I’m pretty sure that was the longest game I have ever watched in my entire life. 56 fouls. 77 attempted free throws. The last 36 seconds took fifteen minutes of real time.
But Butler escapes with a win against Big East rival Xavier 83-78 in front of a roaring Hinkle Fieldhouse crowd.
Neither team played very well in the first half. Fouls consumed most of the first twenty minutes for Butler. Xavier was shooting 47 percent from the field as opposed to Butler’s 36 percent. Edmond Sumner was no where to be found. Neither was Kamar Baldwin.