals.............. 27-58 5-17 9-12 12 23 35 23 68 13 19 2 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 46.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 29.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 75.0% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: BUTLER 9-1 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....... * 2-3 2-3 2-5 2 1 3 3 8 2 0 0 0 32 04 Graves, A. J........ * 8-18 7-16 2-2 0 3 3 2 25 2 4 0 2 37 10 Green, Mike......... * 5-10 0-1 10-11 1 5 6 3 20 3 5 0 0 31 32 Streicher, Drew..... * 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 7 1 1 0 4 34 54 Howard, Matt........ * 3-4 0-0 5-7 0 4 4 3 11 2 1 1 1 22 02 Vanzant, Shawn...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 03 Hahn, Zach.......... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 9 21 Veasley, Willie..... 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 0 23 TEAM................ 1 4 5 Totals.............. 24-46 11-26 20-26 4 21 25 15 79 10 15 3 10 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-18 55.6% Game: 52.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 42.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0% Game: 76.9% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Karl Hess, Frank Scagliotta, Jim Haney Technical fouls: FLORIDA STATE-None. BUTLER-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total FLORIDA STATE................. 30 38 - 68 BUTLER........................ 38 41 - 79 2007 Wooden Tradition total attendance - 17,170 Points in the paint-FLST 40,BU 24. Points off turnovers-FLST 23,BU 16. 2nd chance points-FLST 9,BU 4. Fast break points-FLST 12,BU 6. Bench points-FLST 10,BU 8. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-FLST 2nd-00:41, BU 2nd-01:11. Largest lead-FLST by 2 1st-19:07, BU by 12 2nd-15:48.

MY POSTGAME ANALYSIS
The Butler Bulldogs bounced back from their first loss of the season and snapped out of their offensive funk with a 79-68 victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse. Butler took the lead for good when a Mike Green jumper broke an early 4-4 tie. The Bulldogs pushed their lead out to 10 at 27-17, but the Seminoles made a 6-0 run to pull within four. Zach Hahn's three-pointer just before halftime gave Butler a 38-30 lead at the break. The Bulldogs took their biggest lead of the game at 46-34 with 15:48 remaining. A 14-5 FSU run brought the Seminoles within three, but they would get no closer. They twice cut the lead to four in the final three minutes, but Mike Green scored 11 of Butler's final 13 points, including all nine of his free throws, to seal a 79-68 victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: A. J. Graves. Perhaps no one benefited more from a week off than Graves, who broke out of his shooting slump with seven three-pointers en route to a game-high 25 points along with three rebounds.
Green added 20 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Matt Howard finished with 11 points and four rebounds. Julian Betko had eight points and three rebounds, while Drew Streicher added seven points and four steals. Willie Veasley had five points. Hahn finished with three points. FSU was led by Jason Rich's 17 points.
Butler shot at least 50% in each half, checking in at 52% for the game overall and 42% from three-point range. It wasn't all good news offensively, as the Bulldogs committed 10 second half turnovers and 15 for the game (against 10 assists), leading to 23 Seminole points. Fortunately the Bulldogs were able to stay in the lead and overcome the miscues, finishing strong and never losing control. A nice bounce-back from the Wright State loss, and hopefully one to build on heading into next week.
Butler plays just its third home game of the season when the Bradley Braves come to Hinkle Fieldhouse. Game time is Wednesday, December 19, at 7:00 p.m. EST. Hope to see you there.
Game photos, courtesy ndfan1993
AP photos, courtesy ESPN.com

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BUDAD/MSUGRAD in Rochester, MI:

couldn't believe what Billy Packer said during the purdue/louisville game; 
stated that BUTLER can no longer be considered a mid- major because they 
consistantly competitive with the big boys

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