Game #32 – Butler 59, Milwaukee 44
Player of the Game - Anthony Hill did his best to get to the basket or the free throw line. He finished with 10 points and 8 rebounds. He went just 2-for-5 from the field, but was also 6-of-7 from the free throw line. He was Milwaukee's lone representative on the All-Tournament Team.
Turning Point - Ryan Allen hit a layup with 9:45 remaining in regulation to make it a three-point game at 42-39 after. Unfortunately, over the next 7:42, Butler went on a 16-1 run conceding just a Tone Boyle free throw over that time. By the time UWM hit another field goal, it was 58-40 and the game was effectively over.
Stat That Mattered - The Panthers were very nearly able to overcome 30 percent shooting by getting to the free throw line early and often. What they could not overcome was 16 turnovers. Turnovers seemed to stifle Milwaukee's comeback attempts at several inopportune time.
The Notebook - Milwaukee is now 2-2 in Horizon League Championship games ... Hill surpassed 500 career rebounds and became the fifth Panther in the team's Division I era with 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds ... he played in his 119th game, third-most in school history ... the attendance was 10,437, the second-largest home crowd in school history, behind only the 2005 league title game (10.783) ... Milwaukee has now drawn 10,000+ fans in each of the four league title games it has hosted ... Hill was joined on the all-tournament team by Matt Howard (MVP), Shelvin Mack and Shawn Vanzant from Butler and Brandon Wood from Valparaiso ... UWM had won 10-straight games against league opponents prior to this evening.
Up Next - Milwaukee awaits its draw for the 2011 NIT. The Panthers have an automatic bid to the tournament. They previously played in the NIT in 2004.
