Tips off in about 5 minutes. My phone's about to die so updates could be problematic as the game wears on. Hoping for a real good one here.

 

Eastern barely scraped by All A champion Collegiate on Monday. Butler has been solid.

 

So like I said, hoping for a good game but Butler leading by 10 or so throughout wouldn't be surprising.

Not related to the game, but every time the PA announcer says "Steps called." after a travel, I swear he's channelling John Tong and I'm a kid at Freedom Hall again.

Butler leads 11-8 after one quarter.

Not related to the game, but every time the PA announcer says "Steps called." after a travel, I swear he's channelling John Tong and I'm a kid at Freedom Hall again.

You better to check to see "if your lights are burning."

The pace of this game has been fun. It hasn't been pretty offensively but lots of steals and teams getting back quick to the other end. Only in the last couple possessions have there been many fouls called.

 

But like I said, not pretty offensively... at all...

 

Eastern leads 18-17 at halftime.