No. 9 Butler OT winner with Green’s help

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Green scored 10 of his 24 points in overtime and had 13 rebounds and eight assists despite spraining his right ankle to help No. 9 Butler rally to beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 83-75 on Tuesday night.

Butler (22-2, 11-2 Horizon League) came in with its highest ranking in school history in the midst of four games in eight days. But the Bulldogs came out flat, trailing by as many as 12 in the first half and seven in the second before Green took over as Butler took the lead from the start of overtime and didn’t relinquish it.

Milwaukee (12-11, 7-6) squandered its big lead after too many turnovers, but Ricky Franklin, who had missed his previous four 3-point attempts, tied the game at 67 with 0.8 seconds left the game when he made an off-balance shot with Green’s hand in his face.

That barely deterred Green, who took over in overtime with a pair of slashing, circus layups and six free throws as the Bulldogs pulled away. Green finished 10-of-10 from the line.

Green’s senior backcourt mate, A.J. Graves had an off-game scoring just 11 points on 2-for-14 shooting. Pete Campbell and Willie Veasley added 12 points each for the Bulldogs.

Milwaukee’s Marcus Skinner had a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds and Allan Hanson added 18 points on 5 of 7 shooting from 3-point range.

Trailing by as many as seven in a stretch where Green was whistled for a technical for arguing with the officials, Butler came back, taking a slim lead before Green got hurt driving to the basket when he appeared to sprain his right ankle with just under 5 minutes to play.