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Insider: Lose and learn — that's what Butler did to beat Furman

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IndyStar Butler Insider David Woods breaks down the Bulldogs' win over the Paladins at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. David Woods / IndyStar

INDIANAPOLIS – If there was one sentence encapsulating what this meant to the Butler Bulldogs, it belonged to coach LaVall Jordan:

“In terms of how we play, it was closer today.”

It might be tempting to dismiss Butler’s 82-65 victory over Furman as an inevitable Saturday outcome of a small program’s visit to a Power Six campus. Don’t.

All a coach, and a fan base, can ask of a team is to apply lessons learned and try to improve.