Information on tickets for Saturday's Game in Raleigh
An 8-0 spurt by Kelan Martin broke a 48-all tie and catapulted Butler to a 71-61 win over Texas Tech Thursday (March 17) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The ninth-seeded Bulldogs are 9-1 in their last 10 first round contests in the NCAA Tournament. Butler (22-10) advances to play Saturday in Raleigh.
Martin, Butler's second-leading scorer at 16.1 points per game entering today's game, was scoreless through the first 31 minutes of Thursday's before scoring eight points in the span of 51 seconds to give Butler a 56-48 lead, its largest of the game at that point.