Butler Tips the Scale in their Favor

A much needed win at that.  It wasn't the prettiest game, but with the Butler way, games don't tend to be pretty. The defense finally came around to make stops when they needed to and the offense got the plays they needed down the stretch. Butler got its first lead of the GAME with about 16 seconds left.  Then had to get a tip in with one second left by Andrew Smith to pull out the victory.  Smith lead the scoring with 12 points, along with Kameron Woods who put up 12 points and Chase Stigall with 11.  Good to see a few guys in double figures, but Butler needs more offensive production if they want to win in the league.  Luckily the shooting percentages were a bit higher than usual as they shot 45% from the field and got 7 three points on 16 attempts averaging out to around 44%.  Much much better than previous games when the percentages were in the 30s.  But this game was about the clampdown on defense at the end as Purdue didn't hit a field goal the last minutes of the game, and held Purdue to 19 points in the second half.  That's the Butler defense we all know and love, and that's the defense that needs to show up here on out.  Tough games coming up against Gonzaga and finishing up at Stanford before league play gets back in action.