Butler Bulldogs vs South Alabama Jaguars

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 1ST ROUND AT BIRMINGHAM AL

26-7

Final

	1	2	T
South Alabama USA	30	31	61
Butler BUT	47	34	81

Butler BulldogsButlerBUT

30-3

TIME		USA	BUT
19:38	Foul on A.J. Graves	0	0
19:28	Demetric Bennett missed Two Point Jumper.	0	0
19:28	DeAndre Coleman Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Daon Merritt made Two Point Layup.	2	0
19:03	A.J. Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Green.	2	3
18:40	Foul on Julian Betko	2	3
18:40	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	3	3
18:40	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	4	3
18:18	Matt Howard made Two Point Jumper.	4	5
17:33	Julian Betko missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:33	DeAndre Coleman Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:26	Daon Merritt made Two Point Layup.	6	5
16:54	A.J. Graves made Two Point Jumper.	6	7
16:31	Foul on Mike Green	6	7
16:31	Daon Merritt missed Free Throw.	6	7
16:31		6	7
16:31	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	7	7
16:21	A.J. Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	7	7
16:21	Brandon Davis Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:58	Brandon Davis made Two Point Jumper.	9	7
15:36	Foul on Brandon Davis	9	7
15:36	Official TV Timeout.	9	7
15:36	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	9	8
15:36	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	9	9
15:21	Daniel Hayles missed Two Point Jumper.	9	9
15:21	DeAndre Coleman Offensive Rebound.	9	9
14:55	Demetric Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
14:55	Daniel Hayles Offensive Rebound.	9	9
14:46	Ronald Douglas made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Domonic Tilford.	11	9
14:34	Foul on DeAndre Coleman	11	9
14:23	Foul on Daniel Hayles	11	9
14:19	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Graves.	11	12
14:08	DeAndre Coleman made Two Point Jumper.	13	12
13:51	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Graves.	13	15
13:45	Domonic Tilford missed Two Point Layup.	13	15
13:45	Pete Campbell Defensive Rebound.	13	15
13:44	Foul on Ronald Douglas	13	15
13:27	Mike Green missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
13:27	Daon Merritt Defensive Rebound.	13	15
13:19	Ronald Douglas made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Daon Merritt.	15	15
13:19	Foul on Drew Streicher	15	15
13:19	Ronald Douglas missed Free Throw.	15	15
13:19	DeAndre Coleman Offensive Rebound.	15	15
13:13	Daon Merritt made Three Point Jumper.	18	15
12:56	Mike Green made Two Point Layup.	18	17
12:36	Demetric Bennett missed Two Point Layup.	18	17
12:36	South Alabama Offensive Rebound.	18	17
12:27	Daon Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
12:27	Pete Campbell Defensive Rebound.	18	17
11:59	Daniel Hayles missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
11:59	Zach Hahn Defensive Rebound.	18	17
11:35	Pete Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
11:35	Domonic Tilford Defensive Rebound.	18	17
11:30	Domonic Tilford missed Two Point Jumper.	18	17
11:30	Ronald Douglas Offensive Rebound.	18	17
11:16	Brandon Davis made Two Point Jumper.	20	17
10:54	A.J. Graves made Two Point Layup.	20	19
10:37	Foul on Daon Merritt	20	19
10:36	Official TV Timeout.	20	19
10:22	Matt Howard missed Two Point Layup.	20	19
10:22		20	19
10:21	Foul on Willie Veasley	20	19
10:08	Foul on Mike Green	20	19
9:43	Foul on Ronald Douglas	20	19
9:36	A.J. Graves made Three Point Jumper.	20	22
9:26	DeAndre Coleman missed Two Point Jumper.	20	22
9:26	Shawn Vanzant Defensive Rebound.	20	22
9:00	A.J. Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
9:00	DeAndre Coleman Defensive Rebound.	20	22
8:44	Foul on Shawn Vanzant	20	22
