Today at 2:45 p.m. ET on CBS March Madness keeps on moving when the No. 6 seed Butler Bulldogs take on the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns in a matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Bulldogs fans can hear the game on ESPN 1070 The Fan while Longhorns fans may do likewise on WSPC-AM 1010.
Butler has become the rare breed of mid-major that casual NCAA fans are afraid to pick against in March. This year there's no reason to respect the Bulldogs any less than normal. They sported a Top 50 defense in terms of points per game and a junior guard, Kellen Dunham, who scored 16 points per game this year while knocking down 41 percent of his 3-pointers.
Making shots will be important today if the Bulldogs want to avoid an upset, because there were only seven teams in the nation that rebounded at a more prolific rate than the Longhorns. Texas has five players that are 6'9 or taller, and 6'11 freshman Myles Turner is the chief catalyst.
He led the team with 212 rebounds this season, and he pulled down 6.4 boards per game in while averaging only 22.4 minutes. Butler must take advantage of those times when he is off the court to get second-chance opportunities.
Isaiah Taylor is Texas' floor general. He leads the Longhorns in scoring (13 points) and assists (4.6) while Jonathan Holmes contributes across the board as the team's third-leading scorer and second-leading glass cleaner.
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