ZACH HORRALL | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu
On the third annual Stay Positive Day at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Butler University men’s basketball team pulled through in memory of former teammate Andrew Smith and defeated St. John’s University 78-58.
Smith, 25, died on Jan. 12 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2014, which turned into Leukemia in November after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant.
The entire game was dedicated to Smith and his legacy.
After winning the tip, sophomore forward Tyler Wideman scored the first points of the game.