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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Butler 89, Lamar 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2013
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Tim Clougherty, # Ed Corbett
Attendance: 9617

Butler 89, Lamar 58: Khyle Marshall had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the host Bulldogs made a winner of Brandon Miller in his head coaching debut.

Kellen Dunham struggled with his shooting early before finishing with 13 points for Butler. Kameron Woods added 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting and Erik Fromm finished with 10 points for the Bulldogs (1-0).

Nimrod Hilliard scored 23 points to lead Lamar (0-1), which is coached by Pat Knight, the son of legendary Indiana coach Bobby Knight. Donovan Ross contributed 18 points on 9-for-11 shooting and seven rebounds for the Cardinals.

Ross scored 14 points in the first half as Lamar held a lead for two short stretches before eventually falling behind 38-32 at the break. Woods made all four of his field-goal tries in the opening 20 minutes and Marshall had 10 points and eight rebounds by halftime.

Butler took its first double-digit lead on Fromm’s layup 59 seconds into the second half and continued to pull away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Preston Mattingly, a 26-yard-old freshman guard for Lamar and the son of Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, finished with one assist in limited action. … Butler freshman guard Elijah Brown, the son of Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, finished with five points off the bench - all in the second half. … Miller, a former Butler guard from 2000-03, was promoted to head coach after Brad Stevens was hired to lead the Celtics in July.
Top Game Performances
 
Lamar   Butler
Nimrod Hilliard IV 23 Scoring Khyle Marshall 19
Rhon Mitchell 3 Assists Alex Barlow 3
Donovan Ross 7 Rebounds Khyle Marshall 13
Nimrod Hilliard IV 3 Free Throws Made Kellen Dunham 4
Donovan Ross 1 Steals Alex Barlow 2
Rhon Mitchell 1 Blocks Kameron Woods 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lamar 58 42.9 2-10 8-13 9 23 1 2 13
Butler 89 54.3 4-17 9-19 12 38 4 9 5