Omar samhan
Matt Howard, an 80-percent foul shooter, missed the second of two free throws for Butler, and Murray State raced downcourt with a chance to tie the game.
Murray State nearly got a 5-second call on the inbounds play out of a timeout, but Butler got it to Matt Howard, who was immediately fouled.
Murray State slapped on a full-court press and has shot itself back in front in San Jose with a 12-1 run.
Murray State can be excited regardless of the outcome, because nearly everybody on the roster is coming back next season.
With their big man Matt Howard on the bench, the Bulldogs need to get Shelvin Mack going on the offensive end.
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