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No. 21 Butler earns fifth straight win (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Matt Howard scored 14 points and Gordon Hayward had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 21 Butler to its fifth straight victory, 64-48 over Wright State on Thursday night. The Bulldogs (13-1, 4-0 Horizon League) connected on five of seven 3-point attempts in the first half, stifled Wright State's post-up offense and put the game away by going inside and drawing fouls in the second half.