Howard leads No. 18 Butler over Loyola
AP News | 2010-02-09 01:15:52
<div id="subtitle">Matt Howard leads No. 18 Butler over Loyola 62-47 to remain unbeaten in Horizon League</div><div><p>Matt Howard scored 20 points to lead No. 18 Butler past Loyola of Chicago 62-47 on Monday night for the Bulldogs' 13th straight win as they clinched at least a share of their fourth straight Horizon League regular season title.</p><p>Willie Veasley added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (21-4, 14-0), who matched the second-longest winning streak in school history.</p><p>Walt Gibler and Geoff McCammon each scored nine points for the Ramblers (13-11, 4-10), who have lost six of their past seven games against Butler.</p><p>Despite shooting 22 percent from the field in the first half, the Bulldogs trailed only 26-24 at halftime. Butler started the game shooting 2 of 18 as the Ramblers took a 15-6 lead 9 minutes in.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68721164&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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