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‘Underdawgs’ excerpt: The Pitt game (indystar)

To coincide with Butler's semifinal Wednesday against Pittsburgh in the
College Basketball Invitational, following is look back at the teams' meeting
in the NCAA tournament a year ago (March 19, 2011). It is an excerpt from the
revised and expanded paperback edition of "Underdawgs: How Brad Stevens and
Butler University Built the Bulldogs for March Madness." ********************
Privately, the Bulldogs were confident. Indeed, self-belief was sometimes all
they had going for them. Practice was purposeful, and players were edgy.
Shelvin Mack thought he had picked up some tips from watching the way
Pittsburgh defended against All-America guard Kemba Walker of Connecticut.
When Brad Stevens first started reviewing film, he thought the Bulldogs would
have a better chance against Pittsburgh than Old Dominion. The Panthers
“weren’t the most talented No. 1 seed,” Stevens said, but had been well
coached by Jamie Dixon. The match-up that worried Stevens was not Ashton
Gibbs, an All-Big East selection, but Gilbert Brown, a 6-foot-6 forward
averaging 11 points a game. The Bulldogs made eight 3s in the first half, four
by Mack, who scored 16 points. They led 38-30. They were 20 minutes from the
Sweet Sixteen. Stevens told sideline reporter ...

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