Take that Selection Committee

#10 South Alabama 61
#7 Butler 81

What a victory for the Dawgs they definitely proved they should have gotten a seed higher than 7. Here are my quick thoughts about the game.

The big difference in the game was the shooting percentage from behind the arc. The Bulldogs shot 15-28 (53.6%). It seems like they have not shot that well since the Great Alaskan Shootout. Much of this spectacular shooting is due to Pete Campbell. He hit 8 of 10 treys.

The Bulldogs were able to build up much of the lead while Green was on the bench. He was charged with 2 fouls early in the first half. Stevens replaced Green by Vanzant during that time.

During the first half South Alabama was able given many second half opportunities by offensive rebounds. During the second half Butler was much better off the boards. At the end of the game South Alabama had 30 rebounds and Butler had 28.

South Alabama started to press during the second half. The Dawgs were able to get passed it. This gave Butler a preview of there next opponent.

Butler players were also about to adjust to the refs during the second half. During the first half the Dawgs were charged with fouls putting South Alabama midway through the first half.

There was on section of South Alabama fans at the game so it was not much of a home game for them. The areana seats about 18,000. There were 14,420 at the session that Butler's game was played in.

Next up: Butler vs. Tennessee
This is a rematch of last year's NIT Season Tip Off last year. During the game Butler came back from a 12 point deficit to win. Tennessee will likely want revenge from last year's lost, but at the same time the Dawgs no they can beat them.