INDIANAPOLIS - Butler scored the game's first seven points, and it wasn't all that difficult. Two lay-ups and an open three-pointer, combined with three Cleveland State turnovers, allowed the Bulldogs to jump on the Vikings 7-0 here in the Horizon league title game. Butler pushed the lead to 10 to an A.J. Graves triple before a CSU basket narrowed the margin to eight.

The Vikings played about as poorly as possible in the game's opening minutes and have shown signs of calming down. Have they withstood Butler's initial spurt? We'll find out in the next five minutes.