National Basketball Association
Butler 64, Tenn-Martin 37
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Matt Potter, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
5891
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Butler 64, UT Martin 37: Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Kellen Dunham added 15 as the host Bulldogs pulled away from the Skyhawks and snapped a two-game slide.
Roosevelt Jones recorded nine points and had eight rebounds for Butler (9-3), which won its 19th straight non-conference game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Kelan Martin scored 10, Alex Barlow added eight points and three steals, and Kameron Woods grabbed nine rebounds as the Bulldogs won the battle on the boards 39-20.
Akeem Joseph registered 12 points and seven rebounds for UT Martin (7-4), which fell to 5-4 on the road. Deville Smith scored eight points on 4-of-15 shooting from the field - 0-of-5 from 3-point range - for the Skyhawks after scoring 23 in a 77-60 victory over Presbyterian on Saturday.
Butler nursed an early five-point lead before Chrabascz scored all the points during an 8-2 run - including consecutive 3-pointers. Chrabascz scored 10 before the break and Dunham 11, including five straight Bulldogs points to extend the lead to 29-16 before they settled for a 31-23 lead at intermission.
Chrabascz and Barlow drilled 3-pointers to open the second half and extend the lead to 37-23, and Barlow's 3 with 13:57 remaining was part of a 10-0 run which made it 49-27. Martin and UT Martin each scored seven points during a 4:33 span as the Bulldogs were never threatened down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dunham has scored in double figures in every game this season. ... Butler is 6-0 at home and has won those games by an average of 30.5 points. ... The Skyhawks, who fell to 5-4 on the road, have played in nine states - Wisconsin, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, Nebraska, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois and Indiana - this season.
Top Game Performances
| Tenn-Martin |
|
Butler |
|
Arkeem Jospeh 12 |
Scoring |
Andrew Chrabascz 17 |
|
Alex Anderson 2 |
Assists |
Kameron Woods 3 |
|
Arkeem Jospeh 7 |
Rebounds |
Kameron Woods 9 |
|
Arkeem Jospeh 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Kellen Dunham 4 |
|
Marshun Newell 3 |
Steals |
Alex Barlow 3 |
|
Arkeem Jospeh 1 |
Blocks |
Tyler Wideman 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tenn-Martin
|
37 |
33.3 |
2-13 |
3-8 |
7 |
19 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
| Butler
|
64 |
49.0 |
6-20 |
8-12 |
8 |
34 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
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