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Butler Cruises Into Horizon League Final

No. 8 Xavier crushes Richmond, Davidson wins 20th straight

By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser User

Posted Mar 8, 2008 10:31 PM CST
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(Newser) – Mike Green scored 19 points to lead No. 14 Butler into the final of the Horizon League tournament with a 66-50 win over Illinois-Chicago today, reports the Associated Press. Butler will play Cleveland State Tuesday for an automatic NCAA berth. The Flames led most of the first half, but Green sparked a 12-3 run to give the Bulldogs a halftime lead. In other Top 25 action:

  • BJ Raymond picked up the slack for an injured Drew Lavender with 22 points as No. 8 Xavier cruised past Richmond 88-61 in an Atlantic 10 game.
  • No. 25 Davidson won its 20th straight game and moved into the semifinals of the Southern Conference with an 82-49 win over Wofford. Stephen Curry led the Wildcats with 19 points.

Butler guard Mike Green, right, drives to the basket against Illinois-Chicago guard Josh Mayo during the second half of a semifinal om the Horizon League Conference men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 8, 2008. Butler won 66-50. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Butler guard Mike Green, right, drives to the basket against Illinois-Chicago guard Josh Mayo during the second half of a semifinal om the Horizon League Conference men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis,...   (Associated Press)
Xavier forward Derrick Brown (5) dunks the ball against Richmond defenders Kevin Smith, left, and Dan Geriot, right, in the first half of a college basketball game, Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Xavier forward Derrick Brown (5) dunks the ball against Richmond defenders Kevin Smith, left, and Dan Geriot, right, in the first half of a college basketball game, Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Cincinnati....   (Associated Press)
Davidson's Stephen Curry drives for the basket as Wofford's Junor Salters (3) defends during the first half of a Southern Conference basketball tournament game in North Charleston, S.C., Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
Davidson's Stephen Curry drives for the basket as Wofford's Junor Salters (3) defends during the first half of a Southern Conference basketball tournament game in North Charleston, S.C., Saturday, March...   (Associated Press)
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Xavier 88 Richmond 61
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Davidson 82 Wofford 49
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