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No. 24 Butler clinches share of Horizon (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Matt Howard had 25 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night and No. 24 Butler beat Youngstown State 78-57, clinching at least a share of its third straight Horizon League regular-season championship. The win guaranteed the Bulldogs (24-4, 14-3) a bye into the conference tournament's semifinals next week, either at home as the top seed or at Wisconsin-Green Bay as the No.