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South Alabama vs Butler (03/21/08 at 2008 NCAA Men's 1st Round-Birmingham, AL)

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South Alabama vs Butler
03/21/08 2:00pm (CT) at 2008 NCAA Men's 1st Round-Birmingham, AL

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VISITORS: South Alabama 26-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Coleman, DeAndre.... f  2-7    1-2    1-2    3  5  8   4   6  2  2  2  0  34
02 Hayles, Daniel...... f  3-5    3-4    0-2    2  0  2   4   9  1  2  0  1  26
21 Davis, Brandon...... f  3-4    0-0    1-3    2  2  4   2   7  0  2  2  0  22
05 Merritt, Daon....... g  3-8    1-6    7-11   0  1  1   1  14  3  1  0  1  34
10 Bennett, Demetric... g  2-8    0-3    2-2    1  3  4   1   6  2  4  0  1  33
03 Tilford, Domonic....    4-11   0-4    0-0    0  3  3   1   8  0  1  0  2  23
11 Ross, DeAndrae......    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  1  0  0   4
22 Ford, B.J...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 Tabet, Philip.......    1-1    0-0    2-2    1  1  2   0   4  0  0  0  0   7
54 Douglas, Ronald.....    2-3    0-0    0-5    2  1  3   5   4  0  0  0  0  16
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   21-48   6-20  13-27  13 17 30  19  61  8 13  4  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0%   2nd Half: 10-23 43.5%   Game: 43.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 30.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-13 46.2%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 48.1%   7,1


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HOME TEAM: Butler 30-3
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Betko, Julian....... f  1-2    1-2    0-0    0  2  2   4   3  1  0  0  0  16
32 Streicher, Drew..... f  1-2    0-1    0-0    2  4  6   3   2  1  0  0  1  31
54 Howard, Matt........ f  3-8    0-0    5-5    1  3  4   2  11  1  1  0  1  25
04 Graves, A. J........ g  6-14   4-11   2-2    0  0  0   2  18  6  0  0  4  29
10 Green, Mike......... g  2-5    1-2    0-0    0  2  2   2   5  3  4  0  1  22
02 Vanzant, Shawn......    2-4    1-1    0-0    1  4  5   2   5  2  1  0  1  21
03 Hahn, Zach..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  1  2  0  0   9
21 Veasley, Willie.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   3   2  1  1  0  0  16
22 Leiendecker, Grant..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
24 Jukes, Avery........    2-4    0-0    5-6    1  0  1   2   9  0  0  0  1   8
34 Campbell, Pete......    9-11   8-10   0-0    0  5  5   0  26  2  1  1  0  20
50 Engelmann, Elliot...    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   27-53  15-28  12-13   7 21 28  21  81 18 10  1  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-29 58.6%   2nd Half: 10-24 41.7%   Game: 50.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  9-18 50.0%   2nd Half:  6-10 60.0%   Game: 53.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  8-9  88.9%   Game: 92.3%    2


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Officials: Bob Donato, Kyle Chambers, Jeff Nichols
Technical fouls: South Alabama-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 14420
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
South Alabama.................   30   31  -   61
Butler........................   47   34  -   81
Session 1 attendance in the NCAA Men's 1st Round in Birmingham is 14,420.

Points in the paint-SALA 24,BUTLER 18. Points off turnovers-SALA 6,BUTLER 16.
2nd chance points-SALA 16,BUTLER 6. Fast break points-SALA 12,BUTLER 4.
Bench points-SALA 19,BUTLER 42. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-13 times.
Last FG-SALA 2nd-00:25, BUTLER 2nd-03:12.
Largest lead-SALA by 3 1st-13:10, BUTLER by 27 2nd-06:08.
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South Alabama vs Butler
03/21/08 2:00pm (CT) at 2008 NCAA Men's 1st Round-Birmingham, AL

