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Game 7-024: Mississippi Valley State at Butler
December 13, 2010 8:39 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Butler Bulldogs

December 11, 2010 7:00 pm
Hinkle Fieldhouse
BBState Stats/Recap




Hinkle Fieldhouse. The very name oozes basketball history, if letters could ooze. For the first time in Season 7, we went to the home of the Butler Bulldogs on a mid-December Saturday night. It was cold (but not too cold), and the old barn was full (but not too full) as the suddenly .500 home team tried to right itself against a purchased opponent from the SWAC.



The press tables at Hinkle are as old as a lot of things. They were not built for small cute basketballs. So we repurposed a Qdoba Go-Tub into a high chair, and Bally was able to watch the game.

Not only is Hinkle a special place on its own considerable merits, we have so many special friends at Butler. Some go back with us to when this site was still in diapers! All night, we waved to folks in the stands who waved back, shook hands, and had to deal with press row party crashers on repeat occasions. We don't mind as long as building security doesn't.



But our favorite press row crasher of all was a 60-lb. English bulldog names @ButlerBlue2! We had our picture taken with him back at the BracketBusters game in 2007, but it came out really blurry because I had a horrible cameraphone back then. Thanks to Blue and his best friend Michael Kaltenmark for coming by and saying hello!

@midmajority Game Tweets


19:03 Game 7-024: Mississippi Valley State at Butler. Hello, Hinkle, my old friend.
19:05 Let's just get this out of the way early: if Butler loses this game, they're in real trouble. Starters: 1, 3, 5, 44, 54.
19:06 I can confirm that she's not. RT @rc3pt: @midmajority I see you're back in indy. Wonder if @sarah_black is here too
19:07 I am such a whore. RT @brendanloy: If @midmajority RT's #DUBallyCam right now, DU Bally will dance to this stupid song. http://bit.ly/eid9Ew
19:07 Andrew Smith scores first for Butler, but D'Angelo Jones replies with a #superhoop for MVSU. 3-2 Delta Devils #PANIC
19:10 Ronald Nored has kicked a ball and tried to save an OOB pass with a girl-slap earlier. #wtfiswrongwithronaldnored #themusical
19:11 Zach Hahn #superhoop and the crowd goes wild! Chairbacks full, bleachers empty.
19:12 Hinklicious. http://img.ly/2ByO
19:15 RT @polarscribe: Not that I don't love @midmajority's awesome hoops #smax. But the illuminating, insightful essays set TMM apart from, and above, the pack.
19:16 Like that stopped you before. C'mon, it's tradition! RT @rc3pt @midmajority too bad. Would come by but cheering is frowned upon on press row
19:17 Had to repurpose a Qdoba Go-Tub into a high chair tonight. http://img.ly/2ByU
19:18 Khyle Marshall got up high for a hoop that gives Butler a 9-3 lead. A lot of the young guys tonight for sure, in situations they can handle.
19:19 RT @amy_rez: I spy with my little eye...something orange. @midmajority
19:19 RT @racheldulitz: RT @midmajority I am such a whore. #TopTenRetweetsTakenOutofContext #NumberSeven
19:19 RT @sarah_black: Sorry, no repeat picture. RT @rc3pt: @midmajority I see you're back in indy. Wonder if @sarah_black is here too
19:20 Absolutely not. But Qdoba makes great furniture. RT @tahobgood: @midmajority Surely Bally doesn't prefer Qdoba to Chipotle?
19:21 I'm also referring to their burritos, which are probably better used for coffee table legs. #mexismac
19:23 No! Need more more more! RT @jservizzi: @midmajority did you bring any of those Bally cupcakes?
19:23 Eeeee! RT @ButlerBlue2: Let's make that happen! RT @bubbaprog: @midmajority We kindly request a photo of (WITH!?) @ButlerBlue2 at some point
19:24 We had a picture taken with @ButlerBlue2 way back in 2007, at the BracketBusters game here! But it was really blurry. Sad face smiley.
19:26 Here in 2010, it's Butler 15, MVSU 5 at 10:35 1H. D'Angelo Jackson made a 3 with the Devils' first shot, but have been outscored 15-2 since.
19:27 RT @WM_VA_Josh: @midmajority under 12:00 TO at UR in Black&Blue classic, Spiders up 12-4...someone needs to tell VCU game started at 7:00.
19:28 6-6 sophomore Delta Devil Mark Holmes has two buckets in a row for Valley, and it's 17-9 now. He has a sweet shot.
19:34 I've done my time, lol RT @SethHunt105: @midmajority Only one Qdoba in the Portland area I know of. Lots of Chipotles. You'd like it here...
19:35 I can confirm this truth. RT @ia_bronco53: @midmajority pancheros >qdoba>chipotle... NOTHING beats pancheros. cedar falls one my favorite
19:36 Not much going right for MVSU now, and Butler's getting into a flow with the main 5 + Marshall - Howard. 26-9 at 7:02 1H.
19:37 #pixelvision too! RT @HorizonLeague: Mississippi Valley State @ Butler Men's Basketball LIVE on HorizonLeague.com http://bit.ly/9PxV85
19:38 Oh I know. Two words: Baja Fresh. RT @rushthecourt: @midmajority if you want to get serious about burritos, come visit us in CA
19:39 Mack with a #superhoop and Butler went up 20. Kevin Burwell, a 5-10 UMES transfer and a Philly boy, answered quickly with two nice j's.
19:41 Can't get AYCE banana peppers at those "real" places RT @rushthecourt: @midmajority Not the response that I was looking for but it's a start
