Game Thread SMU VS Butler BIg Game

[PonyME]

Matt Cross is just killing us on both ends.

[Charleston Pony]

Samet looks like a defensive liability right now and Edwards is MIA offensively tonight. Surprised Keon hasn't seen more minutes

[Charleston Pony]

Butler with 12 made threes compared to only 4 for SMU but our guys are just playing [deleted] poor ball since that brief spurt early in this 2nd half when we played with defensive intensity. Now we are just watching Butler shoot threes while waving a hand at the shooter

[Charleston Pony]

Butler wins 81-70 with the difference being three pointers where Butler made 12 vs SMU's 5 accounting for a 21 point difference. Harris was the only Mustang making threes tonight while Butler had 4 different guys shooting threes at a good percentage. These teams looked very evenly matched but Butler was able to spread their scoring around with 6 guys in double figures while SMU relied on Harris' 21 points and Boopie's 17. Just did not see they same defensive intensity from our guys tonight with the exception of a 4 minute stretch early in the 2nd half where we pressured the ball and actually took a 2 point lead before the wheels fell off.

Back to a softer schedule as these guys continue to figure things out.

[Charleston Pony]

Disappointing night last night. Harris played emotionally and you know he wanted a different outcome in his return to Butler but he was clearly our leader last night. He & Boopie tried to do too much at times. Kudos to Colbert who I thought played his best game as a Mustang. He played 16 minutes and had only one foul but contributed offensively, pulled down 3 rebounds, blocked shots and has a couple of steals. He was part of the group that was on the floor and helped SMU take a brief 2nd half lead. Bottom line is this was a Quad One road loss and the good news is that we will get several more Quad One opportunities this year

[Hop Sing]

What the heck happened to Butler since we played? They are 8-10 with a 92 net. Injuries?