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Published March 21, 2008 05:26 pm - Maybe it's time to start noticing Butler. Butler thumps South Alabama to earn tournament showdown with Tennessee Butler 81, South Alabama 61 Associated Press Maybe it's time to start noticing Butler.
Discounted by the selection committee, the Bulldogs opened the NCAA tournament with yet another win, beating South Alabama 81-61 Friday in the first round of the East Regional. Pete Campbell scored 26 points and hit eight 3-pointers, including a last-second shot at the halftime buzzer that sent Butler sprinting off the court and the Jaguars hanging their heads. Butler played like the 11th-ranked team in the nation, not a small school just happy to be in the field. It was the fourth straight time the Bulldogs advanced beyond the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs (30-3) set a school record with their 30th win, but more importantly answered the chorus of critics - including the NCAA tournament committee - who gave little credence to the Bulldogs' postseason street cred. Butler was saddled with a No. 7 seed and was a popular first-round upset on many tournament brackets against the 10th-seeded Jaguars, who earned a much-criticized at-large bid they couldn't live up to. The Bulldogs will now play seemingly vulnerable second-seeded Tennessee on Sunday, after the Volunteers slipped past American's upset bid with 72-57 victory earlier in the day. 
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