BUTLER 73, FLORIDA GULF COAST 53

[BUTLER LOGO]
Official Basketball Box Score
Florida Gulf Coast vs Butler
12/20/08 2:00 p.m. at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VISITORS: Florida Gulf Coast 4-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 LUTKENHAUS, Chad.... f  1-2    0-0    0-2    1  1  2   2   2  1  0  0  1  17
24 O'NEIL, Derrick..... f  2-8    0-0    1-1    1  1  2   2   5  1  2  1  1  28
03 BAKER, Reed......... g  2-6    2-3    0-0    0  1  1   5   6  0  2  0  0  20
04 SMITH, Addison...... g  1-1    1-1    2-2    0  0  0   2   5  0  2  0  1  15
20 FRANKLIN, Delvin.... g  1-5    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  1  0  1  22
05 CHAMBERS, Reggie....    1-6    0-4    1-2    0  6  6   0   3  3  4  0  0  16
10 VEGA, Ben...........    4-9    1-3    5-6    0  5  5   1  14  0  0  0  1  17
12 MARKS, Kyle.........    4-5    0-0    0-1    2  5  7   2   8  0  3  1  0  22
21 BAKER, Matt.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
22 ROLAX, Ed...........    1-3    0-1    0-0    1  0  1   0   2  0  0  0  0  18
42 WOLF, Christian.....    0-2    0-0    5-6    1  3  4   3   5  0  1  0  0  24
   TEAM................                         5  1  6
   Totals..............   17-47   5-16  14-20  11 24 35  18  53  5 15  2  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-22 36.4%   2nd Half:  9-25 36.0%   Game: 36.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half:  3-10 30.0%   Game: 31.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-11 72.7%   2nd Half:  6-9  66.7%   Game: 70.0%   3,1


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
21 Veasley, Willie..... f  5-9    3-6    0-0    2  3  5   4  13  3  0  0  0  25
54 Howard, Matt........ f  3-7    0-0    8-10   3  5  8   2  14  1  0  0  0  24
01 Mack, Shelvin....... g  4-12   3-9    1-1    2  2  4   0  12  8  1  0  1  29
05 Nored, Ronald....... g  2-4    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   5  2  2  0  4  26
20 Hayward, Gordon..... g  1-5    0-3    4-6    0  0  0   1   6  2  1  1  1  31
02 Vanzant, Shawn......    1-3    1-2    2-2    0  2  2   4   5  1  1  0  0  13
11 Anglin, Alex........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
14 Rodgers, Nick.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   1
22 Leiendecker, Grant..    2-4    2-4    0-0    0  0  0   3   6  0  1  0  0  11
24 Jukes, Avery........    2-4    1-2    0-0    2  4  6   2   5  1  0  0  0  17
32 Butcher, Garrett....    3-9    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   2   7  0  1  0  0  21
   Team................                         3  3  6
   Totals..............   23-57  12-32  15-19  12 21 33  19  73 19  7  1  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4%   2nd Half:  9-24 37.5%   Game: 40.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  8-18 44.4%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 37.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half:  8-10 80.0%   Game: 78.9%   1,1


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Officials: Tim Fogarty, Archibald Whaley, Jason Baker
Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 4358
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Florida Gulf Coast............   26   27  -   53
Butler........................   43   30  -   73

Points in the paint-FGCU 16,BU 20. Points off turnovers-FGCU 6,BU 20.
2nd chance points-FGCU 11,BU 8. Fast break points-FGCU 2,BU 6.
Bench points-FGCU 32,BU 23. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-FGCU 2nd-00:31, BU 2nd-00:40.
Largest lead-FGCU None, BU by 24 2nd-17:52.

MY POSTGAME ANALYSIS

The Butler Bulldogs showed no signs of rust after a week off, jumping out to a 13-3 lead en route to a 73-53 win over the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler scored the game's first four points and soon built a double-digit lead at 13-3 at the 15:23 mark. A Derrick O'Neil jumper briefly cut the margin under 10, but a Shelvin Mack three-pointer gave the Bulldogs a double-figure advantage they would not relinquish. Butler led 43-26 at halftime, dishing out 11 assists on 14 field goals with just one turnover. The Bulldogs took their biggest lead of the game at 52-28 with 17:52 to go. The second half wasn't as crisp as the first for Butler, but the Eagles got no closer than 16 (57-41) as the Bulldogs rolled to a 73-53 victory.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Matt Howard. Matt fell a couple rebounds short of a second straight double-double, finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds. He was 8-of-10 from the foul line.

Willie Veasley had 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Mack finished with 12 points, four rebounds, and eight assists. Garrett Butcher had seven points off the bench. Gordon Hayward and Grant Leiendecker added six points each. Ronald Nored added five points and four steals. Avery Jukes also had five points to go with six rebounds. Shawn Vanzant finished with five points. Zach Hahn, who was not on the bench, missed the game with an undisclosed illness according to head coach Brad Stevens. FGCU was led by Ben Vega's 14 points.

The ball movement was again impressive for Butler, with 19 assists on 23 field goals. The Bulldogs forced 15 turnovers while committing just seven, leading to a 20-6 advantage in points off turnovers.

Butler faces its second ranked opponent in three games when they travel to Cincinnati to face the Xavier Musketeers. Game time is Tuesday, December 23, at 7:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

Game photos, courtesy ndfan1993

Back to the Butler Basketball Page

DISCLAIMER: This page is not endorsed by, run by, or otherwise affiliated with Butler University. It is maintained by yours truly, an alumnus, with the sole intent of being the best place for Butler Men's Hoops info on the Internet.

Counter

This page hosted by [Geocities] Get your own Free Home Page