Saturday, February 17, 2007

Bracket Buster Live Blog

Southern Illinois (22-5) at Butler (24-3)

Bracket Buster’s signature clash. After accruing a 30-25 halftime lead, Southern Illinois increased their advantage to 39-32. Their edge was then pushed to 45-35. With less than half of the second stanza remaining, Butler responded. AJ Graves and Pete Campbell keyed a 12-4 binge with triples. Mike Green then tallied to draw Butler within 54-52. After Jamaal Tatum ripped off four consecutive tallies, Wesley Clemmons increased Southern Illinois’ lead to 60-52. Butler answered with an 8-3 binge, which concluded with Green’s triple. However, Southern Illinois converted five of six free throws to garner the victory.

FINAL SCORE: Southern Illinois (68) Butler (64)

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