After comfortably beating St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night, the Bulldogs held on after blowing a big lead to defeat George Washington 59-56. Here are some observations for both games, since I didn't get a chance to write about the Bonnies game last week.
St. Bonaventure
- Andrew Smith scored 13 points on only 3 shot attempts. If that isn't efficiency, I don't know what is.
- Chase Stigall made more than 2 threes for the first time all season, going 3-5 beyond the arc.
- Not nearly as efficient as Smith, but Khyle Marshall scored 12 points on 5-5 shooting.
- Erik Fromm scored 3 points in his first game back after the passing of his father.
- Rotnei Clarke scored 17 points, had 5 assists, but also 4 turnovers, which could prove costly later on.
George Washington
- Efficiency gap between Dunham and Clarke: Dunham, 10 points on 4 shot attempts. Clarke 14 points on 16 shot attempts.
- Roosvelt Jones returned from injury to score 12 points, but 2-9 free throw shooting?
- Lack of production from big men: Butler's four bigs (Smith, Marshall, Woods, Fromm) combined for just 18 points on 33% shooting, which will not get it done down the stretch in close games.
- Assists to turnovers: This was a problem in the Saint Louis game, and again was one here. Brad Stevens cannot be happy with 6 total assists and 18 turnovers.
Butler hosts Charlotte on Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. On Saturday, they will play at Fordham, a game that I will be attending in person, my first game since Butler vs. Duke at the IZOD Center in December 2010.
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