Butler Turns Ball Over, Shockingly Loses
Well, now I have the wrong team losing to Tyler Hansbrough.
Butler, apparently misinformed of the start time of their game, arrived at the arena at 11:22 to play their first round game. The only problem with that was that their game actually started at 11:20, and by then, the LSU Tigers had scored 9 points. One could argue that LSU should have scored more than 9 points against an empty floor.
The bigger problem was that the floor wasn’t empty. Actually, Butler might have been better off if they had just sat everyone on the bench sipping Geetorade instead of actually being out on the floor. A team that was characteristic for ball control and safety decided to mix things up for the unfamiliar crowd, nearly reaching their season average for turnovers by halftime. Not shockingly, they trailed most of the game.
Sure, it was close at times, but that’s more a testament to LSU’s offensive woes than Butler’s scrappy comeback. If they’d managed to pull it out, sure, we’d be talking about a “dramatic comeback” and a “epic win.” But that talk is for winners.
Butler, on the other hand? They’re losers.