The Butler didn't do it ThoughtZ™

[RichZ]

1. The opening screen of the butler cheerleaders made me appreciate ours.
2. Looks like we're not going to be allowed to play D in the paint again. SIGH.
3. GREAT play at 12:30. On the run... Karaban to Ball to Spencer, who draws Samson's defender, then wraps a pass around that defender's body to toss it blind, right to Samson for the flush. Does basketball get any prettier than that?
4. Our ball handling sucked early in the game. 7 TOs with 7 min left in 1st.
5. At the half, we had nobody in double figures, but 6 players with 5 to 7 points.
6. Butler shot 13 FTs to our 7 in the first half. But then again, we were allowing them to just drive to the hoop at will.
7. Spencer's floater is deadly.
8. Worried that the failure to get the ball in play at 8 min mark would come back to haunt us. Burnt a timeout we may have needed later, then turned it over on the inbounds following the TO.
9. Newton was off his game, big time. Still came through with a big three in the clutch, but 3 of 12, including 1 of 8 from deep, along with 3 missed FTs and only 2 assists is very un-Newton-like.
10. On the other hand, Castle started off a little slow, but came up with his best game yet. Nine boards, four dimes and a couple steals to go with a 5 of 9, 1 of 1 and 3 of 3 shooting line.
11. Where exactly was the foul on Alex at 4:38?
12. Spencer! 45 seconds left. 3 pointer. Money. That's your nail-in-the-coffin winning play right there.
13. We made it a lot harder on the Bulldogs to get the shots they wanted in the 2nd half, and scored 53 2nd half points to turn a 7 point halftime deficit into a 7 point win.
14. The 2nd half of this road win may have been a milestone moment in the season for us. It was team ball all the way, and everyone contributed. Can't afford a let down or loss of concentration against a mediocre Xavier team or a last place Georgetown next week.