Butler South Alabama Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Butler Bulldogs will play the South Alabama Jaguars at BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

When: Friday March 21, 2:45 PM ET
Where: BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL
Television Coverage: CBS Sports
Game Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Butler Head Coach: Brad Stevens
South Alabama Head Coach: Ronnie Arrow

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
NCAA East Regional - 2nd Half In Progress
#7 Butler Bulldogs	47	34	81
#10 South Alabama Jaguars	30	31	61

Butler South Alabama Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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The Story of the Game was simply Pete Campbell, he led all scorers with 26 points including 8 three pointers. AJ. Graves contributed with 18 points. Followed by 11 points for Howard in an impressive balanced attack.

South Alabama was led by Merritt with 14 Points, with Hayles finishing with 9 followed by Tilford with 8 Points.

Butler now moves forward to face Tennessee.

Game Over Butler Bulldogs: 81 South Alabama: Jaguars 61

(1:06)South Alabama Makes A Three PointerDeAndrae Ross

(1:06)South Alabama Makes A Fee Throw

(2:35)Butler Makes Two Free Throws Avery Jukes

(2:50)South Alabama Makes A Three Pointer Daniel Hayles

(3:00)Butler Makes a Jump Shot Avery Jukes

(3:46)Butler Makes a Free Throw Avery Jukes

(3:56)South Alabama Makes A Free Throw

Timeout

(4:00)Butler Makes Jump Shot Avery Jukes

(4:29)South Alabama Makes A Three Pointer Daniel Hayles

(4:38)Butler Makes Lay Up Shawn VanZant

(4:47)South Alabama Makes A Fee Throw

(5:25)South Alabama Makes A Fee Throw

Timeout South Alabama

(6:05)Butler Makes 2 free throw Avery Jukes

Timeout

(8:14)Butler Makes lay up and gets the foul, Makes free throw Matt Howard

(8:42)Butler Makes two free throws A. J. Graves

Full Timeout

(11:17)South Alabama Makes A Three Daniel Hayles

Pete Campbell is KILLING Them with the three!!! He's on Fire!!!

(11:46)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(12:17)South Alabama Makes Two Free Throws Demetric Bennett

(12:44)South Alabama Makes a Lay up Demetric Bennett

(13:46)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(14:26)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Mike Green

TV Timeout

(15:38)Butler Makes a Three Pointer A.J. Graves

(16:11)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Julian Betko

(17:53)South Alabama Makes a Jump shot Brandon Davis

(18:20)Butler Makes a Three Pointer A.J. Graves

Timeout Butler

Two Straight Steals, followed by Layups for Tilford.

(18:53)South Alabama Makes Lay Up D. Tilford

(19:50)South Alabama Makes Lay Up D. Tilford

End of the First Half

(:01)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(:44)South Alabama Makes Jump Shot Brandon Davis

(1:15)South Alabama Makes Two Free Throws Daon Merritt

(2:02)South Alabama Made Jump Shot DeAndre Coleman

Pete Campbell's three point shooting is proving to be the difference.

Timeout South Alabama

(2:40)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(2:59)Butler Makes a Jump Shot Drew Streicher

(3:54)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(4:37)Butler Makes a Jump Shot Matt Howard

(5:01)South Alabama Makes three Pointer DeAndre Coleman

(5:16)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(5:40)South Alabama Makes two Free Throws Matt Howard

Timeout

(5:50)Butler Makes a Jump Shot Pete Campbell

TV Timeout

(7:25)South Alabama Makes a Lay Up Domonic Tilford

Timeout Butler

(8:44)South Alabama Makes a Free Throw Daon Merrit

(9:20)Butler Makes a Jump Shot A.J. Graves

Timeout

(10:40)Butler Makes a Three Pointer A.J. Graves

(11:12)South Alabama Makes a Turnaround jumperBrandon Davis

(13:00)South Alabama Makes a Three Pointer Daon Merrit

(13:12)South Alabama Makes a layup, fouled, misses free throw Ronald Douglas

(14:00)South Alabama Makes a Jump Shot Ronald Douglas

(14:15)Butler Makes a Three Pointer Pete Campbell

(14:43)South Alabama Makes a lay up Ronald Douglas

(15:00)Butler Makes a Free Throw Matt Howard

TimeOut

(15:53)South Alabama Makes a Jump Shot Brandon Davis

(16:25)South Alabama Makes a free Throw Daon Merritt

(17:20)Butler Makes a jump shot Player A.J. Graves

(17:25)South Alabama Makes a lay up Daon Merritt

(18:20)Butler Made a baby hook Matt Howard

(18:35)South Alabama Makes free throw Daon Merritt

(19:01)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot A.J. Graves

(19:15)South Alabama Made 2-pt. Jump Shot Domonic Tilford

South Alabama wins the tip off and Butler will have the ball to start the second half

Awaiting Tip Off.

Butler South Alabama Bracket

2008 East Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 27 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC			Finals March 29 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC

1	North Carolina	113
16	Mount St. Mary's	74
			1	North Carolina	108

			9	Arkansas	77
8	Indiana	72

9	Arkansas	86
						1	North Carolina	68

						4	Washington St.	47
5	Notre Dame	68

12	George Mason	50
			5	Notre Dame	41

			4	Washington St.	61
4	Washington St.	71

13	Winthrop	40
									1	North Carolina	83

									3	Louisville	73
6	Oklahoma	72

11	Saint Joseph	64
			6	Oklahoma	48

			3	Louisville	78
3	Louisville	79

14	Boise State	61
						3	Louisville	79

						2	Tennessee	60
7	Butler	81

10	South Alabama	61
			7	Butler	71

			2	Tennessee	76
2	Tennessee	72

15	American	57

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