Official Basketball Box Score Butler vs LSU 03/19/09 12:20 p.m. at Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Butler 26-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 Hayward,Gordon...... f 4-10 4-8 0-0 0 6 6 1 12 4 2 1 0 39 21 Veasley,Willie...... f 3-6 1-3 0-0 2 2 4 4 7 0 3 0 0 28 54 Howard,Matt......... f 6-10 0-0 10-13 2 6 8 5 22 1 3 0 1 25 01 Mack,Shelvin........ g 5-12 3-6 5-7 4 4 8 1 18 3 1 0 2 36 05 Nored,Ronald........ g 2-6 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 3 3 0 0 33 02 Vanzant,Shawn....... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 03 Hahn,Zach........... 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 24 Jukes,Avery......... 2-4 0-2 2-4 4 0 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 14 32 Butcher,Garrett..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 22-52 8-23 19-26 13 21 34 20 71 12 15 1 3 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 42.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 34.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 73.1% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: LSU 27-7 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 MITCHELL, Tasmin.... f 7-14 0-0 0-2 2 5 7 4 14 1 3 1 2 37 21 JOHNSON, Chris...... c 4-8 0-0 4-6 2 4 6 3 12 0 3 4 1 26 05 THORNTON, Marcus.... g 10-15 3-4 7-8 3 3 6 3 30 4 1 0 4 36 11 SPENCER, Bo......... g 3-10 1-6 2-3 0 4 4 1 9 5 2 0 3 39 14 TEMPLE, Garrett..... g 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 32 04 BASS, Chris......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 MARTIN, Terry....... 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 5 0 1 1 0 15 24 WARREN, Storm....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 FARRER, Alex........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 32 THORNTON, Quintin... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 27-55 6-14 15-21 9 21 30 20 75 14 11 8 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 49.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 42.9% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 71.4% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Jamie Luckie, Tim Higgins, Ray Perone Technical fouls: Butler-None. LSU-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Butler........................ 29 42 - 71 LSU........................... 35 40 - 75 Points in the paint-BUTLER 24,LSU 24. Points off turnovers-BUTLER 18,LSU 15. 2nd chance points-BUTLER 12,LSU 5. Fast break points-BUTLER 5,LSU 8. Bench points-BUTLER 8,LSU 5. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-6 times. Last FG-BUTLER 2nd-00:05, LSU 2nd-02:07. Largest lead-BUTLER by 1 2nd-15:04, LSU by 13 1st-03:41.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Matt Howard. Despite being limited to seven minutes in the first half, Howard led Butler with 22 points and eight rebounds. He was 10-of-13 from the foul line.
Shelvin Mack had 18 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. Gordon Hayward added 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Veasley finished with seven points and four rebounds. Avery Jukes added six points and four rebounds off the bench. Nored had four points and three assists. Zach Hahn had a pair of free throws for two points. LSU was led by Thornton's game-high 30 points.
The slow start certainly didn't help, but the Bulldogs were able to overcome it and take the lead. But ultimately there were too many turnovers, too many missed layups, and too much Thorton. Butler outrebounded the Tigers 34-30 but committed 15 turnovers, 11 coming in the first half.
I'd like to thank the players and staff for a terrific season. Work hard this offseason and we'll see you again in the fall.
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