DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC

December 22-25, 2010

 

(Honolulu, Hawai’i)  Game 7 (semi-final #2) of the Diamond Head Classic will see the winners of game 3, Butler, and 4, Florida State, play.  Game time will be 5:00 p.m. HST on Thursday December 23, 2010.

 

Lots of intensity… that is failing to produce much in the way of offense.

 

Just over 7 minutes gone in the 1st half and it’s only 9-4 for Butler.

 

12:30 – Butler 9-6

 

11:26 – Butler up 11-6 on a nice put-back

 

Florida State seems to be doing a pretty good job on the offensive glass, problem is that it is not being translated into points on the board.

 

Butler with a quick two against the press.

 

FSU’s size is obvious but Butler seems to be FAR BETTER at executing their plays.

 

Butler with a three giving them at 10-point lead at 16-6

 

10:05 – TV Time-out – Butler up 16-6 – FSU is on pay for about 25 points at this pace.

 

FSU called for the travel under the Butler hoop

 

Butler running a high motion offense forcing FSU to work extremely hard.  If Butler shoots a high percentage from outside they will surely maintain their lead.

 

FSU at the same time is also having to work hard on offense to gain any advantage.  Butler definitely playing with a higher level of intensity at both ends.

 

8:12 – FSU at the line shooting 2.

 

8:00 – Butler up 16-7

 

7:13 – Time out Butler

 

FSU out of the time-out with a charge…noooo, it’s a push in the back, ref’s are creating some drama.

 

FSU scores 2 on a put-back!!

 

Bad choice on the shot selection by Butler – makes for a very long shot and a miss – boarded by FSU.

 

Butler draws a charge on FSU.

 

Beautiful feed inside for a tough two for Butler.

 

Butler’s #54 Matt Howard with a trey from the top of the key.

 

Teams trade possessions

 

3:30 – TV Time-out – Butler up 19-11

 

Butler is smaller at every position but their fundamentals are far better than FSU.  Butler also appears to be in much better shape.

 

Under a minute to go

 

:057.7 – Butler 21-14

 

:054.0 – FSU makes two free throws – Butler is forced to call a time-out under full court pressure from FSU.

 

Butler misses the trey but gets their own board

 

Howard misses the 3 – FSU for the last shot

 

FSU nails a 3 with 1-second left on the clock

 

HALF-TIME – Butler 21-19

Butler:        Matt Howard – 6

8-27 from the field for 29.6%

4-14 from the 3 for 28.6%

1-3 from the line for 33.3%

 

FSU:           Xavier Gibson – 6

7-25 from the field for 28.0%

2-11 from the 3 for 18.2%

3-4 from the line for 75.0%

 

FSU has 11 turnovers to Butler’s 7

FSU has 23 rebounds (11 offensive) to Butler’s 14 (7)

 

2nd half is underway

 

Butler’s #44 Andrew Smith is called for his 2nd personal foul – at the line for 2 is FSU’s #1 Xavier Gibson – making 1 of 2

 

Butler up 1 at 21-20

 

Butler with the steal

 

FSU misses the 3 and then is called for the push from behind on the offensive glass

 

17:55 – FSU with a 3 takes their first lead with at 23-21

 

17:23 – Butler makes good from the line and ties it up at 23

 

FSU #31 Chris Singleton with the jumper from 15 feet

 

16:47 – FSU 25-23

 

16:38 – Butler’s #1 Shelvin Mack drops a 3 and grabs the lead back at 26-25

 

16:10 – After two foul-shots, Butler up 28-26

 

15:43 – TV time-out

 

Butler with an air-ball

 

FSU with the miss – Butler with the 3

 

14:34 – Butler up 31-25

 

13:40 – Butler… FSU… Butler… result is a 36-28 Butler lead

 

12:47 – Butler 38-30

 

11:33 – TV time-out – good tough physical play – Butler up 40-30

 

11:06 – Butler with quick three from the corner – 43-31

 

FSU still struggling to establish their inside game… and their outside game is pretty much non-existent.

 

FSU with the hoop and the harm only to see Butler come down and nail a three from the top of the key.

 

Butler 46-34

 

Butler with their third straight from downtown!

 

9:21 – FSU with the separately needed time-out

 

9:21 – Butler 49-34… Hear that hammering sound?  It’s a nail being driven into the coffin.  FSU does not seem to have too much left in the tank.

 

FSU will dump the ball into the post and the other four guys just stand there.  No motion whatsoever.  Butler on the other hand are always moving – with or without the ball.

 

FSU gets 2 from the line.

 

Butler answers with 2 on the drive.

 

Singleton for 3 for FSU – Butler 51-39

 

Howard with some great footwork – blows by his man on the wing and gets fouled on the lay-up

 

Howard makes 1 from the line – Butler up 52-39

 

Another miss by FSU – another spring by Butler up the floor.

 

Howard misses a jump-hook from 8 feet.

 

FSU for 2

 

Howard misses – get his own board and kicks it out – Butler’s #5 Ronald Nored misses a 3

 

6:30 – TV time-out – Butler up 52-41

 

FSU showing some signs of life.

 

Singleton for 3 for FSU – lead cut to 52-44

 

5:27 – 30-second time-out Butler

 

Butler’s Shelvin Mack has earned himself a shadow… FSU doing everything they can to keep him from getting the ball.  So when he did he was outside the NBA 3-point line.  So, that’s where he shot from – and found nothing but the bottom of the net.

 

Singleton answered for FSU with a 2

 

4:06 – Butler 55-46

 

4:01 – Howard at the line for Butler – converts both

 

FSU for 3

 

Butler up 57-49

 

3:16 – TV time-out – Butler up 57-49

 

FSU misses – Howard for Butler doesn’t – 10-point game

 

FSU gets two from the line – Butler up 59-51

 

1:50 – Singleton at the line for 1 and the bonus

 

Makes both – 59-53

 

1:19 – TO Butler - :05 on the shot clock – ball is to be inbounded at the hash mark in front of the Butler bench

 

1:05 – Singleton trying to draw a foul forces a bad shot from the top of the key – air-ball out of bounds

 

Butler up 59-53

 

1:05 – TO Butler

 

1:00 – Mack is fouled – going to the line for 2

 

Mack is good on one – Butler up 60-53

 

:50.4 – Derwin Kitchen for 3 for FSU – Butler’s lead is 4 at 60-56

 

:45.9 – Nored at the line for 2

 

Makes 1 – Howard with the offensive board

 

:39.2 – Nored at the line for 2

 

Nored makes both

 

Okaro White for three for FSU

 

:32.8 – Butler 63-59

 

Zach Hahn is fouled and at the line for 2

 

:30.6 – Hahn makes both – Butler 65-59

 

FSU for 2

 

:18.6 – Butler 65-61

 

Hahn with the turnover

 

Howard blocks the 3 by FSU – gets the rebound

 

:05.8 – Howard at the line for 2 – makes both – Butler up 67-61

 

Singleton for 3

 

Final Score: Butler 67-64 Florida State

Great game by both teams.  Hard fought at both ends with great intensity.

 

Butler:        Matt Howard – 18

                   Shelvin Mack – 17

                   Chase Stigall – 11

19-50 from the field for 38.0%

11-27 from the 3 for 40.7%

18-23 from the line for 78.3%

 

FSU:           Chris Singleton – 28

21-53 from the field for 39.6%

10-28 from the 3 for 35.7%

12-15 from the line for 80.0%

 

FSU has 19 turnovers to Butler’s 11

FSU has 35 rebounds (15 offensive) to Butler’s 23 (11)