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM:               Butler                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS:        South Alabama
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FOUL by Graves, A. J. (P1T1)                    19:39
                                                19:31              MISSED JUMPER by Bennett, Demetric
                                                19:31              REBOUND (OFF) by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                19:21   0-2   V 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Merritt, Daon [PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                    19:05   3-2   H 1
ASSIST by Green, Mike                           19:05
FOUL by Betko, Julian (P1T2)                    18:40   3-3   T 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
                                                18:40   3-4   V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
GOOD! JUMPER by Howard, Matt [PNT]              18:25   5-4   H 1
                                                17:59              TURNOVR by Davis, Brandon
STEAL by Graves, A. J.                          17:58
MISSED 3 PTR by Betko, Julian                   17:39              REBOUND (DEF) by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                17:31   5-6   V 1  GOOD! LAYUP by Merritt, Daon [FB/PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by Graves, A. J. [PNT]             16:57   7-6   H 1
FOUL by Green, Mike (P1T3)                      16:33              MISSED FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
                                                16:33              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                16:33   7-7   T 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   16:20              REBOUND (DEF) by Davis, Brandon
                                                15:56   7-9   V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Davis, Brandon [PNT]
                                                15:36              FOUL by Davis, Brandon (P1T1)
TIMEOUT media                                   15:36
GOOD! FT SHOT by Howard, Matt                   15:36   8-9   V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by Howard, Matt                   15:36   9-9   T 3
SUB IN : Veasley, Willie                        15:36              SUB IN : Douglas, Ronald
SUB OUT: Streicher, Drew                        15:36              SUB OUT: Davis, Brandon
SUB IN : Campbell, Pete                         15:35              SUB IN : Tilford, Domonic
SUB OUT: Betko, Julian                          15:35              SUB OUT: Merritt, Daon
                                                15:19              MISSED JUMPER by Hayles, Daniel
                                                15:19              REBOUND (OFF) by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                15:08              MISSED 3 PTR by Bennett, Demetric
                                                15:08              REBOUND (OFF) by Hayles, Daniel
                                                14:59   9-11  V 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Douglas, Ronald [PNT]
                                                14:59              ASSIST by Bennett, Demetric
                                                14:33              FOUL by Coleman, DeAndre (P1T2)
                                                14:22              FOUL by Hayles, Daniel (P1T3)
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   14:18  12-11  H 1
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         14:18
                                                14:06  12-13  V 1  GOOD! JUMPER by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                14:06              ASSIST by Hayles, Daniel
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   13:50  15-13  H 2
ASSIST by Green, Mike                           13:50
REBOUND (DEF) by Campbell, Pete                 13:40              MISSED LAYUP by Tilford, Domonic
                                                13:38              FOUL by Douglas, Ronald (P1T4)
SUB IN : Streicher, Drew                        13:38              SUB IN : Merritt, Daon
SUB OUT: Howard, Matt                           13:38              SUB OUT: Hayles, Daniel
MISSED 3 PTR by Green, Mike                     13:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Merritt, Daon
                                                13:12  15-15  T 4  GOOD! LAYUP by Douglas, Ronald [PNT]
                                                13:12              ASSIST by Merritt, Daon
FOUL by Streicher, Drew (P1T4)                  13:12              MISSED FT SHOT by Douglas, Ronald
                                                13:12              REBOUND (OFF) by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                13:10  15-18  V 3  GOOD! 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
GOOD! LAYUP by Green, Mike [PNT]                12:51  17-18  V 1
                                                12:38              MISSED LAYUP by Bennett, Demetric
                                                12:38              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
SUB IN : Hahn, Zach                             12:36              SUB IN : Hayles, Daniel
SUB OUT: Green, Mike                            12:36              SUB OUT: Bennett, Demetric
REBOUND (DEF) by Campbell, Pete                 12:34              MISSED 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
TURNOVR by Hahn, Zach                           12:22
                                                12:22              SUB IN : Davis, Brandon
                                                12:22              SUB OUT: Coleman, DeAndre
REBOUND (DEF) by Hahn, Zach                     12:02              MISSED 3 PTR by Hayles, Daniel
MISSED 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                  11:40              REBOUND (DEF) by Tilford, Domonic
                                                11:32              MISSED JUMPER by Tilford, Domonic
                                                11:32              REBOUND (OFF) by Douglas, Ronald
                                                11:18  17-20  V 3  GOOD! JUMPER by Davis, Brandon
                                                11:18              ASSIST by Merritt, Daon
GOOD! LAYUP by Graves, A. J. [PNT]              10:55  19-20  V 1
                                                10:36              TURNOVR by Merritt, Daon
TIMEOUT media                                   10:36
SUB IN : Green, Mike                            10:36
SUB IN : Howard, Matt                           10:36
SUB OUT: Hahn, Zach                             10:36
SUB OUT: Campbell, Pete                         10:36
MISSED JUMPER by Howard, Matt                   10:24              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Veasley, Willie (P1T5)                  10:22
SUB IN : Betko, Julian                          10:22
SUB OUT: Veasley, Willie                        10:22
FOUL by Green, Mike (P2T6)                      10:08
SUB IN : Vanzant, Shawn                         10:08              SUB IN : Bennett, Demetric
SUB OUT: Green, Mike                            10:08              SUB OUT: Tilford, Domonic
