National Basketball Association
Butler 74, Northwestern 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Ed Hightower, # Darryl Smith, # Todd Williams
Attendance:
7213
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Butler 74, Northwestern 65: Andrew Smith scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Bulldogs past the Wildcats.
Smith was 8-of-11 from the field and 7-of-9 from the foul line to help Butler (7-2) extend its winning streak to four games.
Rotnei Clarke came off the bench and added 13 points, including four 3-pointers. Kellen Dunham chipped in 11 points and Roosevelt Jones had 10 for the Bulldogs, who led 34-31 at halftime.
Northwestern (7-3) was led by Dave Sobolewski, who scored 21 points. He was 6-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the foul line. Tre Demps added 15 points and Reggie Hearn came off the bench and added 13 for the Wildcats.
Butler took a 26-24 lead on Jones’ three-point play with 6:07 left in the first half and never trailed again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Butler outrebounded Northwestern 37-30. … The Bulldogs had nine steals compared to the Wildcats’ three. … Butler shot 48 percent (24-of-50) from the field compared to Northwestern’s 32.7 percent (18-of-55).
Top Game Performances
| Butler |
|
Northwestern |
|
Andrew Smith 24 |
Scoring |
Dave Sobolewski 21 |
|
Alex Barlow 4 |
Assists |
Jared Swopshire 5 |
|
Andrew Smith 10 |
Rebounds |
Drew Crawford 6 |
|
Andrew Smith 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Dave Sobolewski 7 |
|
Khyle Marshall 3 |
Steals |
Reggie Hearn 2 |
|
Kellen Dunham 1 |
Blocks |
Kale Abrahamson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Butler
|
74 |
48.0 |
6-16 |
20-29 |
13 |
37 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
| Northwestern
|
65 |
32.7 |
7-24 |
22-31 |
10 |
30 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
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