INDIANAPOLIS – This is perhaps what a college basketball coach wants in an opener:
A victory, but one in which he will have teaching moments upon film review.
Kelan Martin had 20 points and nine rebounds, helping LaVall Jordan win his Butler coaching debut 82-64 over Kennesaw State before a Hinkle Fieldhouse sellout of 9,138 Friday night.
It was the Bulldogs’ 36th consecutive nonleague home win, fourth-longest active streak in the nation. They are home again Sunday night against Princeton.
They built a 25-point lead in the first half but saw that margin shrink to 10 in the second.