Butler Falls to Saint Louis

Some kind of contest occurred between the Butler Bulldogs and the Saint Louis Billikens on Saturday night. It vaguely resembled a basketball game, but also looked a bit like a hockey match and had elements of wrestling too. In a game characterized by players slipping, loose balls bouncing around everywhere, and one of the teams throwing up a lot of ugly shots, Saint Louis prevailed 64-52.

Saint Louis likes to muck up the game by playing tough defense and pressing their advantage inside. They were able to do both of those things well against the Bulldogs. Kamar Baldwin had no answers for the suffocating defense of Javon Bess and Fred Thatch Jr. and Sean McDermott’s impact was limited by foul…