19:42 It would. Vegetarian. RT @rushthecourt: @midmajority No but you can get carne asada that'll make you cry.
19:43 Garrett Butcher with a 3, then Shelvin Mack with a long one. 37-19 Butler over MVSU at the 3:14 1H mark.
19:44 @rushthecourt Every year. Alternate north and south. South's turn this season.
19:44 Butler band Gaga watch: "Bad Romance" at the under-4.
19:47 You check into the CPIA yet? RT @metsox1: @midmajority right behind the written media folk, back row before the aisle. say hi!
19:49 These games always fascinate me. MVSU is playing really well in short bursts, but the second they lapse, it goes 10-2 the other way.
19:50 Make the trip. You'll find a seat. RT @PitchersDuel: @midmajority the hink sold out most nights or would i be able to buy a walk up ticket?
19:51 42-23 Butler at 1:34 2H. Is there a 100-point contest here? Free Noodles & Co. or something? This might be the night.
19:53 You might be able to nab some of that spread in the courtyard... RT @metsox1: @midmajority checked in... dinner postgame not sure where yet
19:56 S. Mack a 2nd 3 at the buzzer, and it's 48-25 at HT. Mack 12, Howard 13 for Dawgs. MVSU: 6-6 Chicagoan Mark Holmes with 12 on 5-7 shooting.
19:58 Boom! RT @mjpettinato: How to survive long Xmas shopping trip: Read @midmajority on your handheld Robot.
19:59 Halftime entertainment: Butler drumline! It's like "Drumline" without a lot of things while substituting some other things.
20:00 There are about 30 people from Miss. Valley State seated behind the bench, proudly wearing their green gear. These people are champions.
20:01 #hyperdelicious @MattZemek_CFN: @midmajority: Why have I not seen this yet today, given the flow of conversation: #Burritos4Mids
20:03 One Band One Sound!!! http://img.ly/2BzP
20:03 If this gets passed before Title R... #whyioughta RT @jeffshelman: @midmajority Is it now a NCAA bylaw that every pep band has to play Gaga?
20:12 We're back for a second half, and here we go. Forgot to note that MVSU hasn't played a game since 11/27. That's a long time!
20:14 OMG, @ButlerBlue2 just came by for a visit!!!!! And he brought his whole entourage of fun kids!
20:17 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ RT @ButlerBlue2 Some @midmajority love! http://flic.kr/p/918ZxV
20:18 RT @butlerblue2: Great to see you again! RT @midmajority: OMG, @ButlerBlue2 just came by for a visit!!!!! And he brought his whole entourage of fun kids!
20:20 All I know is that the dog's a better writer. RT @MattnotDonovan @midmajority who is who? RT @ButlerBlue2 Some @midmajority love!
20:21 SLU, Wednesday. Quick hitter. RT @Nyghtewynd: @midmajority You're going to be in the STL this week? When and where?
20:25 Butler up 58-36. Has only turned the ball over 3 times in 25 mins. Also notable: Hahn is shooting 2/7 from the floor, all #superhoop tries.
20:27 Special thanks to press row crasher @amy_rez for bringing snacks, and for making fun of the electropop concert I've turned this game into.
20:27 RT @DBear5: @midmajority Bad timing! Bally needs to make a return to the @ValleyHoops Headquarters but its a busy day. We need a return visit!
20:32 MTO contest: guys swinging baseballs in pantyhose attached to their heads, trying to knock over bottles. Um, that just happened?
20:33 End of the third quarter, and it's 69-45 Butler. We are learning stuff, but we're not sure quite yet.
20:34 Receiving substantial pressure to send out incorrect game information. Resisting. I care about you, and the truth.
20:36 RT @donpot: @midmajority If you have time while in Da Lou, check out the restaurants on Cherokee Street for some fine horchata. #horchata4mids
20:37 Barry Collier in the house! He's giving out a jersey to a corporate sponsor. Get paid, Butler, get real paid!!
20:38 7:49 2H, and it's 71-48 Butler. Howard up to 20 on 6/9 shooting. M. Holmes 12, Burwell 11 for Mississippi Valley State.
20:47 Fromm & Stigall out on the floor, getting eased into rotational duties. Nored finally did something (sky layup), and it's 81-56 Butler now.
20:49 Final MTO, and here come the big blue Butler flags. 84-58. More TMM press row crashers! It's bedlam! Call security!
20:51 Trash time in Indianapolis. Hopkins, Anglin, Leinendecker, Butcher and Stigall. The Bulldogs of the fuuuuuuture...
20:54 One thing the Delta Devils can take out of this: they scored 60+ points against Butler. Pretty rare occurrence. 1:00 left, 91-67 Bulldogs.
20:56 Indeed! A great college player too for the Big Big Blue. RT @SLU_Billikens: @midmajority re MVSU fans at Butler. HC Sean Woods is from Indy!
20:57 And it would appear that we have a final. 91-71 Butler. Howard finishes with 26 against an undersized side, three in dubl-figures for MVSU.
20:59 Gotta run to get writing (MVSU feature for BB Times), so farewell. Day off tomorrow, LIU at Northwestern Monday. Good Night Hoops Nation.
21:22 RT @midmajority360: Mississippi Valley State 71 Butler 91 | http://tmm7.me/6b4
21:27 [RLU ALERT] Fordham 84, Saint John's 81 | http://tmm7.me/6bh @RedLineUpsets
21:29 http://img.ly/2BBO
21:30 Whoa? RT @RedLineUpsets: [RLU ALERT] Fordham 84, Saint John's 81 | http://tmm7.me/6bh
21:32 Last year was a history-altering bum rush. This: meh. RT @rc3pt: @midmajority press row crashing wasn't nearly as intense as last year.
21:34 @rc3pt In the biggest way possible.


