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10/9/2026

	1	2	F
Central Michigan	28	26	54
Butler	42	34	76

Central Michigan (14-13, 9-7)

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
cRichard Langford	20	2-3	0-0	2-4	3	9	0	0	0	1	0	6
pfDarrell Vaughn	18	1-6	0-2	1-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	3
sfJames Link	25	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	6
sgRyan Roberts	19	2-5	0-2	3-4	1	4	1	2	0	0	4	7
pgRobert Faust	22	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
sfAdam Merrell	22	2-5	0-1	3-4	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	7
pfDavid Brown	21	2-5	0-0	1-2	1	5	0	2	1	2	2	5
sgAdam Moore	18	2-7	1-4	1-3	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	6
cMichael Arsenault	16	1-4	1-3	2-2	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	5
pfLawrence Williams	10	1-2	1-2	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
pgScott Landry	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
cRichard Davis	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals	200	17-48	7-23	13-23	9	27	12	12	4	3	19	54
Percentages		.354	.304	.565

Butler (19-9, 12-4)

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
cGarf Palinski	22	4-7	0-0	2-3	1	7	0	0	0	1	2	10
pfFrank Smith	22	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	9	1	2	0	2	3	6
sfHerbert Cook	20	5-7	0-0	3-6	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	13
sgJames Cannon	26	1-6	0-1	3-4	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	5
sgGary Roop	24	8-16	7-15	0-0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
pfJohn Buitron	17	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	4
pgMichael Fuller	16	2-3	1-1	1-1	1	2	1	2	1	0	2	6
cMarty Wells	15	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	5	0	0	0	1	2	2
sfBruce Marquette	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0
sgJoseph Niles	14	2-2	0-0	3-4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	7
pfPedro Ramirez	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pfJames Cervantez	4	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	200	25-49	8-18	18-26	8	37	18	9	5	5	15	76
Percentages		.510	.444	.692

