INDIANAPOLIS — With March and the NCAA tournament inching closer and closer, the Butler Bulldogs are running out of time to add to their resume.
Saturday afternoon, No. 17 Creighton came into Hinkle Fieldhouse and dominated Butler, using a big second half to earn an 79-57 win over the Bulldogs.
Jalen Thomas led Butler with 18 points. Posh Alexander added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Here are three observations from Butler’s loss.
Creighton uses 3-pointers to pull away
The second meeting between these two teams wasn’t the offense explosion the first game was, but Creighton found its rhythm in the second half while Butler’s offense could not.
Creighton drained six 3-pointers in the second half while the Dawgs shot 1-for-11 from deep, missing their first seven 3s of the half. They finished 6-for-22 from behind the line.
The Bluejays caught fire and Butler went cold. The Bulldogs went scoreless for nearly three minutes during a 9-0 Creighton run. Steven Ashworth’s trey with 12:43 left put the Bluejays up 54-44. The visitors led by as many as 19 in the second half.