Butler beat Texas today -- contributing to a very poor start for the Big 12 in the NCAA Tournament:
- #3 seed Iowa State -- loss
- #3 seed Baylor -- loss
- #11 seed Texas -- loss
Butler was led today by Kellen Dunham who scored 20 of the Bulldog's 56 in their 12 point NCAA Tournament win over the Longhorns. Butler only played seven players today, two guards and five forwards -- holding Texas to their lowest point total of the season. Here's the game detail:
- Guard: Kellen Dunham, 6'-6" -- 20 points / 2 rebounds / 2 assists
- Guard: Alex Barlow, 5'-11" -- 7 points / 8 rebounds / 1 assist
- Forward: Roosevelt Jones, 6'-4" -- 6 points / 1 rebound / 4 assists
- Forward: Kameron Woods, 6'-9" -- 9 points / 9 rebounds / 1 block
- Forward: Andrew Chrabascz, 6'-7" -- 7 points / 5 rebounds / 3 assists
- Forward: Tyler Widemen, 6'-8" -- 0 points / 1 rebound / 1 steal
- Forward: Kelan Martin, 6'-6" -- 7 points / 0 rebounds / 0 assists
Here are the surprising numbers from today's game:
- Texas shot 34% from the field -- Butler shot 33%
- Texas had 12 offensive rebounds -- Butler had 5 offensive rebounds
- Texas made 8 free throws (8 for 12) -- Butler made 20 free throws (20 for 28)
- Texas had 15 turnovers -- Butler had 5 turnovers
- Texas was called for 24 fouls -- Butler was called for 13 fouls
- LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS