9:40 PM ET, March 21, 2003
BJCC Arena, Birmingham, AL
Top Performers
Butler: D. Lightfoot Jr. 13 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl
Mississippi State: M. Austin 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk
| Butler Bulldogs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| M Monserez | 35 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| L Curry | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J Cornette | 33 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| B Miller | 37 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| D Archey | 36 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| D Lightfoot | 34 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| B Horan | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Sheets | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 18-47 | 6-8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 47 | ||
| 38.3% | 75.0% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 1 TURNOVERS: 7 (B Miller 4, A Sheets 2, J Cornette) BLOCKED SHOTS: 0 STEALS: 3 (J Cornette 2, D Lightfoot) 3-PT FGS: 5-18, .278 (M Monserez 1-3, L Curry 0-2, B Miller 2-7, D Archey 2-4, D Lightfoot 0-2) | ||||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| O Harper | 33 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M Ignerski | 25 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| M Austin | 38 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| T Bowers | 35 | 2-9 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| D Zimmerman | 31 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| M Campbell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W Frazier | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| B Vincent | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 16-44 | 8-14 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 46 | ||
| 36.4% | 57.1% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 1 TURNOVERS: 10 (D Zimmerman 2, W Frazier 2, B Vincent 2, M Austin, T Bowers, M Campbell, O Harper) BLOCKED SHOTS: 4 (M Austin 3, M Ignerski) STEALS: 6 (D Zimmerman 3, M Austin, W Frazier, O Harper) 3-PT FGS: 6-21, .286 (O Harper 0-2, M Ignerski 0-3, M Austin 1-1, T Bowers 2-8, D Zimmerman 0-3, W Frazier 3-4) | ||||||||
Technicals: Butler 1 (J Cornette)
Attendance: 16,467
