After soaring to 66 points the game before, Johnson was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 54-30 to the Butler Lynx. The Pumas were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lynx apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
It was another big night for Danny Bennett, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards for Butler. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bennett has scored at least a third of Butler's points. Jordan Whitley was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.
Johnson's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Butler, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Johnson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-52 victory against Rowe-Clark on the 10th. As for Butler, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 86-40 win against Comer on the 10th.
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