                                                09:42              TURNOVR by Hayles, Daniel
STEAL by Howard, Matt                           09:41
                                                09:41              FOUL by Douglas, Ronald (P2T5)
                                                09:41              SUB IN : Coleman, DeAndre
                                                09:41              SUB OUT: Douglas, Ronald
GOOD! 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                    09:30  22-20  H 2
ASSIST by Vanzant, Shawn                        09:30
REBOUND (DEF) by Vanzant, Shawn                 09:18              MISSED JUMPER by Coleman, DeAndre
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   08:54              REBOUND (DEF) by Coleman, DeAndre
FOUL by Vanzant, Shawn (P1T7)                   08:44  22-21  H 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
REBOUND (DEF) by Howard, Matt                   08:44              MISSED FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
                                                08:44              SUB IN : Tilford, Domonic
                                                08:44              SUB OUT: Hayles, Daniel
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   08:11
SUB IN : Veasley, Willie                        08:11
SUB IN : Campbell, Pete                         08:11
SUB OUT: Streicher, Drew                        08:11
SUB OUT: Betko, Julian                          08:11
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   08:09              REBOUND (DEF) by Coleman, DeAndre
FOUL by Vanzant, Shawn (P2T8)                   08:03              MISSED FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
REBOUND (DEF) by Vanzant, Shawn                 08:03
MISSED LAYUP by Veasley, Willie                 07:40              BLOCK by Davis, Brandon
                                                07:36              REBOUND (DEF) by Tilford, Domonic
                                                07:32  22-23  V 1  GOOD! LAYUP by Tilford, Domonic [FB/PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by Graves, A. J.                   07:17              REBOUND (DEF) by Davis, Brandon
FOUL by Howard, Matt (P1T9)                     07:15
                                                07:15              TIMEOUT MEDIA
REBOUND (DEF) by Howard, Matt                   07:15              MISSED FT SHOT by Davis, Brandon
SUB IN : Streicher, Drew                        07:15
SUB OUT: Veasley, Willie                        07:15
MISSED 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                  06:51
REBOUND (OFF) by Vanzant, Shawn                 06:51
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   06:51
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         06:51
                                                06:33              FOUL by Tilford, Domonic (P1T6)
GOOD! JUMPER by Campbell, Pete                  06:14  24-23  H 1
                                                05:46              TURNOVR by Bennett, Demetric
STEAL by Graves, A. J.                          05:44
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   05:41
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     05:41
                                                05:40              FOUL by Davis, Brandon (P2T7)
                                                05:40              TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! FT SHOT by Howard, Matt                   05:40  25-23  H 2
GOOD! FT SHOT by Howard, Matt                   05:40  26-23  H 3
                                                05:40              SUB IN : Tabet, Philip
                                                05:40              SUB OUT: Davis, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Campbell, Pete                 05:28              MISSED 3 PTR by Tilford, Domonic
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   05:20  29-23  H 6
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         05:20
                                                05:03  29-26  H 3  GOOD! 3 PTR by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! LAYUP by Howard, Matt [PNT]               04:44  31-26  H 5
ASSIST by Campbell, Pete                        04:44
REBOUND (DEF) by Campbell, Pete                 04:23              MISSED JUMPER by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   04:13  34-26  H 8
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         04:13
                                                03:32              TURNOVR by Bennett, Demetric
                                                03:32              FOUL by Bennett, Demetric (P1T8)
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   03:31
                                                03:31              SUB IN : Hayles, Daniel
                                                03:31              SUB OUT: Tilford, Domonic
GOOD! JUMPER by Streicher, Drew                 03:02  36-26  H 10
ASSIST by Howard, Matt                          03:02
REBOUND (DEF) by Streicher, Drew                02:43              MISSED LAYUP by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   02:35  39-26  H 13
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         02:35
                                                02:25              TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : Veasley, Willie                        02:25              SUB IN : Douglas, Ronald
SUB OUT: Streicher, Drew                        02:25              SUB OUT: Tabet, Philip
BLOCK by Campbell, Pete                         02:06              MISSED JUMPER by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                02:04              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                                02:03  39-28  H 11 GOOD! JUMPER by Bennett, Demetric
                                                02:03              ASSIST by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! 3 PTR by Vanzant, Shawn                   01:49  42-28  H 14
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         01:49
FOUL by Graves, A. J. (P2T10)                   01:24  42-29  H 13 GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
                                                01:24  42-30  H 12 GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
SUB IN : Streicher, Drew                        01:24
SUB IN : Hahn, Zach                             01:24
SUB OUT: Graves, A. J.                          01:24
SUB OUT: Howard, Matt                           01:24
TURNOVR by Hahn, Zach                           01:17
                                                01:16              STEAL by Hayles, Daniel
FOUL by Streicher, Drew (P2T11)                 01:15              MISSED FT SHOT by Hayles, Daniel
                                                01:15              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
REBOUND (DEF) by Streicher, Drew                01:15              MISSED FT SHOT by Hayles, Daniel
GOOD! LAYUP by Veasley, Willie [PNT]            00:46  44-30  H 14
REBOUND (DEF) by Campbell, Pete                 00:33              MISSED LAYUP by Douglas, Ronald
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   00:06  47-30  H 17
ASSIST by Vanzant, Shawn                        00:06


