Butler

[raider fan]

Interesting that PB only used 7 players tonight. I know Spencer played 2 minutes but that hardly counts.

Interesting that Scottie Wilson never played a single minutes? Was he hurt?

PB did what he thought he had to do for the win I'm just thankful we held on for the W.

I'm with you Big D.......the officail give Polke the foul call at the end of regulation ( 4.7 seconds left ) but then they don't call anything when Dashaun got mugged at the other end of regulation. Just glad it didn't cost us!

[Big D]

raider said:

Interesting that PB only used 7 players tonight. I know Spencer played 2 minutes but that hardly counts.

Spencer missed back to back defensive assignments giving up a dunk and a 3 pointer. He was quickly pulled and I don't think he saw the court again. I was also surprised Scottie didn't play tonight. I thought he would have matched up well with Polk.

[Wolf]

Bulldogs Drop 2OT Nailbiter To Wright State, 86-83
Graves leads Butler with 24 points.

Feb. 11, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Drew Burleson scored six points and DaShaun Wood had the other three in a late 9-2 run in the second overtime to lead Wright State to an 86-83 victory over Butler on Saturday night.

Butler (15-9, 8-4 Horizon League) led 80-77 after Drew Streicher's jumper with 3:16 left in the second overtime.

Burleson hit a layup at the 2:58 mark and then made a jumper with 2:12 left to give Wright State (12-11, 8-5) the lead for good. Wood and Burleson each hit a pair of foul shots before Bruce Horan's 3-pointer with 8 seconds left cut the lead to 85-83. Wood closed the scoring with a free throw a second later.

Wood led the Raiders with 33 points, with Burleson adding 18 and Jordan Pleiman 14.

A.J. Graves scored 24 points, Polk had 21, Brandon Crone 12 and Avery Sheets 11 for the Bulldogs.

Polk's two free throws with 5 seconds left tied the game at 62 and forced the first overtime. With 2 seconds remaining in the first overtime, Polk dunked off an assist from Sheets.

Wright State hit 7-of-10 shots from the field in the overtimes, in addition to making 10-of-15 free throws. The Raiders were 21-of-32 at the line to Butler's 13-of-17.

butlersports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021106aaa.html

[Wolf]

February 11, 2006 (News Release/Men's Basketball)

Men’s Basketball Outlasts Butler 86-83 in Double Overtime Thriller
Fairborn, OH – A hard fought game ended in a victory for the Wright State men’s basketball team on Saturday night at the Ervin J Nutter Center, as the Raiders defeated Butler 86-83 in double-overtime. The Raiders trailed by as many as three-points in each over time, but rallied behind timely free throw shooting and late game heroics from senior Jaron Taylor.

The Raiders fell behind early in the game as Butler led 9-2 at the 17:35 mark, and took an eight point lead on a Brandon Polk jumper at the 14:43 mark. The Raiders offense would respond with a 15-5 run over the next, taking a 23-20 lead on a Will Graham fast break dunk at 6:59.

The two teams played back-and-fourth for the remainder of the half, with Butler holding a 29-27 lead heading to the locker room. Drew Burleson paced the Raiders with nine points in the first half and led all players with four rebounds. DaShawn Wood chipped in six points for the Green and Gold and A.J. Graves led all scores with 10 points in the first stanza. In the half the Raiders shot 59-percent and out-rebounded the Bulldogs 17-9.

The second half played out the same way as the first, with each team making scoring runs, but the Raiders hit big shots when it counted. Opening the scoring in the second half was the Bulldogs as Polk drained a jumper from the left-side. The Raiders took the lead from the Bulldogs at the 11:51 mark when Wood sliced through the lane and floated a shot through the hoop. The Raiders led 40-39 at that point and added to that when Tyrone Scott nailed a three pointer from the corner to push the Raiders lead to four points.

The Raiders built their lead to six, twice in the final six-minutes, but two Butler free-throws from Polk knotted the score with :05 showing on the clock. A last second drive by Wood sailed just long and bounced off the back of the rim, sending the game into overtime at 62-62.

At the end of Regulation Wood led all scorers with 22 points and Jordan Pleiman, who fouled out with five-seconds left, sat on the bench with 14 points and eight rebounds. Graves again paced the Bulldogs with 21 points.

In overtime the two teams started with matching lay-ups from Polk and Walter Chancellor to hold even at 64 apiece. A three-pointer from Graves gave the Bulldogs a three-point lead with 3:32 left in the overtime, but Jaron Taylor knocked down two free-throws to pull with-in one. After Avery Sheets connected on one-of-two free throws, Wood dashed towards the basket and scored to tie the game 68.

