By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY - Three to four shots, that could be the difference in Thursday's Atlantic 10 opening round game between the #12 University of Dayton Flyers (17-13/7-9) and the #5 Butler University Bulldogs (24-7/11-5). Three to four shots less that is. Can the Dayton Flyers trim the number of shots taken by Butler's leading scorer, Rotnei Clarke? Sound … [Read more...] about Can Dayton limit Clarke’s touches and defeat Butler
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Hot-shooting Bulldogs down Vanderbilt
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com. Playing in a gym that resembled a theater, senior Rotnei Clarke put on a second half show and helped lift Butler to a 68-49 victory at Vanderbilt on Saturday (Dec. 29). The victory was Butler's seventh straight. Clarke, no stranger to Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium, shook off a slow start to hit five of seven shots, including four of five … [Read more...] about Hot-shooting Bulldogs down Vanderbilt
Butler stuns top-ranked Indiana
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Sophomore Alex Barlow only had two field goals, but his final one will go down as one of the biggest shots in Butler basketball history! Barlow hit a one-handed, floater in the lane with two seconds remaining to lift Butler to an 88-86 overtime victory over previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Indiana in the first game … [Read more...] about Butler stuns top-ranked Indiana
Butler holds off Northwestern for road win
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com. EVANSTON, ILL. -- Senior Andrew Smith led four Butler players in double-figures with a game-high 24 points and the Bulldogs held off a comeback attempt by host Northwestern to post a 74-65 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday (Dec. 8). It was Butler's first road win and fourth consecutive victory overall. The Bulldogs (7-2) grabbed a … [Read more...] about Butler holds off Northwestern for road win
Balanced Bulldogs roll to sixth win
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com. An all-around team effort helped propel Butler to a commanding 87-55 win over intra-city foe IUPUI Wednesday night in a non-league contest inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Five Bulldogs scored in double figures, including senior guard Rotnei Clarke and freshman guard Kellen Dunham, who each scored a game-high 17 points. In front of a home crowd of … [Read more...] about Balanced Bulldogs roll to sixth win