                                  Butler 47, South Alabama 30

          1st period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          South Alabama          12       0      11       4       6      3     6
          Butler                 12       7       2       0      25      1     7


2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM:               Butler                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS:        South Alabama
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                                                20:00              SUB IN : Tilford, Domonic
                                                20:00              SUB OUT: Bennett, Demetric
TURNOVR by Green, Mike                          19:49
                                                19:45              STEAL by Tilford, Domonic
                                                19:42  47-32  H 15 GOOD! LAYUP by Tilford, Domonic [FB/PNT]
                                                19:30              FOUL by Hayles, Daniel (P2T1)
TURNOVR by Howard, Matt                         19:03
                                                19:01              STEAL by Tilford, Domonic
                                                18:59  47-34  H 13 GOOD! LAYUP by Tilford, Domonic [FB/PNT]
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   18:44
MISSED JUMPER by Howard, Matt                   18:31
REBOUND (OFF) by Streicher, Drew                18:31
GOOD! 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                    18:26  50-34  H 16
                                                18:01              MISSED 3 PTR by Tilford, Domonic
                                                18:01              REBOUND (OFF) by Davis, Brandon
                                                17:34  50-36  H 14 GOOD! JUMPER by Davis, Brandon [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   17:16
REBOUND (OFF) by Howard, Matt                   17:16
MISSED JUMPER by Howard, Matt                   17:06              BLOCK by Coleman, DeAndre
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         17:06
MISSED JUMPER by Howard, Matt                   16:57
REBOUND (OFF) by Streicher, Drew                16:57
MISSED LAYUP by Green, Mike                     16:47              BLOCK by Davis, Brandon
                                                16:46              REBOUND (DEF) by Tilford, Domonic
                                                16:43  50-38  H 12 GOOD! LAYUP by Tilford, Domonic [FB/PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by Betko, Julian                    16:14  53-38  H 15
ASSIST by Streicher, Drew                       16:14
SUB IN : Campbell, Pete                         16:03              SUB IN : Bennett, Demetric
SUB IN : Vanzant, Shawn                         16:03              SUB OUT: Hayles, Daniel
SUB OUT: Betko, Julian                          16:03
SUB OUT: Green, Mike                            16:03
                                                16:01              TURNOVR by Coleman, DeAndre
STEAL by Graves, A. J.                          15:59
GOOD! 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                    15:44  56-38  H 18
FOUL by Howard, Matt (P2T1)                     15:31
                                                15:31              TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : Green, Mike                            15:31              SUB IN : Hayles, Daniel
SUB OUT: Vanzant, Shawn                         15:31              SUB OUT: Merritt, Daon
                                                15:29              TURNOVR by Davis, Brandon
STEAL by Streicher, Drew                        15:28
TURNOVR by Green, Mike                          15:22
                                                15:10              TURNOVR by Hayles, Daniel
                                                15:10              FOUL by Hayles, Daniel (P3T2)
GOOD! 3 PTR by Green, Mike                      14:43  59-38  H 21
ASSIST by Campbell, Pete                        14:43
REBOUND (DEF) by Green, Mike                    14:29              MISSED JUMPER by Davis, Brandon
TURNOVR by Campbell, Pete                       14:01
STEAL by Green, Mike                            13:55              TURNOVR by Tilford, Domonic
                                                13:55              FOUL by Coleman, DeAndre (P2T3)
SUB IN : Vanzant, Shawn                         13:55              SUB IN : Douglas, Ronald
SUB IN : Veasley, Willie                        13:55              SUB IN : Merritt, Daon
SUB OUT: Streicher, Drew                        13:55              SUB OUT: Davis, Brandon
SUB OUT: Graves, A. J.                          13:55              SUB OUT: Tilford, Domonic
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   13:40  62-38  H 24
ASSIST by Veasley, Willie                       13:40
STEAL by Vanzant, Shawn                         13:09              TURNOVR by Bennett, Demetric
MISSED JUMPER by Howard, Matt                   12:44              BLOCK by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                12:42              REBOUND (DEF) by Bennett, Demetric
                                                12:41  62-40  H 22 GOOD! LAYUP by Bennett, Demetric [FB/PNT]
TURNOVR by Veasley, Willie                      12:31
SUB IN : Streicher, Drew                        12:29
SUB OUT: Howard, Matt                           12:29
FOUL by Veasley, Willie (P2T2)                  12:19
