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No. 11 Butler cruises past Northwestern 67-54

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) On a good night, it's going to be tough to beat No. 11 Butler.

When a team is as short-handed as Northwestern is, it's almost not a fair fight.

Shelvin Mack's 15 points led four Bulldogs in double figures, Gordon Hayward had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Butler overpowered Northwestern 67-54 on Wednesday night. It was the Wildcats' first game since announcing Monday that Kevin Coble, the team's leading scorer and rebounder the last three years, and Jeff Ryan will miss the rest of the season with injuries. (MORE)

Wildcats Headlines

Final	1	2	T
11 Butler	30	37	67
Northwestern	24	30	54

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Leaders	Butler	Northwestern
Points	S. Mack 15	M. Thompson 16
Rebounds	G. Hayward 10	J. Shurna 9
Assists	S. Mack 8	M. Thompson 4

Big Ten
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
23 Illinois	0-0	3-0
2 Michigan State	0-0	3-0
24 Minnesota	0-0	3-0
15 Michigan	0-0	2-0
7 Purdue	0-0	2-0
Wisconsin	0-0	2-0
15 Ohio State	0-0	3-1
Indiana	0-0	2-2
Penn State	0-0	2-2
Northwestern	0-0	1-1
Iowa	0-0	1-2
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Leaders
Points:	M. Thompson	14.0
Rebounds:	J. Shurna	7.0
Assists:	M. Thompson	3.0
FG%:	J. Shurna	40.0%
FT%:	J. Nash	83.3%
3P%:	M. Thompson	45.5%
Steals:	J. Nash	2.0
Blocks:	D. Crawford	1.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	65.5 (258)
Rebounds:	9.5 (295)
Assists:	14.0 (140)
FG%:	40.4% (266)
FT%:	71.7% (103)
3P%:	27.3% (288)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	61.0 (80)
Rebounds:	24.5 (169)
Assists:	16.0 (308)
FG%:	44.1% (222)
FT%:	50.0% (9)
3P%:	25.0% (44)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/22	vs. TennSt	0-2 (290)
11/24	vs. Lib	1-3 (212)
11/27	@ ND	3-0 (3)
12/1	@ NCSU	2-0 (244)
12/13	vs. NCA&T	2-2 (103)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/18	vs. Butler	L 54-67
11/13	vs. NIU	W 77-55

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	4-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	4-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	4-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	3-0
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