8:44	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	21	22
8:44	Daon Merritt missed Free Throw.	21	22
8:44	Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.	21	22
8:11	Butler 30 Second Timeout.	21	22
8:07	A.J. Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	21	22
8:07	DeAndre Coleman Defensive Rebound.	21	22
8:03	Foul on Shawn Vanzant	21	22
8:03	Daon Merritt missed Free Throw.	21	22
8:03	Shawn Vanzant Defensive Rebound.	21	22
7:38	Willie Veasley missed Two Point Layup.	21	22
7:36	Domonic Tilford Defensive Rebound.	21	22
7:33	Domonic Tilford made Two Point Layup.	23	22
7:16	A.J. Graves missed Two Point Layup.	23	22
7:16	Brandon Davis Defensive Rebound.	23	22
7:15	Foul on Matt Howard	23	22
7:15	Official TV Timeout.	23	22
7:15	Brandon Davis missed Free Throw.	23	22
7:15	Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.	23	22
6:58	Pete Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
6:58	Shawn Vanzant Offensive Rebound.	23	22
6:43	A.J. Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
6:43	Butler Offensive Rebound.	23	22
6:33	Foul on Domonic Tilford	23	22
6:24	Pete Campbell made Two Point Jumper.	23	24
5:45	A.J. Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	23	24
5:44		23	24
5:41	South Alabama 30 Second Timeout.	23	24
5:40	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	23	25
5:40	Foul on Brandon Davis	23	25
5:40	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	23	26
5:24	Domonic Tilford missed Three Point Jumper.	23	26
5:24	Pete Campbell Defensive Rebound.	23	26
5:17	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper.	23	29
5:00	DeAndre Coleman made Three Point Jumper.	26	29
4:42	Matt Howard made Two Point Layup.	26	31
4:21	DeAndre Coleman missed Two Point Jumper.	26	31
4:21	Pete Campbell Defensive Rebound.	26	31
4:13	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper.	26	34
3:31	Foul on Demetric Bennett	26	34
3:31	Official TV Timeout.	26	34
3:00	Drew Streicher made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Howard.	26	36
2:40	DeAndre Coleman missed Two Point Jumper.	26	36
2:40	Drew Streicher Defensive Rebound.	26	36
2:34	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Graves.	26	39
2:25	South Alabama 30 Second Timeout.	26	39
2:11	DeAndre Coleman missed Two Point Jumper.	26	39
2:11	South Alabama Offensive Rebound.	26	39
1:52	Demetric Bennett made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAndre Coleman.	28	39
1:43	Shawn Vanzant made Three Point Jumper.	28	42
1:22	Foul on A.J. Graves	28	42
1:22	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	29	42
1:22	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	30	42
1:15	Foul on Drew Streicher	30	42
1:15	Daniel Hayles missed Free Throw.	30	42
1:15		30	42
1:15	Daniel Hayles missed Free Throw.	30	42
1:15	Drew Streicher Defensive Rebound.	30	42
0:47	Willie Veasley made Two Point Layup.	30	44
0:29	Ronald Douglas missed Two Point Layup.	30	44
0:29	Pete Campbell Defensive Rebound.	30	44
0:06	Pete Campbell made Three Point Jumper.	30	47
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	30	47

3:00 PM, March 21, 2008

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Alabama	0-0	-	3-0
Marshall	0-0	-	2-0
Troy	0-0	-	2-0
App State	0-0	-	2-1
James Madison	0-0	-	2-1
Arkansas State	0-0	-	1-1
Coastal Carolina	0-0	-	1-1
Georgia Southern	0-0	-	1-1
Louisiana	0-0	-	1-1
Old Dominion	0-0	-	1-1
Southern Miss	0-0	-	1-2
Texas State	0-0	-	1-2
UL Monroe	0-0	-	1-2
Georgia State	0-0	-	0-3

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Seton Hall	0-0	-	3-0
UConn	0-0	-	3-0
Butler	0-0	-	2-0
DePaul	0-0	-	2-0
Georgetown	0-0	-	2-0
Creighton	0-0	-	1-0
Marquette	0-0	-	2-1
Xavier	0-0	-	2-1
Providence	0-0	-	1-1
St. John's	0-0	-	1-1
Villanova	0-0	-	1-1

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