On Friday January 7, the Butler Bulldogs came out and gave Cleveland State a surprising game, defeating them 79-56. Butler hosted the game at Hinkle Field House, in Indianapolis. Fans from all over, filled the arena for what they hoped would be a good game. The full student section, filled with lots of confidence and school spirit, showed how supporting the attending students.
A Butler Sophomore, Andrew Smith, surprised everyone through out the game because of how well he played. He scored the most points he has ever scored in his career and the most any of the players had in the game, scoring 22 points. Matt Howard, also a senior from Butler, scored 17 points. They were the top scorers for Butler in the game. “Cleveland State’s bigs helped off a lot and our guards did a really good job of penetrating, and they got me the ball a lot. I was able to get some offensive rebounds and make some shots”, said Smith.
Butler went into the game with really good energy and later on you could tell that it payed off. Being aggressive and quick was a big part of this game. It was easy to see how hard all of the players worked, weather they played good or bad.
“I thought we did a really nice job of defending as a team and attacking as a team. 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,” said Butler’s coach Brad Stevens. Cleveland State looked pretty disappointed after the losing.
After losing to Milwaukee, many people knew Butler would come ready to play. They used the energy from losing to Milwaukee to help them win this game. Cleveland State’s Coach Gary Waters said, “I have to give Butler all the credit tonight. They came ready to play and they whooped our butt. They took it to us from the start and got us out of our flow on offense and defense.”
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