The Butler Bulldogs took on Division III in-state foe Hanover College at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night and produced a crowd-pleasing blowout over the Panthers, 97-73, which was just what the Bulldog faithful needed.
In front of a crowd of 5,547 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night, the Butler Bulldogs got themselves back on track after a somewhat disappointing second half during the Maui Invitational title bout against Illinois. They shot 59% (35-59 overall) and 9-of-18- from outside-the-arc.
The host Bulldogs quickly jumped out to a 15-2 lead before Hanover (3-1) was forced to call a timeout. The closest that the Panthers could get was 27-18 with (9:00 left) and 41-32 (1:00) in the first half.
Butler led 45-35 at halftime, but there was still room to improve and make more things happen. With eight minutes left, the margin grew to 30 at 80-50 and BU still wasn't done. Hanover might have outscored Butler 23-17 in the final eight, but it a majority of that was done against Bulldog reserves.
The Dawgs’Atlantic 10 conference Player of the Week, Rotnei Clarke, had no trouble erupting for 5-for-6 from three-point land to knock down his 19 points. Khyle Marshall joined Clarke with 19, along with six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Andrew Smith dropped in 13 points and seven boards, Kellen Dunham had 12, while Roosevelt Jones added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Hanover was led by Ryan Nowicki and Michael Van Kleunen with 15 points each. The Panthers did force 16 Butler turnovers to only turning the ball over 11 times themselves. Hanover did have 20 assists on their 27 field goals made, including 10 by Tim Bass.
Brad Stevens and his Bulldogs stay home this Saturday, December 1st, as they host the Ball State Cardinals (2-2) at 2 p.m. They'll conclude this three-game home stand with the IUPUI Jaguars (3-4) coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, December 5th at 7 p.m.
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