BUTLER ON FIRE, UPSETS WRIGHT ST.
Now the Butler Bulldogs get a chance to prove themselves against the big boys. Shelvin Mack scored all 14 of his points in the first half, and Matt Howard had 14 points and nine rebounds in helping No. 12 Butler rout second-seeded Wright State 70-45 in the Horizon League title game Tuesday night. Butler, 28-4, extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 20 and heads into NCAA play as the only Division I team to complete a perfect conference season. The Bulldogs are 20-0 against league foes, including tourney games. They also won the regular-season title by a record six games. Butler tied two more records. The Bulldogs have won six tourney titles, tying Xavier for the most in league history, and win No. 28 in conference tourney play matched Detroit’s record. The Raiders, 20-12, were led by N’Gai Evans with 13 points but lost for the third time this season and seventh in a row to Butler. But Butler was on a mission Tuesday night.