LSU Tigers vs Butler Bulldogs

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1ST ROUND AT GREENSBORO NC

26-6

Final

	1	2	T
Butler BUT	29	42	71
LSU LSU	35	40	75

LSU TigersLSULSU

27-7

TIME		BUT	LSU
19:44	Bo Spencer made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:22	Matt Howard Turnover.	0	3
19:21	Bo Spencer Steal.	0	3
19:18	Bo Spencer made Two Point Layup.	0	5
18:53	Matt Howard Turnover.	0	5
18:52	Marcus Thornton Steal.	0	5
18:38	Tasmin Mitchell made Two Point Jumper.	0	7
18:24	Gordon Hayward Turnover.	0	7
18:23	Garrett Temple Steal.	0	7
18:20	Marcus Thornton made Two Point Layup.	0	9
18:18	Butler Full Timeout.	0	9
18:07	Shelvin Mack made Free Throw.	1	9
18:07	Foul on Marcus Thornton	1	9
18:07	Shelvin Mack missed Free Throw.	1	9
18:07	Tasmin Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	1	9
17:54	Foul on Matt Howard	1	9
17:45	Garrett Temple missed Two Point Jumper.	1	9
17:45	Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.	1	9
17:32	Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.	1	9
17:32	Garrett Temple Defensive Rebound.	1	9
17:05	Bo Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	1	9
17:05	Chris Johnson Offensive Rebound.	1	9
17:01	Chris Johnson Turnover.	1	9
16:48	Matt Howard missed Two Point Layup.	1	9
16:48	Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound.	1	9
16:36	Foul on Chris Johnson	1	9
16:36	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	2	9
16:36	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	3	9
16:23	Tasmin Mitchell made Two Point Jumper.	3	11
16:06	Ronald Nored Turnover.	3	11
15:58	Marcus Thornton missed Two Point Layup.	3	11
15:58	Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound.	3	11
15:54	Foul on Garrett Temple	3	11
15:54	Official TV Timeout.	3	11
15:49	Shawn Vanzant missed Two Point Layup.	3	11
15:49	Chris Johnson Block.	3	11
15:44	Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	11
15:16	Chris Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.	3	11
15:16	Zach Hahn Defensive Rebound.	3	11
15:04	Avery Jukes missed Three Point Jumper.	3	11
15:04	Bo Spencer Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:40	Foul on Shawn Vanzant	3	11
14:27	Tasmin Mitchell made Two Point Jumper.	3	13
14:00	Willie Veasley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.	6	13
13:44	Foul on Willie Veasley	6	13
13:34	Foul on Matt Howard	6	13
13:23	Foul on Zach Hahn	6	13
13:23	Bo Spencer missed Free Throw.	6	13
13:23		6	13
13:23	Bo Spencer made Free Throw.	6	14
13:23	Bo Spencer made Free Throw.	6	15
13:11	Foul on Alex Farrer	6	15
13:11	Shelvin Mack made Free Throw.	7	15
13:11	Shelvin Mack made Free Throw.	8	15
12:45	Bo Spencer Turnover.	8	15
12:45	Shelvin Mack Steal.	8	15
12:35	Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
12:35	Terry Martin Block.	8	15
12:34	Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound.	8	15
12:31	Gordon Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.	8	15
12:31	Alex Farrer Defensive Rebound.	8	15
12:02	Tasmin Mitchell missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
12:02	Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.	8	15
11:39	Garrett Butcher Turnover.	8	15
11:39	Tasmin Mitchell Steal.	8	15
11:35	Bo Spencer missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
11:35	Gordon Hayward Block.	8	15
11:34	Terry Martin Offensive Rebound.	8	15
11:34	Terry Martin Turnover.	8	15
11:34	Official TV Timeout.	8	15
11:22	Shelvin Mack Turnover.	8	15
11:21	Chris Johnson Steal.	8	15
10:55	Bo Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	8	15
10:54	Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.	8	15
10:32	Willie Veasley Turnover.	8	15
10:20	Marcus Thornton missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
10:19	Ronald Nored Defensive Rebound.	8	15
10:09	Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
10:08	Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound.	8	15
10:05	Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
10:04	Alex Farrer Block.	8	15
10:03	Marcus Thornton Defensive Rebound.	8	15
9:39	Chris Johnson missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
