Wright State snaps Butler's win streak with double-overtime triumph

INDIANAPOLIS - Wright State wasn&#39;t worried about Butler&#39;s No. 20 ranking, its unbeaten record or its 15-game home winning streak.<br> <br> The Raiders just wanted a win in Wednesday&#39;s Horizon League opener.<br> <br> Cain Doliboa had 28 points and Vernard Hollins 27, both career-highs, and the Raiders used a 10-2 run over the final four minutes of the second overtime to grab a 90-87 victory over Butler.<br> <br> &#34;This was one of those games where I felt we won it three times and lost it three times,&#34; Wright State coach Ed Schilling said. &#34;It was a situation where it just came down to who had the last shot. You never feel secure.&#34;<br> <br> There was a good reason for Schilling&#39;s concern.<br> <br> Butler (13-1) had the last shot at the end of regulation, at the end of the first overtime and at the end of the second overtime. But the Bulldogs missed all three - two of which would have been game-winners.<br> <br> It even appeared at the start of the second overtime that Butler had taken control when Rylan Hainje made two free throws and Thomas Jackson a three-pointer to give Butler an 85-80 lead.<br> <br> Hainje and Jackson also finished with career-highs, Hainje with 31 points, Jackson with 26.<br> <br> &#34;We were down five points twice in overtime, and normally that spells a double-digit loss,&#34; Schilling said. &#34;But we kept fighting.&#34;<br> <br> Eventually, Wright State&#39;s defense turned the tables on Butler, the nation&#39;s No. 3 scoring defense.<br> <br> The Raiders (8-3) allowed just one field goal - a layup by Jackson with 2:02 left - the rest of the game.<br> <br> Meanwhile, the Wright State offense continued to play as it had most of the night - hard and with patience.<br> <br> Hollins&#39; three-pointer with 3:20 to go gave the Raiders confidence that they could rally. A layup by Thomas Hope, his only basket of the night, tied the score at 85.<br> <br> After Jackson&#39;s layup, Seth Doliboa hit a three-pointer to give Wright State an 88-87 lead with 23 seconds left.<br> <br> &#34;Teams that have a lot of heart don&#39;t wilt,&#34; Butler coach Todd Lickliter said. &#34;We didn&#39;t wilt, and they didn&#39;t wilt.&#34;<br> <br> Then Butler went back to Jackson, who missed a driving layup with 2.8 seconds left.<br> <br> Cain Doliboa hit two free throws to make it 90-87. Hainje, who almost didn&#39;t play because of a sore left ankle, then missed a game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer.<br> <br> &#34;People don&#39;t know really how good this Butler team is,&#34; Schilling said. &#34;They&#39;ve only lost one game in 2 1/2 years in this place.&#34;<br> <br> It wasn&#39;t a typical Butler game, though.<br> <br> Just three days after beating Indiana, the Bulldogs looked sluggish in the first half and never really took control.<br> <br> Their three-point shooting, which has ranked among the nation&#39;s best, was off badly as they went six-of-21.<br> <br> And their defense, which had been allowing 56.1 points, gave up 36 in each half. They gave up 18 more points in the two overtimes.<br> <br> The Bulldogs also found themselves in foul trouble. They played both overtimes without one of their top shooters, Brandon Miller, and the final 5:45 without their best defender - Joel Cornette.<br> <br> Yet they continued to scrap with Wright State in an effort to remain one of the nation&#39;s five unbeaten teams. It wasn&#39;t enough.<br> <br> &#34;This is definitely a top-20 team,&#34; Cain Doliboa said. &#34;These guys were good. They played with a lot of heart. They fought, and we fought.&#34;<br> <br> But Butler came up short.<br> <br> &#34;We&#39;ve been on the other end of this a lot of times this year,&#34; Lickliter said. &#34;You just throw it up and compete. It doesn&#39;t really matter what your ranking is.&#34; <br> <br>

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