WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis gave Butler a run for its money in the first half before the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half to earn a win in non-conference men's basketball action on Thursday.
>> Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) paced the Red Flash with 18 points and seven rebounds.
>> Maxwell Land (Cincinnati, Ohio) added 17 points and five rebounds, while Landon Moore (Bloomington, Ill.) notched a career-high 16 points.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
With the Red Flash holding the lead for most of the first part of the game, Butler closed the half on a 24-8 run to take the lead for good en route to a 95-67 win.

FLASH QUOTES
"Certainly appreciate the opportunity to play at Hinkle Fieldhouse. As a young kid growing up watching Hoosiers and the chance to compete against Butler in this historic gym is a pretty cool experience. I'm not sure that our guys really understand the history of it. We showed our guy's Hoosiers and tried to tell them who Coach Hinkle was and what he meant to the school. It was certainly an honor and a privilege to be on the same floor with the Butler Bulldogs." - head coach Rob Krimmel talking about playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Krimmel at shoot around reenacted the famous scene at Hinkle Fieldhouse from Hoosiers.
 
"We knew coming in it was going to be a dog fight and that they were going to give us everything that we could handle. I am proud of the way our guys came out. The start gave us a pretty good boast to play the first 20 minutes with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder and a little bit of confidence." - Krimmel about the game
 
"I love this team. I really love coming to practice, getting on a bus with them. When you talk about this group's mentality and let's drive the bus, let us be a part of this thing, they really embrace that. It is a fun group to coach. Our younger guys have assimilated with our older guys and just like Butler I look forward to getting the bulk of our roster back healthy in league play. The word believe is a big part of our program and when you believe in it, it is something special." - Krimmel on his team

FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis jumped out to a 6-0 lead after back-to-back triples by Moore and Land in the first 95 seconds of the game. Butler came back to make it a one-point game at 6-5 before Land nailed another trey at 17:28 for a 9-5 edge.
 
The Bulldogs answered to take a 18-15 lead with 13:03 left in the first half only to see the Red Flash roll off an 8-2 run to take a 25-20 lead. Land had four points in the spurt including the basket at 9:40 to give the Loretto program a five-point lead.
 
Cam Gregory (Accokeek, Md.) and Land would give Saint Francis a 27-26 and 29-28 lead respectively. Land's basket with 5:40 left in the first half would be the last lead for the Red Flash.
 
Trailing 66-46, Saint Francis went on an 11-0 run fueled by four points from Cohen in a span of three minutes and 56 seconds.
  
FLASH NUGGETS
Cohen has posted 18 points in three of the four games this season and averaged 21.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this week. He is averaging 18.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season.
 
Land had himself a week just like Cohen after notching his second performance of 15 points or more this season. The junior averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game this week, and is averaging 16.8 and 7.0 rebounds per game this season.
 
Moore, the current Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week, was played two hours from his hometown in Illinois. He did not let down the noticeable loud crowd of family and friends that came to support him at the game and even scored the first basket of the game. Moore surpassed his career-high of 15 points that he posted twice this season, including against Cornell on Monday. Moore has scored double figures in each of first four games. He remains the first player to scored 10+ points in four-straight games since Darshan Luckey in 2002-03. Luckey had double figures in six-straight games to start his career.
 
Gregory matched his career high of six points that he established against Hartford on Saturday. The freshman added a career-best three assists.
 
This game was the first of three games against Power 6 Conference teams. The squad will also travel to Ohio State (Big 10) and Miami (ACC) this season.

NEXT TIME OUT
The Red Flash return to action when the squad starts a three-game homestand over the Thanksgiving week. Lehigh is the first team to come to town on Monday at 7 p.m.