No. 22 Minnesota pulls away from No. 12 Butler

No. 22 Minnesota pulls away from No. 12 Butler

Published Nov. 27, 2009 8:52 a.m. ET

Whenever he subbed in a reserve, Minnesota coach Tubby Smith got the same production as he did with his starters - and sometimes even better.

That spark off the bench amounted to a long night for No. 12 Butler.

With three backups in double figures, No. 22 Minnesota earned its first win away from home this season, beating Butler 82-73 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

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