NCAA Championship Game 2010 Final UPDATE
Butler’s 6′8″ center Matt Howard shows no lingering effects from his concussion endured Saturday, and group doctors will permit him to perform in Monday night’s national title online game.
Group spokesman Jim McGrath stated Howard participated inside the team’s earlier afternoon shoot-around at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Butler’s physicians waited about 90 minutes following the one-hour exercise routine ended to announce Howard was probable to the online game and would execute if he remains without having signs or symptoms.
“We will continue to monitor and evaluate him,” team trainer Ryan Galloy said in a statement. “If nothing changes, we expect him to play.”
That’s excellent news to the underdog Bulldogs, who need Howard to compete against Duke’s size benefit. The Blue Devils have 7′1′ center Brian Zoubek and three 6-10 players, two coming off the bench.
Howard was the 2008-09 Horizon League player from the year, is Butler’s No. 3 scorer (11.6 ppg), second-leading rebounder (5.2 rpg) and also the Bulldog’s most successful post player.
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