Dec. 4, 2008

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Cedric Jackson
• Scored 11 points and with 10 rebounds for his fourth career double-double (3rd at CSU)
• Rebounding total was one off his career high of 11 vs. Milwaukee (1/26/08)
• The Horizon League leader in steals with 22 going into the game, he made four steals for his 34th multi-steal game in his career (42 games).

George Tandy
• Built on his 10 rebound performance vs. Valpo by scoring 9 points with 7 rebounds.
• Also blocked 2 shots.
• Hit first of two free throws with 34.8 left in second half to give CSU a 45-44 lead.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• This was the 30th meeting between CSU and Butler with the Bulldogs entering the game with a 23-6 lead in the series , including an 8-5 record in the Wolstein Center.
• CSU entered the game with a 14-3 record in the Wolstein Center over the last two years, including a 9-1 league mark.
• There were two ties and four lead changes in the first half, all in the first 11 minutes. CSU took a 17-15 lead on a Tandy field goal withn 7:16 left and led by as many as seven points the rest of the half.
• CSU did not trail in the second half until Shawn VanZant hit a trey with 19 seconds left.
• J'Nathan Bullock gave CSU the lead back on a layup with 5.4 seconds left (48-47).
• Butler scored the game-winner on a Zach Hahn trey at the buzzer.
• Butler's Matt Howard played just five first half minutes after picking up his second foul with 15:00 left.
• CSU committed a season-low 9 turnovers (10 vs. Oakland)
• CSU forced 14 Butler turnovers, making 11 steals (fifth double-figure steal game this year).
• Butler had a 46-44 rebounding advantage to become the sixth CSU opponent to out-rebound the Vikings this year.
• Both teams had season shooting lows. CSU was 15-58 (..259) (old low .314 at Washington. Butler was .315 (17-54), old low vs. Ball State (22-52, .389)