http://www.butlerbulldogstickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:30:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Butler Bulldogs pulled off another stunner with a 71-70 victory over the top seeded Pittsburgh Panthers.   The Bulldogs almost blew what looked to be a sure victory with a dumb play in the final seconds, but then saw the tables turned to give them another shot at the win.   In what ... /2011/03/27/butler-stuns-pittsburgh-71-70/ The Butler Bulldogs continued their NCAA tournament magic with a 60-58 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs.   Senior Matt Howard grabbed an airball that was tipped over to him and laid it into the basket as the buzzer sounded.   Howard finished with 15 points and five rebounds, but more importantly managed to ... /2011/03/22/butler-nips-old-dominion-60-58/ The Butler Bulldogs have secured their NCAA berth with a 59-44 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Horizon League championship game.   Butler took control of the game early and took a commanding 13-point lead into the locker room.   The second half was more of the same. Matt Howard lead the Bulldogs with 18 ... /2011/03/12/butler-punches-ncaa-ticket/ The inconsistent Butler Bulldogs managed to escape on the road against Wisconsin-Green Bay, 64-62.   Matt Howard scored 22 points to lead the charge for Butler, which hasn't been the same team we saw last year.   Shelvin Mack, who was expected to really take over as a big-time scorer this year, added 13 points.   The Bulldogs ... /2011/02/17/butler-escapes-against-green-bay-64-62/ Butler failed its first real test since coming within inches of winning the national championship, losing to Louisville, 88-73. The game was never really close from the opening minutes, and the Bulldogs trailed by 20 early in the second half. They spent the entire game trying to catch up, but something just ... /2010/11/24/butler-falls-to-louisville-88-73/ Butler Bulldogs head coach Brad Stevens said that his newfound fame is finally starting to calm down a bit.   Stevens reached near celebrity status as his Bulldogs ran their way through the NCAA tournament and barely missed a bucket to win the national championship.   He said he gets request to do different ... /2010/06/21/stevens-learning-to-cope-with-new-fame/ Butler Bulldogs star forward Gordon Hayward intends to hire an agent and remain in the NBA Draft.   Hayward saw his draft stock take a meteoric rise thanks to a phenomenal performance in the NCAA tournament.   It's unlikely that returning to school could improve his draft stock, so he will take the money ... /2010/05/08/hayward-staying-in-draft/ Butler Bulldogs sophomore star forward Gordon Hayward has decided to enter his name in the NBA Draft.   However, he does intend on hiring an agent yet, which leaves open the possibility he could return to school.   It's a tough decision for Hayward, who would love to return to school and make another ... /2010/04/17/hayward-to-enter-nba-draft/ The Butler Bulldogs have given head coach Brad Stevens a 12-year contract extension through 2022.   It is believed that Stevens received a significant payraise from the $750,000 he had been making.   At the same time, it was no secret that Butler lacked the kind of funds other big schools could throw at Stevens.   For ... /2010/04/11/stevens-gets-long-term-deal/ The Butler Bulldogs are hopeful that they can keep the current group intact and make another run at the national title next season.   Almost the whole team is back, with Willie Veasley being the only significant loss from the current group.   However, both sophomore Gordon Hayward and head coach Brad Stevens could ... /2010/04/11/butler-hopes-to-keep-group-intact/