CMU

9-27

3-11

7-12

8-21

4-12

6-11

17-48

7-23

13-23

POINTS

FIELD GOALS

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

REBOUNDS

ASSISTS

TURNOVERS

STEALS

BLOCKS

PLAYER FOULS

POINTS IN PAINT

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

SECOND CHANCE POINTS

FAST BREAK POINTS

BENCH POINTS

16-29

3-9

7-11

9-20

5-9

11-15

25-49

8-18

18-26

PLAYER OF THE GAME

sg Gary Roop Butler

23 Points, 3 Assists

1st Half 2nd Half

Time	Team	Play	Score
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Robert Faust (fresh) SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SF - James Link (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh)
Lineup	Butler	PG - Gary Roop (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fresh) SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) C - Garf Palinski (fresh)
20:00	Butler	Herbert Cook wins the tip	0-0
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2)
19:41	Butler	Herbert Cook hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side	0-2
19:18	Central Michigan	Robert Faust comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner	0-2
19:16	Butler	James Cannon grabs the board	0-2
19:11	Butler	Frank Smith misses badly on a jump hook from close range	0-2
19:10	Central Michigan	The rebound goes to Richard Langford	0-2
18:53	Central Michigan	James Link drills a 3 from the right corner	3-2
18:35	Butler	Herbert Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Roop	3-4
18:14	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing	3-4
18:12	Butler	James Cannon snags the defensive board	3-4
18:07	Butler	Herbert Cook scores on a shot near the basket set up by Gary Roop	3-6
17:51	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing	3-6
17:49	Central Michigan	Richard Langford hits the follow up shot	5-6
17:29	Butler	Darrell Vaughn is called for the reach on James Cannon - foul #1 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #1	5-6
17:20	Butler	Garf Palinski lays it in on a great pass from Frank Smith and he's hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #2	5-8
17:20	Butler	Garf Palinski makes the free throw	5-9
17:07	Central Michigan	Robert Faust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away	5-9
17:06	Butler	Frank Smith grabs the board	5-9
17:01	Butler	James Cannon comes up short on the runner near the basket	5-9
16:59	Central Michigan	Richard Langford grabs the board	5-9
16:53	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away	5-9
16:51	Central Michigan	Richard Langford snags the offensive board	5-9
16:32	Central Michigan	Richard Langford clanks a jumpshot from the right side	5-9
16:30	Butler	Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound	5-9
16:13	Butler	Frank Smith is whistled for a carry	5-9
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Bruce Marquette (SF), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Herbert Cook, Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
15:53	Central Michigan	Adam Moore misses the fadeaway from the left wing	5-9
15:52	Butler	Marty Wells grabs the defensive rebound	5-9
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Michael Arsenault (fresh)
Lineup	Butler	PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - John Buitron (fresh) C - Marty Wells (fresh)
15:46	Butler	John Buitron misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #3	5-9
15:46	Butler	John Buitron makes the 1st free throw	5-10
15:46	Butler	John Buitron makes the 2nd free throw	5-11
15:23	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marty Wells - foul #1 on Marty Wells, team foul #1	5-11
Subs	Central Michigan	James Link (SF) Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	James Cannon (SG) Joseph Niles
15:23	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams misses the 1st free throw	5-11
15:23	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams misses the 2nd free throw	5-11
15:23	Butler	Marty Wells pulls down the rebound	5-11
15:07	Butler	David Brown swats the short shot by John Buitron	5-11
15:06	Central Michigan	The rebound goes to Adam Merrell	5-11
14:48	Central Michigan	3 seconds is called on David Brown	5-11
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, Lawrence Williams, David Brown
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), Herbert Cook (SF) Michael Fuller, Bruce Marquette
14:38	Butler	Herbert Cook misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Faust - foul #1 on Robert Faust, team foul #4	5-11
14:38	Butler	Herbert Cook misses the 1st free throw	5-11
14:38	Butler	Herbert Cook misses the 2nd free throw	5-11
14:38	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn snags the defensive board	5-11
14:13	Central Michigan	James Link hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Faust	8-11
13:55	Butler	Herbert Cook is whistled for a carry	8-11
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell (SF) James Link
Subs	Butler	Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) John Buitron, Marty Wells
13:32	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn misses long on a 3 from the right corner	8-11
