A noisy venue made for dramatic match match-up. Enough SLU fans traveled so that there was vocal support for both squads. I don't think either side ever trailed by double digits. Butler got the upper hand in the first half with exceptional 3-point shooting, while SLU took the upper hand at the beginning of the second half using the inside game and dribble drives. The only distraction from a great game was the officiating, which seemed to get most calls wrong when it came to blocking/charges. That affected both teams, but there's no way to say if it affected them evenly. I would have preferred that the officials be right, and not just consistently wrong.