Overcoming most of a 16-point deficit should give Butler solace despite first loss
One-point losses can be inspected and dissected much longer than the game itself.
One-point losses can be inspected and dissected much longer than the game itself.
Kamar Baldwin had a potential game-winning shot blocked with 1.5 seconds left as the Bulldogs lose for the first time this season.
Since rankings began in January 1949, this will be the first nonleague road game in which Butler and its opponent are both in the Top 20.
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The No. 24 Bulldogs, playing before a national TV audience and sellout crowd, built a 19-point lead and won 76-62 over a longtime nemesis Saturday.
Aaron Thompson and Sean McDermott scored 16 points each, and the Bulldogs shot 52% en route to a 76-62 victory before a sellout crowd of 9,303.
The No. 24 Bulldogs (8-0) have the Gators (6-2) exactly where they want them: inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs senior guard scored 31 points in Butler’s road win at Ole Miss and had Kermit Davis talking Kamar Baldwin’s NBA prospects.
Kamar Baldwin and the Butler Bulldogs took out a lot of frustration Tuesday night. On road failures. On the SEC. On lingering skeptics.
Butler is 7-0, ranked 24th in both polls and the only Big East team coming off Thanksgiving week with a championship.