Butler walks away with a 79-56 win after a very intense and competitive game Friday night. Thanks to their top scorer Andrew Smith and his impressive 22 points and 10 rebounds Butler went back into the locker room feeling great. “Smith had plenty of scoring help. Howard finished with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Nored chipped in with 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists”, head coach Brad Stevens noted. Another factor that helped the Bulldogs was the tremendous dunk Howard had in the second half. Butler really out shot, outran, and outplayed Cleveland State the whole game. They also ran their plays really well and clean in the game and also played really good defense.
Butler also looked way more comfortable playing on their home court. You could tell that the players were way more intense. The players had a tough time guarding Cole at first but in the second half they made a good adjustment and he always had a man in his face. Most fans came to the game expecting a close and even match up but that's not what they got. It was supposed to be a very close game Butler held the lead the whole time and ended up winning by more than 20 points. Predictions of the game clearly did not match up with the final results.
Before Friday nights game against Cleveland St. Butler record was 10-5 and Cleveland State was 14-2, both teams came into the game with an equally respectable record. No one knew which team was going to win. But the Bulldogs came through and wowed Cleveland St. “I thought we did a really nice job of defending as a team and attacking as a team,” said Stevens, “You have to handle their initial wave in order to attack them appropriately, and I thought our guards did a great job of that and our bigs did a great job of finishing.” He also noted that “Butler won’t have much time to savor the victory over Cleveland State. The Bulldogs will be back in action at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday, Jan. 9, against Youngstown State. That contest is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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