Great Alaska Shootout Champions

Butler defeated Texas Tech 81-71 to win the Great Alaska Shootout. The dawgs were led by Mike Green with 23 points and A.J. Graves with 18 points.

The dawgs jumped out to a lead in the first half; however, the Red Raiders reduced the dawgs' lead to 2 at halftime. The halftime score was 34-32.

In the second half the dawgs played some incredible defense forcing the Red Raiders to shoot with little time left on the shot clock. The dawgs also made some amazing shots including treys that were shot from a significant distance behind the 3 point arc.

Tonight the dawgs were much more aggressive on offense and did not necessarily wait for the shot clock to expire to shoot. This was due to the high amount of open looks they were given.

Howard had a much better game as it took him longer to foul out. He is continuing to develop a huge presence in the post. He scored 11 points.

Mike Green had an incredible tournament and earned the most outstanding player in the tournament award. Tonight he shot 8-14 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line. His baskets came from behind the three point line, via penetration and jump shots. He also took care of the little things.

The undefeated Bulldogs next game is Saturday night at 7:30 vs. Ohio State at Hinkle Fieldhouse.