National Basketball Association
Butler 68, Evansville 59
When: 3:05 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Brant Hampton, # Randy Heimerman
Attendance:
7035
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Butler 68, Evansville 59: Alex Barlow and Kellen Dunham combined for
31 points and six steals to lead the visiting Bulldogs to a comeback win over
the Purple Aces.
Barlow had a
career-high 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals while Dunham finished
with 15 points as Butler (9-2) won its fourth in a row. Khyle Marshall added 12
points and seven rebounds with Kameron Woods collecting a career-high 13 rebounds
— 10 on the defensive end — to go with two blocked shots and eight points.
Sophomore D.J.
Balentine, the Missouri Valley Conference's leading scorer, led Evansville (6-6)
with 26 points, five assists and three steals. Blake Simmons added eight points
and 6-10 sophomore Egidijus Mockevicius had a game-high 15 rebounds for the
Purple Aces, who dropped their third straight.
Trailing 41-40
midway through the second half, Butler opened the biggest lead of the game with
an 8-0 run that featured 3-pointers from Barlow and Dunham, along with a pair
of Barlow steals, to take a 48-41 advantage. The Bulldogs steadily stretched
their lead from there, outrebounding the Purple Aces, 49-31, including
16-6 on the offensive glass.
Butler was limited
to shooting just over 35 percent from the floor in a tight first half where neither
team ever led by more than four points. The Bulldogs hit only 3-of-14 3-point
attempts in the first 20 minutes, but Balentine hit a trey just before the
break to give Evansville a 32-29 lead at the intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Butler beat Evansville for the 13th time in
16 games dating to 1996. ... Balentine played the entire game, giving him 199
minutes of court time out of 200 game minutes for Evansville over its last five
games. ... The game featured
15 lead changes and 10 ties.
Top Game Performances
| Butler |
|
Evansville |
|
Alex Barlow 16 |
Scoring |
D.J. Balentine 26 |
|
Alex Barlow 2 |
Assists |
D.J. Balentine 5 |
|
Kameron Woods 13 |
Rebounds |
Egidijus Mockevicius 15 |
|
Alex Barlow 4 |
Free Throws Made |
D.J. Balentine 7 |
|
Alex Barlow 4 |
Steals |
D.J. Balentine 3 |
|
Kameron Woods 2 |
Blocks |
Jaylon Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Butler
|
68 |
37.7 |
6-22 |
16-23 |
11 |
48 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| Evansville
|
59 |
37.9 |
4-12 |
11-16 |
16 |
27 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
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