                                                12:17  62-41  H 21 GOOD! FT SHOT by Bennett, Demetric
                                                12:17  62-42  H 20 GOOD! FT SHOT by Bennett, Demetric
SUB IN : Graves, A. J.                          12:17
SUB OUT: Vanzant, Shawn                         12:17
                                                12:10              FOUL by Merritt, Daon (P1T4)
GOOD! 3 PTR by Campbell, Pete                   11:57  65-42  H 23
ASSIST by Graves, A. J.                         11:57
                                                11:35  65-45  H 20 GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayles, Daniel
                                                11:35              ASSIST by Bennett, Demetric
                                                11:25              FOUL by Hayles, Daniel (P4T5)
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   11:25
                                                11:25              SUB IN : Tilford, Domonic
                                                11:25              SUB OUT: Hayles, Daniel
SUB IN : Anglin, Alex                           11:24
SUB OUT: Green, Mike                            11:24
MISSED JUMPER by Green, Mike                    10:51              REBOUND (DEF) by Douglas, Ronald
REBOUND (DEF) by Streicher, Drew                10:42              MISSED 3 PTR by Tilford, Domonic
SUB IN : Green, Mike                            10:34
SUB OUT: Anglin, Alex                           10:34
MISSED 3 PTR by Graves, A. J.                   10:32              REBOUND (DEF) by Bennett, Demetric
FOUL by Veasley, Willie (P3T3)                  10:08              MISSED FT SHOT by Douglas, Ronald
                                                10:08              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                10:08              MISSED FT SHOT by Douglas, Ronald
                                                10:08              REBOUND (OFF) by Bennett, Demetric
SUB IN : Howard, Matt                           10:08              SUB IN : Ross, DeAndrae
SUB OUT: Veasley, Willie                        10:08              SUB OUT: Merritt, Daon
                                                09:58              TURNOVR by Ross, DeAndrae
STEAL by Graves, A. J.                          09:57
MISSED 3 PTR by Streicher, Drew                 09:25              REBOUND (DEF) by Bennett, Demetric
REBOUND (DEF) by Green, Mike                    09:18              MISSED 3 PTR by Bennett, Demetric
                                                08:59              FOUL by Coleman, DeAndre (P3T6)
                                                08:59              SUB IN : Davis, Brandon
                                                08:59              SUB OUT: Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! FT SHOT by Graves, A. J.                  08:42  66-45  H 21 FOUL by Ross, DeAndrae (P1T7)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Graves, A. J.                  08:42  67-45  H 22
SUB IN : Betko, Julian                          08:42              SUB IN : Merritt, Daon
SUB IN : Vanzant, Shawn                         08:42              SUB OUT: Ross, DeAndrae
SUB OUT: Campbell, Pete                         08:42
SUB OUT: Graves, A. J.                          08:42
REBOUND (DEF) by Howard, Matt                   08:31              MISSED 3 PTR by Tilford, Domonic
GOOD! LAYUP by Howard, Matt [PNT]               08:14  69-45  H 24
ASSIST by Green, Mike                           08:14
GOOD! FT SHOT by Howard, Matt                   08:14  70-45  H 25 FOUL by Douglas, Ronald (P3T8)
SUB IN : Jukes, Avery                           08:14
SUB OUT: Howard, Matt                           08:14
                                                07:59              MISSED JUMPER by Bennett, Demetric
                                                07:59              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Betko, Julian (P2T4)                    07:59
TIMEOUT media                                   07:59
                                                07:45              MISSED 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
                                                07:45              REBOUND (OFF) by Davis, Brandon
                                                07:38              MISSED 3 PTR by Bennett, Demetric
                                                07:38              REBOUND (OFF) by Douglas, Ronald
FOUL by Streicher, Drew (P3T5)                  07:32              MISSED FT SHOT by Douglas, Ronald
                                                07:32              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
REBOUND (DEF) by Vanzant, Shawn                 07:32              MISSED FT SHOT by Douglas, Ronald
TURNOVR by Green, Mike                          07:17
                                                07:16              STEAL by Merritt, Daon
REBOUND (DEF) by Streicher, Drew                07:09              MISSED 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
TURNOVR by Green, Mike                          06:50
                                                06:49              STEAL by Bennett, Demetric
REBOUND (DEF) by Betko, Julian                  06:44              MISSED JUMPER by Tilford, Domonic
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                   06:08  71-45  H 26 FOUL by Douglas, Ronald (P4T9)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                   06:08  72-45  H 27
