Butler vs Evansville Recap - Evansville Wins 80-77
Butler vs Evansville Recap - Evansville Wins 80-77
Evansville got 23 points from Colt Ryan as they ran past Butler 80-77 on Saturday at Ford Center.
Evansville won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Denver Holmes had 15 points for Evansville and Jordan Jahr chipped in with 15 points. Denver Holmes had 3 assists for them, while Colt Ryan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Butler got a 22-point performance from Chrishawn Hopkins, who was supported by 21 points from Andrew Smith. Chrishawn Hopkins had 5 assists in a losing cause for Butler, while Andrew Smith grabbed 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Butler were victorious, as the score was 37-28 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Evansville as they grabbed 34 boards, while Butler only had 33.
