Scores

Final

Butler 68

(14-12, 8-6 Horizon)

Youngstown St 59

(13-11, 8-6 Horizon)

Coverage: ESPN3

7:00 PM ET, February 9, 2012

Beeghly Physical Education Center, Youngstown, OH

1 2 T
BUT 35 3368
YSU 25 3459

Top Performers

Butler: C. Hopkins 19 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Youngstown State: K. Perry 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Butler 68, Youngstown St. 59

Associated Press

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Chrishawn Hopkins scored 19 points and Ronald Nored grabbed 11 rebounds as Butler took down Youngstown State 68-59 on Thursday night in Horizon League play.

Jackson Aldridge added 15 and Roosevelt Jones 11 for the Bulldogs.

Butler (14-12, 8-6), who led throughout, took a 35-25 lead into halftime and pushed that lead to 14, 40-26, in the second half. Youngstown State rallied to cut the deficit to six, 51-45, with 6:14 left to play but Hopkins scored eight straight to put the Bulldogs back up by 12 and seal the win.

The Bulldogs shot 44.4 percent (21 of 54) from the field, hitting 5 of 16 3-point attempts in the process.

Kendrick Perry led Youngstown with 23 and Ashen Ward added 10 but the duo went a combined 2 for 10 from 3-point range.

Butler (13-11, 8-6) has won two if it's last three games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUT
YSU
Points 68 59
FG Made-Attempted 24-54 (.444) 21-51 (.412)
3P Made-Attempted 5-16 (.313) 3-17 (.176)
FT Made-Attempted 15-26 (.577) 14-23 (.609)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 14 3

Game Leaders

 
BUT
YSU
PointsC. Hopkins 19K. Perry 23
ReboundsR. Nored 11D. Eargle 6
AssistsR. Nored 6D. Eargle 2
StealsC. Hopkins 1K. Perry 2
BlocksK. Woods 2A. Ward 1
Team Stats: Butler | Youngstown State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 15, 2012 @BUT 71, YSU 55Recap
» Feb 9, 2012 BUT 68, @YSU 59Recap

Next 5 Games

BUT
YSU
02/11 @CLEV 11:00am
02/14 L-IL 7:00pm
02/18 INST 2:00pm
02/21 UIC 7:00pm
02/24 @VALP 7:00pm
 02/11 VALP 7:00pm
02/14 @GB 8:00pm
02/18 @PEAY 8:30pm
02/23 WRST 7:00pm
02/25 DET 2:05pm
Complete Schedule: Butler | Youngstown State