HOUSTON (AP) – Butler’s trip is 1,036 miles this year, not six. The only way players are getting to class is if they Skype. And it’s a safe bet there won’t be 30,000 Bulldog fans jamming Reliant Stadium for open practice Friday.
The hometown lovefest that surrounded Butler at last year’s Final Four is gone. This is a road trip, not a “Hoosiers” remake, and the Bulldogs want something better than second place this time.
Shelvin Mack says: “We feel like we were just the first losers from last year’s tournament.”
The eighth-seeded Bulldogs (27-9) play VCU (28-11) in the national semifinals Saturday night. Virginia Commonwealth is this year’s lovable underdog, winning five games to reach the Final Four.
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