Boxscore


at BUTLER 91, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 71
12/11/2010

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1-6 (0-0) -- K. Burwell 6-7 1-1 13; D. Jackson 2-7 2-2 7; J. Holmes 4-5 0-0 8; F. Jones 2-8 4-6 8; O. Smith 0-2 0-0 0; T. Joyner 4-8 2-2 13; M. Holmes 5-9 1-2 12; R. Lamb 2-3 2-2 6; A. Studivant 0-1 0-0 0; C. Cox 2-2 0-1 4; D. Donald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 12-16 71.
BUTLER 5-4 (1-0) -- S. Mack 4-12 2-2 12; M. Howard 7-10 12-13 26; A. Smith 4-6 1-1 9; S. Vanzant 1-4 2-2 4; R. Nored 2-3 5-6 9; Z. Hahn 2-8 0-0 6; K. Marshall 2-4 1-2 5; C. Hopkins 2-5 0-0 6; C. Stigall 1-3 0-0 3; G. Butcher 2-2 0-0 5; E. Fromm 0-1 4-4 4; A. Anglin 0-0 0-0 0; G. Leiendecker 0-2 2-2 2; E. Kampen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 29-32 91.

Three-point goals: MVSU 5-15 (D. Jackson 1-4; K. Burwell 0-1; R. Lamb 0-1; M. Holmes 1-3; T. Joyner 3-6), BUTL 8-26 (G. Leiendecker 0-2; Z. Hahn 2-8; S. Vanzant 0-1; G. Butcher 1-1; S. Mack 2-7; R. Nored 0-1; C. Stigall 1-2; E. Fromm 0-1; C. Hopkins 2-3); Rebounds: MVSU 23 (K. Burwell 5), BUTL 31 (S. Mack 6); Assists: MVSU 12 (K. Burwell 8), BUTL 17 (S. Mack 8); Total Fouls -- MVSU 25, BUTL 17; Fouled Out: MVSU-None; BUTL-None.