Butler is returning to the NCAA tournament. Matt Howard scored 18 points to lead Butler to a 59-44 win against Milwaukee on Tuesday night for its third Horizon League title in the past four years.
Matt Howard scored 18 points and Shelvin Mack added 14 to lead Butler to a 59-44 victory against Milwaukee on Tuesday night for its third Horizon League tournament title in the past four years.
The Bulldogs (23-9) will get a chance to duplicate its wild run last year to the NCAA championship game when they fell two points short to Duke.
Butler (23-9) looked shaky at the season’s midway point, but reached the NCAA tournament for the 11th time by reeling off nine consecutive wins and avoiding losing to Milwaukee (19-13) for the third time this season.