Butler 67, Xavier 62

Scores

Final

(17-13, 9-7 A 10)

(24-7, 11-5 A 10)

Coverage: CBSS

6:30 PM ET, March 9, 2013

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Top Performers

Xavier: S. Christon 20 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

Butler: K. Woods 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Rotnei Clarke scored 21 points and Kameron Woods scored 15 off the bench, helping Butler defeat Xavier 67-62 on Saturday night.

Clarke connected on three 3-pointers for Butler (24-7, 11-5 Atlantic 10), and converted 8 of 8 free-throw attempts.

Samaj Christon scored 20 points to lead Xavier (17-13, 9-10), and Isaiah Philmore scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Woods' effort helped Xavier build a 36-13 scoring advantage off the bench.

Butler's largest lead of the game was 10 points, Xavier's was 4.

Clarke scored 17 of his points in the second half. Woods totaled 10 of his points after intermission.

DATE	GAME	LINKS
Nov 13, 2012	@XAV 62, BUT 47	Recap
» Mar 9, 2013	@BUT 67, XAV 62	Recap

XAV	BUT
03/14 JOES 6:30pm	03/14 DAY 2:48pm 03/15 @LAS 2:40pm 03/16 @SLU 1:30pm 03/21 BUCK 12:40pm 03/23 @MARQ 8:03pm
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