13:31	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell pulls down the offensive rebound	8-11
13:03	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Garf Palinski - foul #1 on Garf Palinski, team foul #2	8-11
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), James Link (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Bruce Marquette (SF) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Herbert Cook
12:36	Central Michigan	Frank Smith swats the short shot by David Brown	8-11
12:35	Butler	Garf Palinski grabs the board	8-11
12:20	Butler	Garf Palinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Merrell - foul #1 on Adam Merrell, team foul #5	8-11
Subs	Central Michigan
Subs	Butler	James Cannon (SG) Joseph Niles
12:20	Butler	Garf Palinski misses the 1st free throw	8-11
12:20	Butler	Garf Palinski makes the 2nd free throw	8-12
12:10	Central Michigan	David Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Fuller	8-12
12:02	Butler	Garf Palinski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cannon	8-14
11:48	Central Michigan	James Link clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing	8-14
11:46	Butler	Frank Smith grabs the board	8-14
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Michael Arsenault (fresh)
Lineup	Butler	PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts.
11:25	Butler	Garf Palinski misses short on a runner from the baseline	8-14
11:23	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault pulls down the rebound	8-14
11:12	Central Michigan	James Link travels with the ball	8-14
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, James Link, David Brown, Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), Herbert Cook (SF), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Michael Fuller, Bruce Marquette, Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
10:53	Butler	James Cannon drills a jumper from the left side	8-16
10:40	Central Michigan	Robert Faust is called for traveling	8-16
10:15	Butler	Herbert Cook is fouled on the floor by Darrell Vaughn - foul #2 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #6	8-16
Subs	Central Michigan	James Link (SF), David Brown (PF) Lawrence Williams, Darrell Vaughn
Subs	Butler	Joseph Niles (SG) James Cannon
09:58	Butler	Gary Roop comes up short on the 3 from the right corner	8-16
09:56	Butler	John Buitron tips it in	8-18
09:43	Central Michigan	David Brown buries a floater in the lane set up by Robert Faust	10-18
09:24	Butler	Herbert Cook's layup is rejected by Richard Langford	10-18
09:22	Butler	The offensive rebound goes to John Buitron	10-18
09:13	Butler	Gary Roop scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Cook	10-21
09:00	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Faust	12-21
08:41	Butler	Gary Roop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds	12-21
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	James Cannon (SG), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Joseph Niles, John Buitron, Marty Wells
08:23	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing	12-21
08:22	Butler	Herbert Cook gets the rebound	12-21
08:07	Butler	Frank Smith misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Arsenault - foul #1 on Michael Arsenault, team foul #7	12-21
Subs	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams (SF) James Link
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Bruce Marquette (SF) Gary Roop, Herbert Cook
08:07	Butler	Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw	12-22
08:07	Butler	Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw	12-23
08:00	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing	12-23
07:59	Butler	Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound	12-23
07:49	Butler	James Cannon loses the ball out of bounds	12-23
Subs	Central Michigan	Richard Davis (C) David Brown
Subs	Butler
07:33	Central Michigan	Frank Smith denies the turnaround by Adam Moore	12-23
07:32	Butler	Bruce Marquette pulls down the rebound	12-23
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Arsenault (fresh) C - Richard Davis (fresh)
Lineup	Butler	PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb.
07:09	Butler	Garf Palinski lays it in	12-25
06:46	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Fuller - foul #1 on Michael Fuller, team foul #3	12-25
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), James Link (SF), David Brown (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Lawrence Williams, Michael Arsenault, Richard Davis
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), Herbert Cook (SF) Michael Fuller, Bruce Marquette
06:46	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell makes the 1st free throw	13-25
06:46	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell misses the 2nd free throw	13-25
06:46	Butler	Frank Smith snags the defensive board	13-25
06:19	Butler	Gary Roop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing	13-25
06:18	Central Michigan	David Brown gets the rebound	13-25
06:00	Central Michigan	David Brown misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Cook - foul #1 on Herbert Cook, team foul #4	13-25
