Top 25 roundup: Indiana State upsets No. 16 Butler

[December 08, 2016]  The Sports Xchange

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Brenton Scott scored 25 points and Matt Van Scyoc added a career-high 23 points to lead Indiana State to a 72-71 upset of No. 16 Butler Wednesday night at Hulman Center.

After Indiana State's Jordan Barnes missed the front end of a one-and-one situation, Butler's Tyler Lewis tied the game at 71-71 with two free throws with 11.5 seconds left.

Scott hit the first of two free throws with 1.5 seconds left to give Indiana State a one-point lead. Butler's Kelan Martin missed a shot beyond half-court at the buzzer.

The Bulldogs' record dropped to 8-1 while Indiana State improved to 5-4.

Van Scyoc hit six 3-pointers, including four in the second half.

No. 6 Kentucky 87, Valparaiso 63

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky (8-1) bounced back from its loss to UCLA to rout Valparaiso, which saw its five-game winning streak end.

Bam Adebayo was the top scorer for the Wildcats, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds. Malik Monk had 15 points, Derek Willis 12 and Isaiah Briscoe 10.

Alec Peters topped the Crusaders (7-2) with 23 points and eight rebounds, making 9 of 20 shots from the floor. Tevonn Walker and Shane Hammink added eight points apiece for Valparaiso.

Kentucky blew open the game early with a 21-0 run to snap a 4-4 tie.

No. 11 Louisville 74, Southern Illinois 51

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville (8-1) scored the first 13 points of the game to take control early. The Cardinals got 15 points from senior center Mangok Mathiang and 12 points and 12 rebounds from sophomore forward Deng Adel, his first career double-double.

After Louisville scored the first 10 points of the game as Southern Illinois missed five straight shots, Salukis coach Barry Hinson called a timeout to gather his team. It didn't slow down the onslaught as Louisville pushed the lead to 13-0 before Southern Illinois (5-4) scored with 14:55 remaining before halftime.

Mike Rofriguez and Sean O'Brien finished with 15 apiece for Southern Illinois.

No. 15 West Virginia 90, Western Carolina 37

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia forced 34 turnovers and held Western Carolina to 26-percent shooting in the blowout.

Esa Ahmad finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and Jevon Carter added 13 points and six steals as the Mountaineers (7-1) began a five-game stretch against mid-major foes.

It was the latest walloping for the Catamounts (3-6), who lost at Miami, Ohio State and Marquette by an average of 41 points.

Haboubacar Mutombo, Onno Steger and Adam Sleed paced the Catamounts with six points each.

No. 17 Wisconsin 78, Idaho State 44

MADISON, Wis. -- Bronson Koenig scored a game-high 21 points and forward Ethan Happ contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds to post his fifth double-double of the season for Wisconsin (8-2), which won its fourth straight game.

The Bengals (1-8) had only one basket in their first 12 possessions. Junior guard Erik Nakken drained a 3-pointer with 13:57 left in the first half for Idaho State, which had six field goals and 12 turnovers at halftime.

Bengals senior guard Ethan Telfair, who entered the game with a 19.8 points per game average, delivered two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field. Wisconsin senior G Zak Showalter spent a majority of the game on defense against Telfair.

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