Sheets responded with a three-pointer on the ensuing possession, but WSU scored the next six points and took the lead on two free throws from Burleson with :07 left in the extra period. The Raiders trailed by one with :34 second left in the first overtime when Jaron Taylor stole the ball on the far sideline from Graves and then feed Wood for a Lay-up to give the Green and Gold a 72-71 lead. After a Burleson free throw Butler responded as Sheets struck again, this time finding a slashing Polk in the lane for a slam dunk to tie the game at 73 with :02 left on the clock.

A final shot from the Raiders fell just short and the two teams headed into double-overtime knotted a 73. Even though the faces had changed, both programs were in familiar territory, as for the second time in four years it would take two over times to decide a winner. In 2002 the Raiders defeated the Bulldogs, then ranked #20 in the nation, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in a two-overtime thriller.

In the second period of bonus basketball, a crown of 7,029, watched as the Bulldogs again took an early lead at 78-75 on a Polk free throw at the 4:03 mark. The biggest basket of the night came from Burleson who hit a running jumper at the 2:12 mark, with the shot clock winding down to give the Raiders an 81-80 lead.

The Raiders were too much the rest of the way, outscoring Butler 11-5 over the final three minutes. The Raiders rode the shoulders of Burleson, who scored six points in the second overtime and Wood, who scored five points and assisted on the other two Raider baskets. A last attempt from Bruce Horan fell shot of the hoop and bounced out of bounds and the Raiders escaped with an 86-83 victory.

The won boosts the Raiders to 12-11 overall and 8-5 in the Horizon League, while dropping Butler to 15-9 overall and 8-4 in league play. The next action for WSU will be at home when the Raiders host Cleveland State on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00. It will be the final home game of the 2005-06 season and the Raiders will honor their lone senior Taylor during senior night.

www.wsuraiders.com/cgi-bin/athletics/news.cgi?action=features&id=2621

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on behalf of all UWM fans:

"THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!"

[wsu97]

WSU thrills big crowd in 2OT win
Wood scores 33, Raiders stop Butler
By Marc Katz

Dayton Daily News

FAIRBORN | In what will long be remembered as one of the most exciting and well-played games in the history of Wright State basketball, the Raiders — led by junior point guard DaShaun Wood — drove through two overtimes to beat Butler in a Horizon League game at the Nutter Center Saturday night.

Wood finished with 33 points and made the final free throw in an 86-83 victory that had the crowd on its feet most of the second half and brought the student section on the floor at the conclusion to celebrate with the team.

"Without the fans today, I don't think we could have won," said Wood of the 7,029 in attendance, who were rewarded not only with the game, but also the induction of five into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame and 170 student-athletes honored for their academic prowess at halftime.

Three of those athletes were basketball players Drew Burleson, Jordan Pleiman and William Graham.

While they drew cheers, as did Hall inductees Ron Nischwitz, Jeff Cavana, Rodney Benson and Nettie Carter and diver Rick Miller —who received standing ovations —the fans saved their best for the basketball team.

"The difference was the fans," WSU coach Paul Biancardi said. Well, and Wood — and Burleson who scored 18, and Pleiman who scored 14 and pulled down eight rebounds.

Biancardi also praised trainer Tony Ortiz, who worked on reserve forward Walter Chancellor's back spasms in the afternoon and had him ready for the game. Chancellor scored six points and recorded a team-high nine rebounds.

The victory keeps Wright State solidly in third place in the Horizon League and just a game behind second-place Butler in the loss column.

Milwaukee's victory over Cleveland State puts the Panthers almost out of reach on their way to a third straight regular-season championship.

Jordan Pleiman's basket and free throw with 19.9 seconds to play in regulation gave the Raiders a 62-60 lead. But Pleiman was called for his fifth foul going for a rebound after a Butler miss with 5.4 seconds to play. Butler's Brandon Polk made both his foul shots, and Wood was knocked off the ball at the other end as time ran out.

"I just made a good strong move to the basket," Wood said. "I guess I just fell by myself."

Wright State again led by two near the end of the first overtime, until Butler ran a play with Polk dunking to tie it. Wood's half-court shot bounced off the rim.

In the second overtime, Butler took an early 3-point lead, but two Burleson baskets and two Wood free throws, followed by two Burleson free throws, gave Wright State an 85-80 lead with 17.5 seconds to play.

It almost wasn't enough. Butler's Bruce Horan made a 3-point basket with eight seconds to play, Wood was fouled almost immediately and made one of two free throws to make it 86-83.

