National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
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