INDIANAPOLIS – LaVall Jordan made his Hinkle Fieldhouse coaching debut Saturday, and Butler played defense much like the Butler teams he once represented.
The Bulldogs limited Hanover to 24 percent shooting and used Sean McDermott’s 14 points to grind out a 68-36 victory in an exhibition game before a crowd of 7,571.
Hanover has not beaten Butler in 108 years, and was not winning this one. But this could have been a dangerous opponent.
The Panthers, No. 7 in NCAA Division III preseason rankings, are coming off a 26-4 season in which they reached the Elite Eight of the national tournament.