SUB IN : Hahn, Zach                             06:08              SUB IN : Coleman, DeAndre
SUB OUT: Green, Mike                            06:08              SUB IN : Hayles, Daniel
                                                06:08              SUB OUT: Tilford, Domonic
                                                06:08              SUB OUT: Douglas, Ronald
                                                05:48              TIMEOUT 30sec
FOUL by Betko, Julian (P3T6)                    05:46
FOUL by Jukes, Avery (P1T7)                     05:34  72-46  H 26 GOOD! FT SHOT by Davis, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Betko, Julian                  05:34              MISSED FT SHOT by Davis, Brandon
MISSED JUMPER by Vanzant, Shawn                 05:06              REBOUND (DEF) by Coleman, DeAndre
FOUL by Betko, Julian (P4T8)                    04:47              MISSED FT SHOT by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                04:47              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                04:47  72-47  H 25 GOOD! FT SHOT by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! LAYUP by Vanzant, Shawn [FB/PNT]          04:39  74-47  H 27
                                                04:31  74-50  H 24 GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayles, Daniel
                                                04:31              ASSIST by Coleman, DeAndre
GOOD! JUMPER by Jukes, Avery [FB]               04:18  76-50  H 26
ASSIST by Betko, Julian                         04:18
                                                04:04              MISSED 3 PTR by Coleman, DeAndre
                                                04:04              REBOUND (OFF) by Hayles, Daniel
FOUL by Hahn, Zach (P1T9)                       03:57
                                                03:57              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                                03:57              MISSED FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
                                                03:57              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                03:57  76-51  H 25 GOOD! FT SHOT by Merritt, Daon
SUB IN : Veasley, Willie                        03:57              SUB IN : Douglas, Ronald
SUB OUT: Streicher, Drew                        03:57              SUB OUT: Davis, Brandon
MISSED LAYUP by Jukes, Avery                    03:50
REBOUND (OFF) by Jukes, Avery                   03:50
MISSED FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                  03:46              FOUL by Douglas, Ronald (P5T10)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     03:46
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                   03:46  77-51  H 26
                                                03:46              SUB IN : Tabet, Philip
                                                03:46              SUB OUT: Douglas, Ronald
                                                03:32  77-53  H 24 GOOD! JUMPER by Tabet, Philip [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by Jukes, Avery [PNT]              03:12  79-53  H 26
ASSIST by Hahn, Zach                            03:10
                                                02:59  79-56  H 23 GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayles, Daniel
                                                02:59              ASSIST by Merritt, Daon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                   02:43  80-56  H 24 FOUL by Coleman, DeAndre (P4T11)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jukes, Avery                   02:43  81-56  H 25
                                                02:35              TURNOVR by Coleman, DeAndre
STEAL by Jukes, Avery                           02:34
TURNOVR by Vanzant, Shawn                       02:16
                                                02:15              SUB IN : Ross, DeAndrae
                                                02:15              SUB OUT: Hayles, Daniel
                                                02:02              TURNOVR by Bennett, Demetric
SUB IN : Engelmann, Elliot                      02:02
SUB OUT: Betko, Julian                          02:02
MISSED LAYUP by Jukes, Avery                    01:44              REBOUND (DEF) by Coleman, DeAndre
REBOUND (DEF) by Vanzant, Shawn                 01:38              MISSED 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
MISSED LAYUP by Vanzant, Shawn                  01:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Tabet, Philip
                                                01:12              MISSED 3 PTR by Merritt, Daon
                                                01:12              REBOUND (OFF) by Tabet, Philip
FOUL by Jukes, Avery (P2T10)                    01:05  81-57  H 24 GOOD! FT SHOT by Tabet, Philip
                                                01:05  81-58  H 23 GOOD! FT SHOT by Tabet, Philip
SUB IN : Leiendecker, Grant                     01:05              SUB IN : Tilford, Domonic
SUB OUT: Veasley, Willie                        01:05              SUB IN : Ford, B.J.
                                                01:05              SUB OUT: Merritt, Daon
                                                01:05              SUB OUT: Bennett, Demetric
MISSED 3 PTR by Engelmann, Elliot               00:32              REBOUND (DEF) by Ross, DeAndrae
                                                00:25  81-61  H 20 GOOD! 3 PTR by Ross, DeAndrae


