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	#11 Butler Bulldogs (2-0)

Butler-Evansville Preview

(AP) -- Butler has settled down after some uncharacteristic jitters in its season opener. The Bulldogs have no reason to be nervous for a matchup with Evansville.

The 11th-ranked Bulldogs look to win their 23rd straight November game and earn yet another convincing win over the intrastate rival Aces on Saturday night.

Though it returns everyone from a team that made a third straight NCAA tournament appearance last season, Butler (2-0) shot 41.5 percent and was outrebounded 31-27 in a 73-62 season-opening win over Davidson last Saturday. The Bulldogs trailed by 10 late in the first half of that game. (MORE)

Bulldogs Headlines

Final	1	2	T
11 Butler	27	37	64
Evansville	20	40	60

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Leaders	Butler	Evansville
Points	S. Mack 17	C. Ryan 17
Rebounds	M. Howard 13	P. van Tongeren 8
Assists	2 tied with 2	T. Taylor 4

Horizon
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
11 Butler	0-0	2-0
Green Bay	0-0	4-1
Cleveland State	0-0	2-1
Wright State	0-0	2-1
Loyola (IL)	0-0	2-1
Detroit	0-0	2-1
UIC	0-0	1-1
Valparaiso	0-0	1-2
Milwaukee	0-0	1-2
Youngstown State	0-0	1-2
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Leaders
Points:	G. Hayward	15.5
Rebounds:	G. Hayward	9.0
Assists:	S. Mack	6.0
FG%:	G. Hayward	52.6%
FT%:	G. Hayward	81.8%
3P%:	A. Jukes	100.0%
Steals:	W. Veasley	2.0
Blocks:	M. Howard	1.5

Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.0 (194)
Rebounds:	8.5 (303)
Assists:	15.0 (105)
FG%:	44.3% (174)
FT%:	68.3% (171)
3P%:	36.0% (124)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	58.0 (50)
Rebounds:	20.5 (301)
Assists:	16.0 (291)
FG%:	44.3% (230)
FT%:	81.0% (338)
3P%:	32.5% (165)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/21	@ Evan	2-0 (267)
11/26	vs. Minn	3-0 (87)
12/2	@ BallSt	1-0 (262)
12/5	vs. Valpo	1-2 (313)
12/8	@ GTown	2-0 (10)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/18	@ NW	W 67-54
11/14	vs. Dav	W 73-62

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	3-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	3-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	3-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	3-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	2-0
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