Scores

Final

Valparaiso 59

(10-5, 2-1 Horizon)

Butler 76

(10-4, 2-0 Horizon)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

2:00 PM ET, January 1, 2011

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

1 2 T
VALP 25 3459
BUT 36 4076

Top Performers

Valparaiso: J. Harris 14 Pts, 1 Ast

Butler: S. Mack 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl

Butler 76, Valparaiso 59

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Shelvin Mack scored 16 points to lead Butler to a 76-59 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday.

Ronald Nored and Shawn Vanzant each added 11 points for the Bulldogs (10-4, 2-0 Horizon), who have won six straight after dropping three of four.

Cory Johnson and Jay Harris had 14 points apiece for the Crusaders (10-5, 2-1), who lost for the first time in five games.

Butler took control of this one early, scoring the first six points and building a 21-5 lead 9 1/2 minutes into the game. The Bulldogs led 36-25 at halftime and by 19 in the second half.

Valparaiso put together a 15-5 run -- fueled by 12 points from Harris -- to cut the lead to 53-48 with 8:08 to play but never got any closer.

Butler scored 24 points off 16 Valparaiso turnovers and outrebounded the Crusaders 31-21.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VALP
BUT
Points 59 76
FG Made-Attempted 22-49 (.449) 25-51 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted 10-22 (.455) 7-20 (.350)
FT Made-Attempted 5-11 (.455) 19-20 (.950)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 19

Game Leaders

 
VALP
BUT
PointsC. Johnson 14S. Mack 16
ReboundsM. Rogers 4M. Howard 8
AssistsB. Wood 4S. Mack 6
StealsB. Wood 3R. Nored 4
BlocksR. Broekhoff 1K. Marshall 1
Team Stats: Valparaiso | Butler

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 1, 2011 @BUT 76, VALP 59Recap
Jan 29, 2011 @VALP 85, BUT 79Recap

Next 5 Games

VALP
BUT
01/07 YSU 7:00pm
01/09 CLEV 2:35pm
01/14 @WRST 7:00pm
01/16 @DET 1:00pm
01/21 MILW 7:00pm
 01/03 @MILW 8:00pm
01/07 CLEV 7:00pm
01/09 YSU 2:00pm
01/14 @DET 9:00pm
01/16 @WRST 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Valparaiso | Butler