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Bradley beats Butler.
Here's the fantasy game report
Bradley 70 - Butler 68
Butler's Howard was known for his scrappy play, oversized t-shirt under the
jersey and, at times, proud proprietor of upper lip whiskers that
understandably required a Facebook fan page.
He averaged 14.8 points per game during the Bulldogs' run in the 2011 NCAA
Tournament, but in our Cinderella Madness opening round, Howard was M.I.A.
The big man scored six points (1-7 FG) in 29 minutes as Bradley renewed their
run in the opening round of Cinderella Madness.
Mack (20 points) led the first half charge as the Bulldogs built an eight point
lead with six minutes to go before the half. Bradley's Sommerville rallied the
Braves and tied the game before Chase Stigall buried a three-ball as the
halftime buzzer sounded.
Mack's bucket two minutes into the second half boosted Butler's lead back to
seven, 37-30. But, over the next eight minutes, Bradley rattled off a 19-9 run
and took a 49-46 lead.
With four minutes and change on the clock, and still trailing by three, Butler's
Zach Hahn buried a triple from the right wing to tie the game up at 59. A
couple possession's later, Tony Bennett (12 points) knocked down a jumper to
give the Braves the lead for good. Bradley converted their free throws down
the stretch to upset the top seed 70-66.
Player of the game: Patrick O'Bryant (18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks)
and Box Score - O'Bryant goes for 18 & 8, Cellus for 17 & 9, and we hold Matt Howard to 1-7!
Unfortunately they have Bradley losing to the 2007 UNLV Rebels in the next round
The darling of Cinderella Madness after upsetting top-seeded Butler in the first round, Bradley earned a date with the UNLV
Runnin' Rebels. Unfortunately for Bradley supporters, the Cinderella story came to an end for the school out of Peoria, Illinois.
UNLV overcame a diminutive starting five that included just one player over 6'6" – the 6'8" Gaston Essengue – to force
Bradley seven-footer Patrick O'Bryant into just two points on 1-for-5 shooting. Credit reserve Joel Anthony for slowing down
O'Bryant, as Anthony managed four blocks and seven rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.
The hot shooting of UNLV guard Michael Umeh helped the Rebels erase a five-point halftime deficit. His efforts included a go-
ahead three-pointer with 33 seconds remaining in the game to give UNLV a 70-68 advantage as they went on to record the
72-68 victory. Umeh finished with 18 points, including 3-for-4 from downtown. As a team, the Runnin' Rebels shot 45 percent
(9-for-20) from three-point range.
Bradley was paced by Marcellus Sommerville's 18 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Player of the game: Michael Umeh (18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists)
Box score