By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs survived in a 59-56 victory over the George Washington Colonials on Saturday afternoon at the Charles E. Smith Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: No. 14 Butler withstood an offensive drought of epic proportions down the stretch, scoring just four points in […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers faltered late and suffered a 100-98 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Rudy Gay made the shot he couldn’t against the Pacers three weeks ago in Memphis. Gay scored 23 […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Luckiest man of the season so far? Tyler Griffey is leading the pack after the free-and-easy layup he stuffed into the final nine-tenths of a second to upset top-ranked Indiana Thursday. On an inbounds play, the Illinois backup broke right to the basket and scored with the closest defender 10 […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers left it all on the floor Thursday night. Including, for example, two timeouts. Indiana coach Tom Crean declined to call one with the game tied and his team in possession with 37 seconds left. But then Illinois’ John Groce made the same decision after the Hoosiers’ Victor […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler had little trouble with mediocre St. Bonaventure, winning 77-58 on Wednesday. Sure, the game was at Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the Bulldogs are now 12-0. Yes, the Bonnies played without starting guard Matthew Wright, who has a torn plantar fascia in his left foot and ordinarily accounts for nine […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor For many, Christmas comes in February in the form of national signing day for college football, and that most anticipated day of the year is almost here. Schools will be anxiously awaiting players’ autographs tomorrow as they put the finishing touches on their 2013 recruiting classes. One of the […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the conference season reaches the midway point, the Atlantic 10 is shaping up as a three-team race. VCU, Butler and Saint Louis pretty much hold the balance of power. Charlotte has a chance to reach 10 wins, but the 49ers are entering the toughest portion of their schedule and […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent This time, the rebound careened away from Cody Zeller, instead of right to him. And when the loose ball headed for the other side of the lane in the direction of Nik Stauskas and Trey Burke, Zeller absolutely seemed out of the picture. But Zeller shot forward like an overgrown […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You don’t need anyone to tell you that tonight’s matchup between No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana should be every college basketball fans’ dream matchup. After all, it’s being dubbed the “Game of the Year” and for good reason. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are a combined 39-3, are […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When ninth-ranked Butler faces Saint Louis tonight in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network, it’s big for a number of reasons. Let’s consider some of the storylines in the matchup of two of the top teams in the Atlantic 10. — Rotnei Clarke is back just in time […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 standings is on the line Thursday night when No. 9 Butler visits Saint Louis. The two schools are meeting for the first time as A-10 foes after competing together for nine seasons in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in the 1980s and early 90s. […]
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