Belt game 1,848 · January 8, 2009
Butler take the belt
Butler beat Wright State 64–48 at home to start reign 533 of the College Basketball belt, the 3rd for the program.
Wright State had held it since December 30, 2008, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Butler held it for 25 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Green Bay on February 2, 2009.
533Reign number
3Team's reign
6Defenses
25Days held
Box score
Wright State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Brown | 35 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| N'Gai Evans | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| John David Gardner | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Will Graham | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kyle Pressley | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Troy Tabler | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Thomas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cooper Land | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Cory Cooperwood | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gavin Horne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Grote | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Butler
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Howard | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Gordon Hayward | 34 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Willie Veasley | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 5-5 |
| Shawn Vanzant | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Ronald Nored | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Shelvin Mack | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
| Avery Jukes | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Zach Hahn | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Garrett Butcher | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Leiendecker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.