Butler's Shelvin Mackm center, makes a pass in front of Wright State's Vaughn Duggins, left, and N'Gai Evans in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Horizon League men's tournament in Indianapolis, …
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Butler routs Wright State for Horizon League Championship
Updated: Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 11:25 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 10:58 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Shelvin Mack scored all 14 of his points in the first half, and Matt Howard had 14 points and nine rebounds to help 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 Raiders (20-12) were led by N'Gai Evans with 13 points. They lost for the third time this season to Butler and barely avoided setting a record for worst loss in a Horizon championship game with two free throws with 3.8 seconds to go. The record margin is 26 points, set in 1988.
Butler took control quickly in the first half, hitting eight 3-pointers, four of them from Mack. They led 42-28 at the half and limited Wright State to just 17 second-half points.
A couple from Benton County was arrested for meth Saturday afternoon.
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