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Butler basketball loses first game of the year in Terre Haute

Tyler Lewis dribbles the ball against Indiana State in Terre Haute. He finished with 15 points and seven assists in Butler’s loss to the Sycamores.

The Butler University men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season after losing to the Indiana State Sycamores 72-71 on Dec. 7 in Terre Haute.

The Sycamores’s leading scorer, Brenton Scott, made the game winning free throw with 1.5 seconds left after he was fouled by Kelan Martin on a drive in the lane.

The Bulldogs (8-1, 0-0 Big East) had a legitimate chance to put the game out of reach with just under 13 minutes left to play as they led 48-42.