Basketball Recap: Butler Skates Past Perspectives-IIT/Joslin with Ease

Lynx

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 vs Phoenix Military	116
01/08/25 @ Juarez	95
12/04/24 vs Back of the Yards College Prep	93
12/18/24 @ Solorio	91
12/06/24 @ Victoria Soto	73

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Butler's strategy against Perspectives-IIT/Joslin on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Butler Lynx blew the Perspectives-IIT/Joslin Wolves out of the water with a 69-31 final score. The Lynx have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.

Butler's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xyanna Walton, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Walton has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last six times she's played. Cyra Conwell was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists.

Butler is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points over those games. As for Perspectives-IIT/Joslin, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9.

Looking ahead, Butler will be playing in front of their home fans against North Lawndale at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Lawndale sitting on 11 straight victories and Butler on four. As for Perspectives-IIT/Joslin, they have already played their next game, a 53-49 win against Chicago University on the 11th.