You had to look close to see that Thursday night’s Butler team was the same group from Wednesday night. After performing miserably against Dayton a night before, the Bulldogs jumped out to a quick lead against Middle Tennessee and never let up, eventually prevailing 84-53.
The catalyst for Butler early was Sean McDermott. McDermott hit three three-pointers in the first ten minutes and made three more before the half was over. He finished with a career high 21 points, scoring all of them from behind the arc. Aaron Thompson had eight assists on the night, and assisted five of McDermott’s treys.