Horizon League Men's Basketball TV Game of the Week features Detroit at Butler
Feb. 8, 2005
This week's Fox Sports Net Horizon League Men's Basketball Game of the Week features Detroit at Butler this Saturday, Feb. 12. Tip-off is noon ET at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will air live on FSN Detroit, FSN Midwest, FSN North and FSN Chicago.
Detroit (8-13, 5-6), which will play host to Wright State on Thursday prior to the Butler game, currently is tied for fifth in the Horizon League standings with Cleveland State. The Titans are just one-half game out of third place, which would earn them a first-round bye in the League tournament. Sophomore guard Brandon Cotton paces UDM with 17.5 points per game since becoming eligible in mid-December and would lead the Horizon League if he had played in enough games to qualify. Junior center Ryvon Covile, a preseason second-team All-League selection, averages 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest.
Butler (9-12, 4-7), which lost to Wright State Monday, will host Cleveland State on Thursday looking to improve on its current eighth-place standing. The Bulldogs had won both of their games last week as junior guard Avery Sheets earned Horizon League Player-of-the-Week honors by averaging 23 points per game and hitting 13-of-16 three-point attempts, including 7-of-7 against Loyola. Junior forward Brandon Polk leads Butler with 11.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, while Sheets, a preseason second-team pick, averages 10.6 points and freshman guard A.J. Graves 10.5.
Eric Collins will call the play-by-play for Saturday's game with color commentary by Dave Kaplan. Chris Boden will handle sideline duties.
Remaining 2005 Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Games on FSN
DateGameTime (ET)Airing on [live unless indicated]Saturday, Feb. 12Detroit at Butler (men)12 p.m.FSN North, FSN Detroit, FSN Midwest, FSN ChicagoWednesday, Feb. 16Butler at UW-Milwaukee (men)8 p.m.FSN North, FSN Chicago [live], FSN Midwest [Delay at 10 p.m.]Thursday, Feb. 17Loyola at UIC (men)8 p.m.FSN Chicago, FSN NorthThursday, Feb. 24UW-Milwaukee at UW-Green Bay (women)8 p.m.FSN NorthSaturday, Feb. 26UIC at Butler (men)12 p.m.FSN Chicago, FSN Midwest [live], FSN North [Delay TBA]
