Butler posted their biggest victory since January 30th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Rowe-Clark Masai Lions as the Butler Lynx made off with a 56-30 win. That's more bragging rights for the Lynx, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Butler was led to victory by Danny Bennett and Jamal Small. Bennett dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Small went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bennett has scored at least a third of Butler's points. Jordan Whitley was another key player, earning six points plus 13 rebounds and two blocks.
Butler was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rowe-Clark only posted four.
Despite the defeat, Rowe-Clark saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jasean Knox went 8 for 9 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Quincy Stone, who posted six points plus seven rebounds.
Butler's victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Butler has already played their next game, a 54-30 win against Johnson on the 5th. As for Rowe-Clark, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-46 loss against Bulls College Prep on the 5th.
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