On The Horizon

Jim Squire

The Hoops National: February 20, 2010--The Mid-Majority

Game! Of! The! Night!

Siena at Butler
Hinkle Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN
11:00 EST

SIE - 22-5 (15-1) [RPI: 32 State: 42] SOS: 130 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WWWLW PF/PA: 76.3/66.3
BUTL - 24-4 (17-0) [RPI: 20 State: 13] SOS: 87 Last 10: 10-0 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 70.0/60.5

Players to watch:
Siena - #22 Ryan Rossiter Jr. F (14.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 0.9 apg)
Butler - #20 Gordon Hayward So. F (15.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)

Butler Hosts Siena In Feature BracketBusters Game - Butler will step away from Horizon League play, but not out of the spotlight, when it hosts Siena in a prime BracketBusters match on Saturday, Feb. 20. The feature showdown at Hinkle Fieldhouse will tip at 11 a.m. (ET) and will be televised nationally on ESPN2. (via Butler)

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Siena at Butler - 11:00 am

The Hoops National: February 21, 2010--The Mid-Majority

Big Games

BracketBusters: at Butler (HL) 70, Siena (MAAC) 53
BUTL - 25-4 (17-0) [RPI: 21, State: 12] SIE - 22-6 (15-1) [RPI: 31, State: 46]
Star of the Game: Shelvin Mack 23 Pts (8-14 FG, 4-5 FT), 6 Reb

Mack and Hayward lead way to Bracketbuster win on Senior Day - Shelvin Mack scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added a double-double to help the Bulldogs beat the Sienna Saints by 17 points on Feb. 20 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win was Butler's second straight Bracketbuster win (Davidson 2009). With the win, the Bulldogs extend their win streak to the 17, which is tied for the best in the nation. (via Butler)

Set Your Tivo: 02.20.10--Rush The Court
Boom Goes the Dynamite: 02.20.10 Edition--Rush The Court
RTC Live: Siena @ Butler--Rush The Court
Saturday’s results--College Hoops Journal

—In BracketBusters, the headliner was a flatliner. Butler won 70-53 and knocked Siena’s hopes for an at-large into the toilet. There’s not much else to say except that the Bulldogs can get as high as a 4-seed if they run the table. I may have been wrong about how good this team actually is. Gladly.

Streaking Bulldogs: Butler-Siena ISN Notebook--IndySportsNation.com
Veasley sits out with sore knee as a precaution--The Indy Star
Bulldogs add to resume with big win over Siena--The Indy Star
Siena blog 4: Bulldogs elevate their game--Indy Star Butler Insider
Butler blog on hiatus--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 70, SIENA 53--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Mack and Hayward Lead Way to BracketBuster Win on Senior Day--ButlerSports.com

Butler Survives OT At Wright State, 51-48--ButlerSports.com

Local College Basketball Roundup--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland State 68, Youngstown State 38 A balanced scoring attack helped the Vikings to a Horizon League victory in Youngstown.

Angel Roque led the Vikings (13-12, 8-6) with 11 points and was the lone CSU player to reach double figures as 10 players scored.

The Penguins continue their season of misery, falling to 0-25, 0-14.

Balanced Attack and Big Run Lead Vikings Past Youngstown State, 68-38--csuvikings.com

Three-point parade propels Cleveland State to easy win over Toledo--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Big Second Half Propels Vikings Past Toledo, 87-63--csuvikings.com

UDM beats EMU--The Detroit Free Press
UDM holds off Eastern Michigan--The Detroit News
Titans Clip Eagles On Senior Day--detroittitans.com

Titans Crush Crusaders on Senior Day, 67-49--detroittitans.com