Johnnies’ turnovers were mostly caused by sloppy plays by the Red Storm offense. Butler turnovers were mostly caused by tight Red Storm defense. Given this performance it was unexpected to find that both teams would have eight turnovers. They had six steals to two for Butler and blocked three shots to none for the Bulldogs. The Johnnies were outrebounding Butler by 13 to 7. Champagnie led the way with 14 points and seemed to be regaining his touch from out deep. Alexander had nine points and joined Wheeler with the second most points for the Red Storm.
Seven of those assists were by Alexander. The Johnnies assisted on 13 of 18 made field goals. John’s converted 64% of its field goal attempts including 6 of 11 from three point distance. A Champagnie steal and feed to Alexander resulted in a three point attempt from just inside halfcourt by Alexander which banked in as the half ended. The defense, also energized, held the Bulldogs without a shot attempt as the half was ending. Near the end of the half a “defense … defense” chant was replaced by a “Let’s Go Johnnies” chant. Alexander converted and the score was 36-23. A Mathis assist to Alexander led to a layup and a foul.
John’s lead.Īfter another Wheeler three a television timeout gave the Bulldogs a respite. Mathis corralled it and continued for a layup and a 30-23 St. Just past the foul line, he found a streaking Mathis down the right and hit him with a 20-foot line drive pass.
With just over four minutes to play Alexander took a defensive rebound and drove hard down the court on the left. As the Bulldog defense shifted to guard him, he made a nice pass to an open Soriano for his second dunk in just over a minute put the Johnnies up by six. Alexander then drove hard down the right of the lane. It would be Butler’s last lead of the game.Ī Soriano dunk and a deep three from the right wing by Wheeler put the Johnnies up by four at 24-20.
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Esahia Nyiwe hit two free throws and Stef Smith, pump faking the Bulldog defender out of position, hit a 15-footer from the left corner to put the Red Storm ahead by one.Īt the seven minute mark, Myles Tate hit a three and the Bulldogs took the lead, 20-19. Nywie, Smith and Addae Wusu join the action Chris HaganĪnother Taylor basket put Butler up by three at the 12:21 mark. The Johnnies plan of utilizing the entire team was taking place. The Bulldogs returned their starters to the court. But the ball was moving and the Bulldogs were back peddling.ĭylan Addae-Wusu and Esahia Nyiwe came in at the next break for Mathis and Soriano. Wheeler dribbled the ball off his knee on a fast break and Mathis, on a three on two break was called for an offensive foul. The Red Storm continued to push the ball upcourt, but sometimes were out of control. It looked like it would be a close contest and fans maintained optimism that the performance against Xavier would be repeated as the game progressed. Champagne hit a three from the left wing to extend the lead to 7-3 Taylor matched him with his own three cutting the lead to one at 16:16. Taylor hit a three putting Butler ahead but 16 seconds later a layup by Champagne put the Johnnies back in the lead. Assisted by Aaron Wheeler, Mathis opened the scoring with a layup 17 seconds into the game. The Bulldogs had a slightly more experienced squad on the court at the games beginning. John’s starting lineup included grad student Aaron Wheeler, senior Montez Mathis, juniors Joel Soriano and Julian Champaigne and sophomore Posh Alexander. John’s hands Butler a lopsided 91-57 loss Alexander, Champagnie, Wheeler and Mathis look on from the bench.
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