Butler beat Ball state by a score of 67-53 to improve to 5-2 on the young season. Here is my quick recap of major themes in the game.
Andrew on Track
Andrew Smith has scored double figures in consecutive games for the first time this season, and his shooting percentage is slowly starting to rise. Smith's 12 points on 6/9 shooting gives me hope that he can return to his form of last season, and continue to be a double figure scorer.
Kellen Dunham's Struggles...
have continued since the North Carolina game. He is now 1/15 on threes since that game, and 6/26 from the field overall. He will need to shoot better than that and perform at a high level now that defenses are giving him more attention.
The Aldridge/Barlow saga continues
While Alex Barlow had his best game of the season (5 points, 3 assists, 3 steals in 18 minutes), Jackson Aldridge only played 2 minutes, contrary to the increased minutes he had been playing recently. Brad Stevens has clearly not decided which of the two will be getting major minutes, and it seems as though it is unlikely for both of them to see double figure minutes at their size. This could be a good thing if it means they will push each other harder in practice for those minutes.
Side Note: Northwestern, Butler's opponent next Saturday, lost at home to the UIC Flames,Butler's former Horizon League opponent, 50-44.
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