Subs	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts (SG) Adam Merrell
Subs	Butler	John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
06:00	Central Michigan	David Brown makes the 1st free throw	14-25
06:00	Central Michigan	David Brown misses the 2nd free throw	14-25
06:00	Butler	Marty Wells snags the defensive board	14-25
05:43	Butler	Herbert Cook knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gary Roop	14-27
05:39	Central Michigan	John Buitron is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on John Buitron, team foul #5	14-27
05:28	Central Michigan	James Link misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner	14-27
05:26	Butler	Gary Roop grabs the defensive rebound	14-27
05:10	Butler	Gary Roop drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Buitron	14-30
04:48	Central Michigan	Richard Langford jams it set up by Robert Faust	16-30
04:35	Butler	Gary Roop makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Cannon	16-33
04:21	Central Michigan	Richard Langford comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Cook - foul #2 on Herbert Cook, team foul #6	16-33
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SF), Michael Arsenault (PF) Robert Faust, James Link, David Brown
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Bruce Marquette (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Herbert Cook, John Buitron, Marty Wells
04:21	Central Michigan	Richard Langford misses the 1st free throw	16-33
04:21	Central Michigan	Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw	17-33
04:10	Butler	Garf Palinski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint	17-33
04:09	Butler	Michael Fuller can't tip it in	17-33
04:07	Butler	Garf Palinski grabs the offensive rebound	17-33
03:56	Butler	Garf Palinski drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Fuller	17-35
03:44	Central Michigan	Adam Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing	17-35
03:42	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts hits the follow up shot	19-35
03:21	Butler	Frank Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Marquette	19-37
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Merrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Arsenault (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb.
Lineup	Butler	PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb.
03:02	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell loses the dribble to Bruce Marquette	19-37
02:58	Butler	Joseph Niles lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Marquette	19-39
02:44	Central Michigan	Frank Smith is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #7	19-39
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), James Cannon (SG), Herbert Cook (SF) Michael Fuller, Joseph Niles, Bruce Marquette
02:44	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw	20-39
02:44	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw	21-39
02:30	Butler	Gary Roop misses badly on a 3 from the left corner	21-39
02:29	Central Michigan	The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts	21-39
02:13	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing	21-39
02:12	Butler	Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound	21-39
01:57	Butler	Gary Roop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner	21-39
01:56	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts gets the rebound	21-39
01:34	Central Michigan	Garf Palinski swats the layup by Michael Arsenault	21-39
01:33	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault snags the offensive board	21-39
01:28	Central Michigan	Robert Faust knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Vaughn	24-39
01:18	Butler	Gary Roop connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Cook	24-41
01:14	Central Michigan	James Link comes up short on the jumper in the lane	24-41
01:12	Butler	Frank Smith grabs the board	24-41
00:54	Butler	Herbert Cook is hacked by James Link - foul #1 on James Link, team foul #8	24-41
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), David Brown (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
00:54	Butler	Herbert Cook makes the 1st free throw	24-42
00:54	Butler	Herbert Cook misses the 2nd free throw	24-42
00:54	Central Michigan	David Brown pulls down the rebound	24-42
00:36	Central Michigan	Herbert Cook is called for the reach on Adam Merrell - foul #3 on Herbert Cook, team foul #8	24-42
Subs	Central Michigan
Subs	Butler	Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook
00:36	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell makes the 1st free throw	25-42
00:36	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell makes the 2nd free throw	26-42
00:14	Butler	Gary Roop misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing	26-42
00:13	Central Michigan	David Brown grabs the defensive rebound	26-42
00:03	Central Michigan	David Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Moore	28-42
00:00	Butler	Bruce Marquette hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot	28-42

