Scores

Final

Butler 73

(15-9, 7-5 Horizon)

Cleveland St 61

(21-4, 10-3 Horizon)

Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN

12:00 PM ET, February 5, 2011

Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH

1 2 T
BUT 33 4073
CLEV 29 3261

Top Performers

Butler: A. Smith 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Cleveland State: J. Montgomery 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Butler 73, Cleveland St. 61

Associated Press

CLEVELAND -- Shelvin Mack scored 11 points, dished out seven assists and had six rebounds to help Butler snap a three-game losing streak to beat Cleveland State 73-61 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (15-9, 7-5 Horizon League) ended Cleveland State's six game-winning streak. Matt Howard led Butler with 14 points, Andrew Smith had 13 and Khyle Marshall added 12.

Ronald Nored made a free throw with 3:37 left in the second half to give the Bulldogs a 66-56 lead. A fastbreak layup and free throw by Cleveland State's Norris Cole cut the margin to seven with 3:03 left, but the Vikings (21-4, 10-3) would come no closer.

Butler scored seven straight points and held Cleveland State scoreless until 36 seconds to play. Mack scored four points during the Bulldogs' spurt.

Jeremy Montgomery led the Vikings with 18 points. Cole scored 15 points and had four assists, while Tim Kamczyc added 12 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUT
CLEV
Points 73 61
FG Made-Attempted 29-62 (.468) 18-45 (.400)
3P Made-Attempted 8-22 (.364) 6-18 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 7-9 (.778) 19-25 (.760)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 14 10

Game Leaders

 
BUT
CLEV
PointsM. Howard 14J. Montgomery 18
ReboundsS. Mack 6T. Kamczyc 6
AssistsS. Mack 7N. Cole 4
StealsA. Smith 1T. Kamczyc 2
BlocksA. Smith 1A. Pogue 1
Team Stats: Butler | Cleveland State

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 7, 2011 @BUT 79, CLEV 56Recap
» Feb 5, 2011 BUT 73, @CLEV 61Recap
Mar 5, 2011 @BUT 76, CLEV 68Recap

Next 5 Games

BUT
CLEV
02/07 UIC 7:00pm
02/10 WRST 7:00pm
02/12 DET 8:00pm
02/15 @GB 8:00pm
02/19 @UIC 2:00pm
 02/07 @DET 7:00pm
02/12 YSU 2:00pm
02/16 @WRST 7:00pm
02/20 @ODU 1:00pm
02/24 MILW 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Butler | Cleveland State

Research Notes

Despite today's loss, Cleveland State still sits 21-4 through 25 games, the same record fellow Horizon League team Butler had through 25 games last season, before advancing all the way to the National Championship Game against Duke. The teams' scoring numbers are eerily similar...
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