INDIANAPOLIS – Butler earned high marks on offense and defense Saturday.
The Bulldogs shot 57 percent, held Furman without a basket for the closing 5 ½ minutes of the first half and scored an 82-65 victory before a crowd of 7,827 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
On his 22nd birthday, Tyler Wideman led Butler with 19 points, one off his career high. Kamar Baldwin added 18. Sean McDermott (17) and Paul Jorgensen (16) each equaled a career high.
The Bulldogs shot 64 percent in the second half and led by as many as 20 points. They shot 68 percent on 2-pointers (21-of-31) and 44 percent on 3s (10-of-23).