                                  Butler 81, South Alabama 61

          2nd period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          South Alabama          12       6       5       8      13      0     0
          Butler                  6       9       4       4      17      0     0


Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half

Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half
South Alabama vs Butler
03/21/08 2:00pm (CT) at 2008 NCAA Men's 1st Round-Birmingham, AL

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VISITORS: South Alabama 26-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Coleman, DeAndre.... f  2-6    1-1    0-0    3  3  6   1   5  1  0  0  0  17
02 Hayles, Daniel...... f  0-2    0-1    0-2    1  0  1   1   0  1  1  0  1  14
21 Davis, Brandon...... f  2-2    0-0    0-1    0  2  2   2   4  0  1  1  0  11
05 Merritt, Daon....... g  3-4    1-2    6-9    0  1  1   0  13  2  1  0  0  18
10 Bennett, Demetric... g  1-4    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  1  2  0  0  18
03 Tilford, Domonic....    1-4    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   2  0  0  0  0  11
11 Ross, DeAndrae......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   0
22 Ford, B.J...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   0
33 Tabet, Philip.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
54 Douglas, Ronald.....    2-3    0-0    0-1    1  0  1   2   4  0  0  0  0   8
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   11-25   2-6    6-13   7  8 15   8  30  5  5  1  1 100

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-13 46.2%


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HOME TEAM: Butler 30-3
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Betko, Julian....... f  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   6
32 Streicher, Drew..... f  1-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   2   2  0  0  0  0  16
54 Howard, Matt........ f  2-3    0-0    4-4    0  2  2   1   8  1  0  0  1  16
04 Graves, A. J........ g  4-10   2-7    0-0    0  0  0   2  10  5  0  0  2  19
10 Green, Mike......... g  1-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  2  0  0  0   8
02 Vanzant, Shawn......    1-1    1-1    0-0    1  2  3   2   3  2  0  0  0  10
03 Hahn, Zach..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  2  0  0   3
21 Veasley, Willie.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  0  0  0  0   9
22 Leiendecker, Grant..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   0
24 Jukes, Avery........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   0
34 Campbell, Pete......    7-9    6-8    0-0    0  5  5   0  20  1  0  1  0  13
50 Engelmann, Elliot...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   0
   TEAM................                         1     1
   Totals..............   17-29   9-18   4-4    2 12 14  11  47 11  2  1  3 100

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-29 58.6%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  9-18 50.0%
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %


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Officials: Bob Donato, Kyle Chambers, Jeff Nichols
Technical fouls: South Alabama-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 14420
Score by Periods                1st
South Alabama.................   30
Butler........................   47
Session 1 attendance in the NCAA Men's 1st Round in Birmingham is 14,420.

