Live-Blogging Shish on College Basketball: Butler Bulldogs at Xavier (OH) Musketeers 02/21/2021

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​Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight, it is a Big East Battle between Butler Bulldogs against Cincinnati’s Xavier Musketeers.
Bulldogs are struggling and if they want to play an NCAA Tournament in their home digs of Hinkle Fieldhouse, they will have to win the Big East Tournament.
 
For the Musketeers, they are looking like a bubble team. They need to win this home game, if they would like to be an at-large teams.
 
Butler are led by Chuck Harris in scoring. While Bryce Nze leads the Bulldogs in rebounding. And the Indianapolis School’s leading assist man is Myles Tate.
 
Musketeers are led by Zach Freemantle in scoring and rebounding. And Paul Scruggs leads Xavier in assists.
 
It is Butler Bulldogs taking on Xavier (OH) Musketeers, coming up shortly.
 
Starting Lineups:
Butler Bulldogs:
G: M. Tate
G: B. Hodges
G: A. Thompson
F: C. David
F: B. Golden
 
Xavier (OH) Musketeers:
G: P. Scruggs
G: N. Johnson
G: A. Kunkel
F: J. Carter
F: Z. Freemantle

Bulldogs are in their navy uniforms. While Musketeers are in their silver uniforms. 

1st Half:
20:00: ​Musketeers win tipoff attacking right basket. While Bulldogs attack left basket and possession arrow, in their favor.
19:30: Scruggs with a jump shot. BUT 0, XAV 2
18:58: Harris with a jump shot. BUT 2, XAV 2
18:42: Freemantle with a layup and foul. Freemantle missed a free throw. BUT 2, XAV 4
18;20: David with a jump shot. BUT 4, XAV 4 
18:02: Freemantle with a layup. BUT 4, XAV 6
17:12: Freemantle with a layup. BUT 4, XAV 8
16:08: Carter with a layup. BUT 4, XAV 10
15:43: T.V.  Timeout #1: BUT 4, XAV 10

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14:37: Golden with a layup. BUT 6, XAV 10
13:10: Jones with a finger-roll and foul. Jones makes a free throw. BUT 6, XAV 13
12:49: Freemantle makes 1 of 2 free throws. BUT 6, XAV 14
11:52: Johnson with a jam. BUT 6, XAV 16
11:44: BULLDOGS TIMEOUT #1: BUT 6, XAV 16

​NCAA MBK Scores: 

11:29: Harris makes both free throws. BUT 8, XAV 16
11:05: Harris with a 3-point FG. BUT 11, XAV 16
10:02: Odom makes 1 of 2 free throws. BUT 11, XAV 17
9:09: Carter with a layup. BUT 11, XAV 19
9:00: Musketeers are in the Bonus.
8:44: Bolden with a 3-point FG. BUT 14, XAV 19
8:26: Odom drills a long 2-point jump shot. BUT 14, XAV 21
8:01: Golden with a layup. BUT 16, XAV 21
7:02: Bolden drills a 3-point FG. BUT 19, XAV 21
7:01: MUSKETEERS TIMEOUT #1: BUT 19, XAV 21

​6:23: Bolden with a 3-point FG. BUT 22, XAV 21
5:10: David with a jump shot. BUT 24, XAV 23
4:52: Jones with a layup. BUT 24, XAV 23
4:32: Bulldogs are in the Bonus.
3:55: T.V. Timeout #2: BUT 24, XAV 23

​3:48: Ramsey with a jump shot. BUT 24, XAV 25
3:24: Ramsey with a monster jam and foul. Ramsey missed a free throw. BUT 24, XAV 27
2:44: Tanoy drills a 3-point FG. BUT 24, XAV 30
2:22: Bolden with a jump shot. BUT 26, XAV 30
1:39: Jones makes 1 of 2 free throws. BUT 26, XAV 31
1:10: Tanoy with a jump shot. BUT 26, XAV 33
:59.8: MUSKETEERS TIMEOUT #2: BUT 26, XAV 33
:35: Harris buries a 3-point FG. BUT 29, XAV 33
:00: Tate with a buzzer-beating jump shot. The End of 1st Half. Bulldogs will inbound to start the 2nd Half. BUT 31, XAV 33

Halftime:
BUT 31, XAV 33

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: Bolden/Harris (BUT) 10 points
Rebounding: Golden (BUT) 5 rebounds
Assists: Harris (BUT) 5 assists

Halftime Thoughts:
It's been a game of runs in this 1st Half. Xavier is keeping Butler in this game, by shooting an anemic 3-point shooting. 

