Osler's double-double leads Butler men to sweep of Garden
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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21 | 34 | 55 |
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39 | 30 | 69 |
Team Stats
Garden City
| Game Statistics | Garden City | Butler |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (18-46) | (24-60) |
| Field Goal % | 39.1% | 40.0% |
| Rebounds | 23 | 37 |
| Assists | 6 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 14 | 10 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Pts in the Paint | 14 | 34 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 26 |
The Butler men completed a season sweep of Garden City on Saturday night, cruising to a 69-55 win over the Broncbusters in the Power Plant that was powered by a double-double performance by sophomore Sean Osler.
Osler led the Grizzlies with 13 points and 10 rebounds and was the catalyst early, when Butler jumped out in front by a 9-2 score. Midway through the half, Shomari Triggs would score four straight points and Butler led 19-7. Garden City shaved Butler's lead slightly, but it would be an Osler 3-pointer with 5:10 left in the first half that put the Grizzlies back in front by double digits at 26-15.
From that point, Butler accelerated to the end of the first half, taking an 18-point lead when Osler made a basket and free throw to make it 35-17 with 2:40 left in the period. The Grizzlies would lead by the same margin at half, 39-21.
Butler continued to have a stranglehold on the contest into the second half, eventually leading by as many as 23 points after a basket by Sean Goodwin made it 62-39 with 9:10 to play in the contest.
Garden City would make a late run, including a basket with less than a second left in the contest, to get back within 14 points at the end.
In addition to the double-double from Osler, Butler would get 11 points from Shomari Triggs and nine from Ja'ln Williams, who also electrified the crowd with a block from behind to stunt a Garden City fast break opportunity in the second half.
Butler is now 17-6 overall and 5-4 in Jayhawk West Conference play while Garden City falls to 10-13 and 2-7. The Grizzlies, who also beat Garden City 76-55 on the road in January, win both games by an average margin of victory of 17.5 points. It is Butler's first season sweep of Garden City since the 2009-10 season.