Points in the paint-SALA 12,BUTLER 12. Points off turnovers-SALA 0,BUTLER 7.
2nd chance points-SALA 11,BUTLER 2. Fast break points-SALA 4,BUTLER 0.
Bench points-SALA 6,BUTLER 25. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-13 times.
Last FG-SALA 2nd-00:25, BUTLER 2nd-03:12.
Largest lead-SALA by 3 1st-13:10, BUTLER by 27 2nd-06:08.
Official Basketball Box Score -- 2nd Half

Official Basketball Box Score -- 2nd Half
South Alabama vs Butler
03/21/08 2:00pm (CT) at 2008 NCAA Men's 1st Round-Birmingham, AL

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VISITORS: South Alabama 26-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Coleman, DeAndre.... f  0-1    0-1    1-2    0  2  2   3   1  1  2  2  0  17
02 Hayles, Daniel...... f  3-3    3-3    0-0    1  0  1   3   9  0  1  0  0  12
21 Davis, Brandon...... f  1-2    0-0    1-2    2  0  2   0   3  0  1  1  0  11
05 Merritt, Daon....... g  0-4    0-4    1-2    0  0  0   1   1  1  0  0  1  16
10 Bennett, Demetric... g  1-4    0-2    2-2    1  3  4   0   4  1  2  0  1  15
03 Tilford, Domonic....    3-7    0-3    0-0    0  1  1   0   6  0  1  0  2  12
11 Ross, DeAndrae......    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  1  0  0   4
22 Ford, B.J...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 Tabet, Philip.......    1-1    0-0    2-2    1  1  2   0   4  0  0  0  0   4
54 Douglas, Ronald.....    0-0    0-0    0-4    1  1  2   3   0  0  0  0  0   8
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   10-23   4-14   7-14   6  9 15  11  31  3  8  3  4 100

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0%   2nd Half: 10-23 43.5%   Game: 43.8%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 30.0%
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-13 46.2%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 48.1%


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HOME TEAM: Butler 30-3
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Betko, Julian....... f  1-1    1-1    0-0    0  2  2   3   3  1  0  0  0  10
32 Streicher, Drew..... f  0-1    0-1    0-0    2  2  4   1   0  1  0  0  1  15
54 Howard, Matt........ f  1-5    0-0    1-1    1  1  2   1   3  0  1  0  0   9
04 Graves, A. J........ g  2-4    2-4    2-2    0  0  0   0   8  1  0  0  2  10
10 Green, Mike......... g  1-3    1-1    0-0    0  2  2   0   3  1  4  0  1  14
02 Vanzant, Shawn......    1-3    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   0   2  0  1  0  1  11
03 Hahn, Zach..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  1  0  0  0   6
21 Veasley, Willie.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  1  1  0  0   7
22 Leiendecker, Grant..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
24 Jukes, Avery........    2-4    0-0    5-6    1  0  1   2   9  0  0  0  1   8
34 Campbell, Pete......    2-2    2-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   6  1  1  0  0   7
50 Engelmann, Elliot...    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
   TEAM................                         1     1
   Totals..............   10-24   6-10   8-9    5  9 14  10  34  7  8  0  6 100

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-29 58.6%   2nd Half: 10-24 41.7%   Game: 50.9%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  9-18 50.0%   2nd Half:  6-10 60.0%   Game: 53.6%
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  8-9  88.9%   Game: 92.3%


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Officials: Bob Donato, Kyle Chambers, Jeff Nichols
Technical fouls: South Alabama-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 14420
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
South Alabama.................   30   31  -   61
Butler........................   47   34  -   81
Session 1 attendance in the NCAA Men's 1st Round in Birmingham is 14,420.

Points in the paint-SALA 24,BUTLER 18. Points off turnovers-SALA 6,BUTLER 16.
2nd chance points-SALA 16,BUTLER 6. Fast break points-SALA 12,BUTLER 4.
Bench points-SALA 19,BUTLER 42. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-13 times.
Last FG-SALA 2nd-00:25, BUTLER 2nd-03:12.
Largest lead-SALA by 3 1st-13:10, BUTLER by 27 2nd-06:08.