It may be exhibition basketball, but the Butler Bulldogs had no intention of losing at all on this Australian trip. The Australian Boomers, who are the Australian National Team, took advantage of its own good shooting and downed Butler in Canberra, 96-57.
The Boomers were in complete control from the opening tip. Jumping out to a 23-9 advantage, they extended the lead to 33-11. Butler made their best push to close out the first half, going on a 21-14 run to somewhat narrow the gap to 47-32 at halftime.
The Australian Boomers continued their dominance throughout the second half by outscoring Butler 49-25 on the way to a 39-point drubbing of the Bulldogs.
There are reasons that the Australian Boomers are in fact the national basketball team of Australia. They compete heavily in FIBA and World Championships year after year, as well as being right up there in contention for Olympic medals every four years.
Current San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, along with Joe Ingles, led the Boomers with a game-high 17 points each. Luke Nevill added 14 and former Valparaiso player Ryan Broekhoff chipped in 12. Shooting 53% overall and 42% from beyond-the-arc, the Australian Boomers seemed to have no trouble in holding Butler in-check for 40 minutes.
Kellen Dunham was the leading scorer for the Bulldogs with a team-high 16 points, while Erik Fromm, Nolan Berry and Khyle Marshall each pitched in seven point apiece. Kameron Woods was able to grab seven rebounds.
Butler makes its fourth and final stop on their trip in Cairns to take to the hardwood with the Cairns Taipans on Sunday, August 11.
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