Northern State's Alex Thomas made his only 3-pointer at the buzzer, beating Butler 53-50 in a Wednesday night exhibition game. Butler, the national runner-up each of the past two seasons, shot 32.7 percent from the field and was only 3 of 18 on 3s.
Not a good showing by Butler at all, but nothing to really be concerned about. Freshman looked extremely nervous. They were also missing their only perimeter player who is truly capable of creating his own shot. Could be a rough season early on but they should be fine eventually. It's probably going to be similar to last year where they aren't very good early on but once they find their rhythm they will be a dangerous team in the tournament.