9:39	Willie Veasley Defensive Rebound.	8	15
9:29	Foul on Garrett Butcher	8	15
9:29	Garrett Butcher Turnover.	8	15
9:05	Tasmin Mitchell missed Two Point Jumper.	8	15
9:05	Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.	8	15
8:43	Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shelvin Mack.	11	15
8:13	Bo Spencer Turnover.	11	15
8:02	Ronald Nored missed Two Point Layup.	11	15
8:02	Tasmin Mitchell Block.	11	15
8:02	Butler Offensive Rebound.	11	15
7:57	Official TV Timeout.	11	15
7:42	Ronald Nored missed Two Point Jumper.	11	15
7:42	Avery Jukes Offensive Rebound.	11	15
7:38	Avery Jukes made Two Point Layup.	13	15
7:02	Terry Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Thornton.	13	18
6:43	Willie Veasley missed Three Point Jumper.	13	18
6:43	Avery Jukes Offensive Rebound.	13	18
6:39	Foul on Garrett Temple	13	18
6:35	Foul on Willie Veasley	13	18
6:35	Willie Veasley Turnover.	13	18
6:25	Chris Johnson made Two Point Jumper.	13	20
6:08	Avery Jukes made Two Point Jumper.	15	20
5:47	Tasmin Mitchell made Two Point Jumper.	15	22
5:29	Avery Jukes missed Three Point Jumper.	15	22
5:29	Bo Spencer Defensive Rebound.	15	22
5:22	Terry Martin missed Three Point Jumper.	15	22
5:22	Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound.	15	22
5:14	Shelvin Mack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.	18	22
4:52	Marcus Thornton made Three Point Jumper.	18	25
4:40	Ronald Nored Turnover.	18	25
4:39	Marcus Thornton Steal.	18	25
4:38	Foul on Shelvin Mack	18	25
4:38	Marcus Thornton made Free Throw.	18	26
4:38	Marcus Thornton made Free Throw.	18	27
4:26	Foul on Terry Martin	18	27
4:17	Zach Hahn missed Three Point Jumper.	18	27
4:17	Avery Jukes Offensive Rebound.	18	27
4:12	Foul on Chris Johnson	18	27
4:12	Avery Jukes missed Free Throw.	18	27
4:12		18	27
4:12	Avery Jukes missed Free Throw.	18	27
4:12	Tasmin Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	18	27
3:58	Foul on Ronald Nored	18	27
3:58	Official TV Timeout.	18	27
3:58	Marcus Thornton made Free Throw.	18	28
3:58	Marcus Thornton made Free Throw.	18	29
3:44	Gordon Hayward Turnover.	18	29
3:43	Marcus Thornton Steal.	18	29
3:41	Marcus Thornton made Two Point Layup.	18	31
3:27	Foul on Quintin Thornton	18	31
3:27	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	19	31
3:27	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	20	31
3:19	Quintin Thornton Turnover.	20	31
3:03	Matt Howard made Two Point Layup.	22	31
2:40	Tasmin Mitchell Turnover.	22	31
2:09	Shelvin Mack made Two Point Layup.	24	31
2:05	LSU 30 Second Timeout.	24	31
1:55	Terry Martin missed Two Point Jumper.	24	31
1:55	Shawn Vanzant Defensive Rebound.	24	31
1:43	Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.	24	31
1:43	Bo Spencer Defensive Rebound.	24	31
1:32	Marcus Thornton made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tasmin Mitchell.	24	33
1:28	Butler 30 Second Timeout.	24	33
1:11	Matt Howard missed Two Point Jumper.	24	33
1:07	Tasmin Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	24	33
0:59	Marcus Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	24	33
0:59	Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.	24	33
0:44	Foul on Quintin Thornton	24	33
0:44	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	25	33
0:44	Matt Howard made Free Throw.	26	33
0:22	Tasmin Mitchell made Two Point Jumper.	26	35
0:05	Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shelvin Mack.	29	35
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	29	35

First Horizon Coliseum

12:20 PM, March 19, 2009

Greensboro, NC

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

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Georgia	0-0	-	2-0
Alabama	0-0	-	1-0
Arkansas	0-0	-	1-0
Auburn	0-0	-	1-0
Kentucky	0-0	-	1-0
LSU	0-0	-	1-0
Ole Miss	0-0	-	1-0
Missouri	0-0	-	1-0
Oklahoma	0-0	-	1-0
South Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	1-0
Texas A&M	0-0	-	1-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	1-0
Mississippi State	0-0	-	0-0
Florida	0-0	-	0-1
Texas	0-0	-	0-1

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