Time	Team	Play	Score
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb.
Lineup	Butler	PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb.
20:00	Central Michigan	James Link inbounds the ball	28-42
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0)
19:40	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner	28-42
19:38	Butler	Garf Palinski gets the rebound	28-42
19:21	Butler	Frank Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds	28-42
18:56	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn clanks a 3 from the right wing	28-42
18:55	Central Michigan	Richard Langford snags the offensive board	28-42
18:37	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts	30-42
18:17	Butler	James Cannon clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #1	30-42
18:17	Butler	James Cannon makes the 1st free throw	30-43
18:17	Butler	James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw	30-44
18:04	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Cannon - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #1	30-44
18:04	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw	31-44
18:04	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw	31-44
18:04	Butler	Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound	31-44
17:44	Butler	Frank Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line	31-44
17:43	Central Michigan	Richard Langford gets the rebound	31-44
17:37	Central Michigan	James Link loses the dribble to James Cannon	31-44
17:34	Butler	James Cannon misses the lay-in	31-44
17:32	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn snags the defensive board	31-44
17:21	Central Michigan	Robert Faust drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Link	34-44
16:58	Butler	Gary Roop is fouled on the floor by Robert Faust - foul #2 on Robert Faust, team foul #2	34-44
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Pedro Ramirez (SF), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Gary Roop, Bruce Marquette, Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
16:45	Butler	Marty Wells clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Arsenault - foul #2 on Michael Arsenault, team foul #3	34-44
16:45	Butler	Marty Wells makes the 1st free throw	34-45
16:45	Butler	Marty Wells makes the 2nd free throw	34-46
16:24	Central Michigan	The pull-up jumper by Adam Merrell is blocked by Marty Wells	34-46
16:22	Butler	Marty Wells gets the rebound	34-46
16:17	Butler	James Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket	34-46
16:15	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault pulls down the rebound	34-46
15:58	Central Michigan	Adam Moore is called for a backcourt violation	34-46
Subs	Central Michigan	James Link (SF) Lawrence Williams
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Herbert Cook (SF) Michael Fuller, James Cannon, Pedro Ramirez
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 3 reb.
Lineup	Butler	PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb.
15:42	Butler	Joseph Niles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Arsenault - foul #3 on Michael Arsenault, team foul #4	34-46
15:42	Butler	Joseph Niles misses the 1st free throw	34-46
15:42	Butler	Joseph Niles makes the 2nd free throw	34-47
15:27	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Adam Moore	36-47
15:03	Butler	Gary Roop scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Niles	36-50
14:46	Central Michigan	Adam Moore misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Marty Wells - foul #2 on Marty Wells, team foul #2	36-50
Subs	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Merrell, David Brown, Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	James Cannon (SG), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Joseph Niles, John Buitron, Marty Wells
14:46	Central Michigan	Adam Moore misses the 1st free throw	36-50
14:46	Central Michigan	Adam Moore misses the 2nd free throw	36-50
14:46	Butler	Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound	36-50
14:28	Butler	Ryan Roberts is called for the reach on James Cannon - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #5	36-50
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), Lawrence Williams (SF) Adam Moore, James Link
Subs	Butler
14:09	Butler	Gary Roop connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Cannon	36-53
13:55	Central Michigan	Richard Langford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Garf Palinski - foul #2 on Garf Palinski, team foul #3	36-53
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell (SF) Lawrence Williams
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG) Gary Roop
13:55	Central Michigan	Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw	37-53
13:55	Central Michigan	Richard Langford misses the 2nd free throw	37-53
13:55	Butler	Frank Smith snags the defensive board	37-53
13:36	Butler	Herbert Cook misses badly on a runner from the right block	37-53
13:34	Butler	Herbert Cook hits the follow up shot	37-55
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0)
13:16	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds	37-55
Subs	Central Michigan	James Link (SF) Adam Merrell
Subs	Butler	Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0)
12:49	Butler	James Cannon is hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #4 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #6	37-55
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell (SG) Ryan Roberts
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG) Michael Fuller
12:30	Butler	Gary Roop misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing	37-55
12:29	Central Michigan	The rebound goes to Richard Langford	37-55
12:15	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn can't finish the layup	37-55
12:14	Butler	The rebound goes to Bruce Marquette	37-55
11:53	Butler	Garf Palinski misses long on a floater from the right side	37-55
11:51	Central Michigan	Richard Langford grabs the board	37-55
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Robert Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb.
Lineup	Butler	PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Palinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb.
11:35	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #4	37-55
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), David Brown (C) Robert Faust, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Joseph Niles (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) James Cannon, Bruce Marquette, Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
11:35	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn makes the 1st free throw	38-55
11:35	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw	38-55
11:35	Butler	John Buitron snags the defensive board	38-55
11:27	Butler	Gary Roop hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Cook	38-58
11:00	Central Michigan	Adam Moore is whistled for a carry	38-58
Subs	Central Michigan	Scott Landry (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), Michael Arsenault (C) Adam Merrell, James Link, Darrell Vaughn
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG) Gary Roop