NCAA MBK Scores:

2nd Half:
20:00: Bulldogs will inbound to start the 2nd Half attacking the right basket. While Musketeers will attack the left basket and have the possession arrow, in their favor. 
19:42: Bolden with a jump shot. BUT 33, XAV 33
17:41: Jones with a jump shot. BUT 33, XAV 35
17:11: Freemantle makes 1 of 2 free throws. BUT 33, XAV 36
16:22: Golden with a layup. BUT 35, XAV 36
16:04: Jones drills a 3-point FG. BUT 35, XAV 39
15:42: Golden with  a layup. BUT 37, XAV 39
14:39: Freemantle with a bank shot. BUT 37, XAV 41
13:49: T.V. Timeout #3: BUT 37, XAV 41

​13:33: Wilmoth makes 1 of 2 free throws. BUT 38, XAV 41
11:48: T.V. Timeout #4: BUT 38, XAV 41

11:48: Mulloy missed both free throws. 
10:57: Bulldogs commit a shot clock violation.
10:28: Odom with a turnaround jump shot. BUT 38, XAV 43
9:53: Jones with a FG. BUT 38, XAV 45
9:28: Tate with a layup. BUT 40, XAV 45
8:26: Johnson with a jump shot. BUT 40, XAV 47
8:19: BULLDOGS TIMEOUT #3: BUT 40, XAV 47
8:00: Freemantle commits his 4th personal foul. 
8:00: T.V. Timeout #5: BUT 40, XAV 47

NCAA MBK Scores:

6:30: David buries a 3-point FG. BUT 43, XAV 47
5:47: MUSKETEERS TIMEOUT #2: BUT 43, XAV 47
​5:33: Carter with a layup. BUT 43, XAV 49
5:10: Bulldogs are in the Bonus.
5:10: Golden makes both free throws. BUT 45, XAV 49
4:25: Odom makes a layup and foul. Odom makes a free throw. BUT 45, XAV 52
3:49: T.V. Timeout #6: BUT 45, XAV 52

3:13: Tate with a layup. BUT 47, XAV 52
2:47: Carter makes a layup. BUT 47, XAV 54
2:31: Musketeers are in the Bonus.
2:31: Harris makes both free throws. BUT 49, XAV 54
1:31: Freemantle makes 1 of 2 free throw. BUT 49, XAV 55
​1:29: Carter makes both free throws. BUT 49, XAV 57
1:13: Freemantle makes both free throws. BUT 49, XAV 59
1:09: Harris makes both free throws. BUT 51, XAV 59
1:03: Freemantle makes both free throws. BUT 51, XAV 61 
1:03: Both teams are in the Double Bonus.
:37: Freemantley with an alley-oop. Scruggs with an assist. BUT 51, XAV 63
:00: The End of the Game. 

Final:
BUT 51, XAV 63
BUT: (7-13, 6-11 Big East)
XAV: (11-4, 5-4 Big East)

Final Leaders:
Scoring: Freemantle (XAV) 17 points
Rebounding: Golden (BUT) 12 rebounds
Assists: Harris/Scruggs 6 assists

Final Thoughts:
A bad shooting game by both programs. But it was the Musketeers' points off turnovers and getting to the foul line that was the difference. For the Bulldogs, they just ran out of gas, after only playing 7 players tonight. 

Bulldogs will head back to Indy, to face Seton Hall on Wednesday. While Xavier makes the visit to Rhode Island, to face Providence on Wednesday. 

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