BUTLER 79, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 71

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Official Basketball Box Score
Butler vs Youngstown State
12/6/08 7:05 p.m. at Youngstown, Ohio (Beeghly Center)

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VISITORS: Butler 7-0, 2-0 HL
                          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  2-4    1-2    2-2    1  2  3   4   7  1  2  0  1  19
21 VEASLEY, Willie..... f  1-5    0-1    0-0    2  1  3   3   2  0  1  1  3  25
54 HOWARD, Matt........ f  5-12   0-0   13-15   3  6  9   1  23  3  1  1  2  33
01 MACK, Shelvin....... g  7-13   4-7    4-4    0  2  2   1  22  5  1  0  0  30
05 NORED, Ronald....... g  3-7    0-1    0-0    0  3  3   3   6  2  4  0  1  31
02 VANZANT, Shawn......    1-1    1-1    0-2    0  0  0   1   3  0  0  0  0  11
03 HAHN, Zach..........    3-7    2-4    1-2    0  0  0   2   9  1  0  0  0  20
22 LEIENDECKER, Grant..    1-3    0-2    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  1  0  0  1  12
24 JUKES, Avery........    2-3    1-1    0-0    0  3  3   0   5  1  1  1  0  16
32 BUTCHER, Garrett....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
   Team................                         2     2
   Totals..............   25-56   9-20  20-25   8 17 25  16  79 14 10  3  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-34 47.1%   2nd Half:  9-22 40.9%   Game: 44.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-12 41.7%   2nd Half:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 45.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half: 18-21 85.7%   Game: 80.0%   3,2


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HOME TEAM: Youngstown State 1-6, 0-2 HL
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
25 MARTIN, Sirlester... f  4-7    0-0    4-4    1  8  9   2  12  2  2  0  1  33
50 LILES, Jack......... f  4-6    0-0    1-1    0  3  3   5   9  0  2  2  0  30
01 MAYS, DeAndre....... g  3-6    3-5    0-0    0  1  1   5   9  3  4  0  0  30
14 BRIGHT, Kelvin...... g  9-16   5-9    4-4    1  2  3   1  27  1  5  1  0  30
44 SULSKIS, Vytas...... g  2-9    0-4    4-4    1  6  7   3   8  2  3  2  3  31
04 COOKSEY, Vance......    1-5    0-3    4-4    1  1  2   3   6  6  1  0  2  26
20 WARD, Ashen.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
21 REBILLOT, Zack......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   2
23 NIEMI, Mikko........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   2
32 PARKS, Tom..........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   5
33 BOUDLER, Dan........    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   1   0  1  0  2  0  10
   TEAM................                            2  2
   Totals..............   23-50   8-22  17-17   5 24 29  22  71 15 19  7  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-19 47.4%   2nd Half: 14-31 45.2%   Game: 46.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-9  44.4%   2nd Half:  4-13 30.8%   Game: 36.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-6  100 %   2nd Half: 11-11 100 %   Game: 100 %   3,1


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Officials: Kyle Ingram, Dan Dorian Bryan Anslinger
Technical fouls: Butler-None. Youngstown State-None.
Attendance: 2657
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Butler........................   39   40  -   79
Youngstown State..............   28   43  -   71

Points in the paint-BU 28,YSU 22. Points off turnovers-BU 24,YSU 10.
2nd chance points-BU 13,YSU 9. Fast break points-BU 6,YSU 4.
Bench points-BU 19,YSU 6. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-BU 2nd-01:51, YSU 2nd-00:34.
Largest lead-BU by 19 2nd-14:48, YSU by 4 1st-11:30.

MY POSTGAME ANALYSIS

The Butler Bulldogs saw a 19-point second half lead get whittled down to four but held off the Youngstown State Penguins 79-71 at the Beeghly Center. YSU's biggest lead came at 15-11 at the 11:30 mark of the first half. Back-to-back three-pointers from Shelvin Mack and Zach Hahn put the Bulldogs back on top, and they would not trail again. Butler pushed its lead to as many as 11, which was also the halftime margin, 39-28. A 13-5 run to start the second half seemed to put the Bulldogs in control, 52-33. But the Penguins steadily climbed back. Matt Howard hit a pair of free throws to make it 69-55 with just over six minutes remaining. YSU then went on an 11-1 run over the next three minutes to get within four at 70-66, but would get no closer. The Bulldogs hit 7-of-8 free throws down the stretch to seal a 79-71 win.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Mack. The freshman had a tremendous first half, scoring 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-5 from long range. He finished with 22 points and five assists, both career highs.

Howard led the Buldogs with 23 points and nine rebounds along with three assists. Zach Hahn added nine points off the bench. Gordon Hayward had seven points and three rebounds. Ronald Nored finished with six points and three rebounds. Avery Jukes added five points and three rebounds. Reserves Shawn Vanzant and Grant Leiendecker finished with three and two points, respectively. Willie Veasley had two points, three rebounds, and three steals. YSU's Kelvin Bright led all scorers with 27 points.

It was clear from the start that this game would be nowhere near the defensive battle that Thursday's game at Cleveland State was. Both teams shot the ball well. The big difference was that Butler forced 14 YSU turnovers while committing just four in the opening frame, leading to a 21-3 advantage in points off turnovers at halftime. That gave the Bulldogs the lead and enough of a cushion to withstand the Penguins' second half surge and still come away with the victory.

The Bulldogs return to non-league play with a trip to Peoria, IL, to face the Bradley Braves. Game time is Wednesday, December 10, at 8:05 p.m. EST.

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