10:39	Butler	David Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Niles - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #7	38-58
10:39	Butler	Joseph Niles makes the 1st free throw	38-59
10:39	Butler	Joseph Niles makes the 2nd free throw	38-60
10:18	Central Michigan	Adam Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner	38-60
10:17	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault pulls down the offensive rebound	38-60
10:06	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Scott Landry	41-60
09:48	Butler	David Brown takes the ball from Joseph Niles	41-60
09:38	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Moore	44-60
09:11	Butler	Herbert Cook is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #8	44-60
Subs	Central Michigan	Robert Faust (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), James Link (SF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Scott Landry, Lawrence Williams, Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	Gary Roop (PG), James Cannon (SG), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Michael Fuller, Joseph Niles, John Buitron, Marty Wells
09:11	Butler	Herbert Cook makes the 1st free throw	44-61
09:11	Butler	Herbert Cook makes the 2nd free throw	44-62
08:58	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell is whistled for a carry	44-62
Subs	Central Michigan	Darrell Vaughn (PF) David Brown
Subs	Butler
08:29	Butler	Gary Roop makes the 3 pointer from the right corner	44-65
08:21	Central Michigan	Robert Faust hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner	44-65
08:20	Butler	Garf Palinski gets the rebound	44-65
08:00	Butler	Gary Roop hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing	44-65
07:59	Butler	Frank Smith pulls down the offensive rebound	44-65
07:41	Butler	Gary Roop misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner	44-65
07:39	Central Michigan	Richard Langford snags the defensive board	44-65
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb.
Lineup	Butler	PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb.
07:34	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away	44-65
07:33	Butler	Herbert Cook snags the defensive board	44-65
07:11	Butler	James Cannon misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Merrell - foul #2 on Adam Merrell, team foul #9	44-65
Subs	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts (SG), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Adam Merrell, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford
Subs	Butler	Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook
07:11	Butler	James Cannon misses the 1st free throw	44-65
07:11	Butler	James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw	44-66
07:01	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner	44-66
06:59	Central Michigan	David Brown snags the offensive board	44-66
06:41	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts loses the dribble to Bruce Marquette	44-66
06:26	Butler	James Cannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing	44-66
06:24	Butler	Frank Smith tips it back up and in	44-68
06:20	Central Michigan	Gary Roop takes the ball from Robert Faust in the backcourt	44-68
06:05	Butler	The pull-up jumper by James Cannon is blocked by David Brown	44-68
06:04	Central Michigan	Ryan Roberts pulls down the rebound	44-68
05:50	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Smith - foul #3 on Frank Smith, team foul #5	44-68
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link
Subs	Butler	Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Frank Smith, Garf Palinski
05:50	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault makes the 1st free throw	45-68
05:50	Central Michigan	Michael Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw	46-68
05:31	Butler	Michael Fuller's pass is intercepted by Adam Moore	46-68
05:23	Central Michigan	John Buitron is called for the reach on Adam Moore - foul #2 on John Buitron, team foul #6	46-68
05:03	Central Michigan	David Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing	46-68
05:01	Butler	Bruce Marquette grabs the board	46-68
04:35	Butler	Joseph Niles knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Bruce Marquette	46-70
04:19	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner	46-70
04:18	Butler	The rebound goes to Marty Wells	46-70
03:56	Butler	Michael Fuller drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Marquette and the foul's on Adam Moore - foul #1 on Adam Moore, team foul #10	46-72
Subs	Central Michigan	Scott Landry (SG), Richard Davis (C) Adam Merrell, Michael Arsenault
Subs	Butler	Pedro Ramirez (SF), James Cervantez (C) Bruce Marquette, Marty Wells
03:56	Butler	Michael Fuller makes the free throw	46-73
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1)
03:43	Central Michigan	Adam Moore buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Landry and he's hacked by Michael Fuller - foul #2 on Michael Fuller, team foul #7	48-73
Subs	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell (SF) Lawrence Williams
Subs	Butler
03:43	Central Michigan	Adam Moore makes the free throw	49-73
03:18	Butler	Richard Davis steals it from Joseph Niles	49-73
Lineup	Central Michigan	PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Landry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Davis (fresh)
Lineup	Butler	PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Niles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) PF - John Buitron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cervantez (fresh)
02:57	Central Michigan	David Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line	49-73
02:55	Butler	James Cervantez grabs the defensive rebound	49-73
02:32	Butler	Michael Fuller scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cervantez	49-76
02:24	Central Michigan	Adam Merrell banks in the layup	51-76
02:05	Butler	Pedro Ramirez misses long on a jumper from the baseline	51-76
02:03	Central Michigan	David Brown grabs the board	51-76
01:41	Central Michigan	Adam Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner	51-76
01:40	Butler	The rebound goes to Michael Fuller	51-76
01:21	Butler	Adam Merrell steals it from Michael Fuller	51-76
01:12	Central Michigan	James Cervantez blocks the short jumper by Scott Landry	51-76
01:11	Central Michigan	Scott Landry grabs the offensive rebound	51-76
00:55	Central Michigan	Adam Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner	54-76
Game Plan	Central Michigan	Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1)
Game Plan	Butler	Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1)
00:29	Butler	James Cervantez is hacked by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #11	54-76
Subs	Central Michigan	Lawrence Williams (SF), Michael Arsenault (C) Scott Landry, Richard Davis
Subs	Butler	Bruce Marquette (SF), Marty Wells (C) Pedro Ramirez, John Buitron
00:29	Butler	James Cervantez misses the 1st free throw	54-76
00:29	Butler	James Cervantez misses the 2nd free throw	54-76
00:29	Butler	Bruce Marquette grabs the offensive board	54-76
00:00	Butler	Michael Fuller runs out the clock	54-76

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