MILWAUKEE -
James Haarsma scored 12 points, Ryan Allen scored 11 and Kaylon Williams had 11 assists Thursday night as Milwaukee beat Butler 53-42.
The Panthers (14-8, 7-3 Horizon) held Butler to five field goals in the second half and moved to 10-1 at home. The final score matched Milwaukee's biggest lead of the game.
Andrew Smith led the Bulldogs (12-10, 6-4) with 11 points and Ronald Nored had nine points and nine rebounds. Butler held a 21-13 lead with 6 minutes left in the first half, but the Panthers closed the gap to 25-24 by the break.
Milwaukee began the second half on a 13-1 run and limited Butler to 28% shooting in the game. The Bulldogs made only 1 of their 16 3-point tries.
Butler's 10 losses equal the total from last season's national runner-up team, which went 28-10.
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