So Butler had seven seconds to tie it again ? but A.J. Graves' 3-point shot missed everything.

"What a wonderful game," Butler coach Todd Lickliter said. "It hurts, but I thought both these teams showed a lot of heart. It's what all sports should be about."

Contact Marc Katz at 225-2157.

www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/wsu/daily/0212wsubb.html

[Spicy Toast]

I can't imagine nobody is talking about the true play of the game. Jaron Taylor's steal at half court with less than 30 seconds remaining in first OT. He jumped in the air at the sideline and knocked the ball out of Graves' hands right to DeShawn.

[Wolf]

RAIDER CONNECTION

WSU win over Butler worthy of ESPN Classic
By Marc Katz

Dayton Daily News

FAIRBORN | It will never appear on ESPN Classic, which is too bad.

ESPN Classic replays major Division I games, championship games and tournament games.

Saturday night's Butler at Wright State game was between two Horizon League mid-major teams looking for a good seeding in the post-season league tournament. Neither will make it into the NCAA field as an at-large. Either could win the tournament and earn the Horizon's automatic bid, but that's it.

On Saturday night, Butler stood 15-8 — good, but not good enough to be ranked, even with a six-game winning streak, including a 70-62 victory over the Raiders. Wright State was 11-11 and had just lost a road game at Detroit to a team that was three games under .500.

It made no difference to either team on Saturday. They turned in a classic as the coaches wore sneakers to promote Coaches for Cancer Day. It's a wonder no one in the building suffered a heart attack the way the lead bounced from one team to the other. The score was tied 10 times and the lead changed 13 times.

I tried to get Butler coach Todd Lickliter to admit neither team lost the game. Only solid plays by many players on each side kept it going into double overtime, where Wright State finally prevailed, 86-83, in as exciting a game as there ever was played in the Nutter Center.

"What a wonderful game," Lickliter said. "But we were on the losing end. It hurts. I know where you're going, though. You're right. The teams made plays. They were good plays."

At the end, Butler was one play short and Wright State was one play ahead.

Wright State has played in 10 overtime games since moving from Division II to Division I in 1986-87. This was the third one that went double overtime. The first was a 98-95 loss to George Mason in the Drake Classic in 1988. The second was a 90-87 victory at Butler in January, 2002.

So this was the first double overtime at the Nutter Center, which opened in 1991. Wright State also played in seven double overtime (6-1) games as a Division II school and in two (1-1) triple overtime games.

This one did not get off to an exciting start for the Raiders, who were playing to solidify their spot in third place in the Horizon League and get close to second, where Butler resides.

Butler made its first four shots and seven of its first eight on the way to a 9-2 and 16-8 lead. Wright State briefly went ahead and trailed 29-27 at the half.

In the second half, WSU twice held six-point leads, but Butler dominated the one part of a boxscore that keeps teams with otherwise inferior statistics in games — the 3-point shot.

Butler made 10 of 27. Wright State made 3 of 12.

Wright State won the rebound battle 43-27, and the field goal percentage battle 55.4 percent to 45.5 percent. Wright State also won at the line, making 21 of 32 to Butler's 13 of 17.

"Shooting makes up for a multitude of sins," WSU coach Paul Biancardi said. "They never turn it over and they make the 3s. They're hard to play."

Wright State thought it won in regulation after Jordan Pleiman put in a rebound basket, was fouled and made the foul shot to give the Raiders a 62-60 lead with 19.9 seconds to play.

Butler took a 3-point shot that missed and WSU appeared to get the ball, but Pleiman was called for a foul under the basket with 5.4 seconds to play. Brandon Polk made both ends of the one-and-one to tie the game.

Wood drove the right baseline trying to put up a winning shot at the end, but was knocked — or fell — down with no call as the buzzer sounded.

That sent the game into the first overtime.

Butler took two three-point leads on two 3-point shots, but WSU led 73-71 on a Drew Burleson free throw with seven seconds to play.

Butler ran a play with Polk getting free for a dunk, and the game was tied again.

In the second overtime, Butler again held three-point leads, but two Burleson baskets, two Wood free throws and two Burleson free throws gave the Raiders an 85-80 lead with 17.5 seconds left.

It almost was not enough. Butler made a 3-point shot and had the ball with seven seconds and a chance to tie. Wright State defended it to the point where Bruce Horan's shot fell short of the mark.

Entering the game, Lickliter's record was 54-5 when his team scored 70 or more points.

It's now 54-6.

www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/wsu/daily/0213raiderconnection.html?cxntnid=rc-021306