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INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler coach Chris Holtmann spent most of the last two weeks trying to get his team to play its old style.On Saturday, the pleas paid big dividendsSenior forward Andrew Chrabascz recommended using an inbound play with 15.6 seconds left and Tyler Lewis found Tyler Wideman for a dunk to help No. 18 Butler hold on for an 83-77 victory over No. 9 Indiana at the Crossroads Classic.I knew he (Lewis) would make the right read, Chrabascz said. Just a spur of the moment, put something out there and coach agreed with it. Its a one-in-a-million chance. Hes got to agree every once in a while.There was plenty for Holtmann to like in this one.Kelan Martin scored 28 points, while Chrabascz and Kamar Baldwin each added 14 to give the Bulldogs (10-1) their second straight win overall and their second upset of Indiana in four years in a doubleheader that features the states four highest-profile basketball schools.And though Indiana cut an 11-point deficit with 8:10 to play to 79-77 in the final minute, the Hoosiers (8-2) never had the ball with a chance to force a tie or take the lead in the second half.No, it wasnt easy -- it never is against their in-state rival.But the Bulldogs, as they usually do, shared some suggestions, protected the ball and found a way to hold on f or a win.James Blackmon Jr. got the Hoosiers offense in sync in the second half when he scored 16 of his 26 points. Thomas Bryant had 15 points and seven rebounds, but when the Hoosiers couldnt get the late stop they needed, their five-game winning streak was over.Just a misunderstanding with me and my teammates, Bryant said, referring to the blown defensive assignment on Wideman. Ive just got to be better in that moment.A mistake that Chrabascz sensed was coming and that Holtmann took a chance on.The pass was really important, Holtmann said. You guys know it doesnt always work like that, and I was glad it did there.BIG PICTUREButler: After last weeks stumble at Indiana State, the Bulldogs have rebounded with consecutive wins over ranked foes and are 3-0 against the Top 25 and 2-0 against the Top 10 this season. It should be a good resume to help Butler climb in the polls.Indiana: For the second time this season, the Hoosiers played an in-state opponent -- and somehow they have managed to lose both. Indiana has a chance to rebound at their favorite venue, Assembly Hall, where the Hoosiers will play three straight unranked teams before the next big matchup, New Years Eve against No. 11 Louisville.THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHTThe inbound play was only one of Chrabasczs contributions on a milestone day. The senior from Rhode Island scored 14 points, had three rebounds and four assists and became the 38th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. He has 1,007 in his career, and he may not be the last one to reach that milestone this season. Martin, a junior, has 965.OFF NIGHTIndiana might be the nations best 3-point shooting team over the past three seasons, averaging 9.6 per game during that span. But the Hoosiers werent nearly that good Saturday, when they went 0 from 8 beyond the arc in the first half and finished 6 of 21. The six 3s is a season-low.BLUE BACKButler Blue III, the Bulldogs beloved mascot, returned to the court for the first time this season Saturday. Blue III had been rehabbing since October surgery to repair a torn ACL. But the dog looked quite happy to be on the court for player introductions and later expressed his happiness on his Twitter account: DAWG GONE ITS GOOD TO BE BACK!UP NEXTButler: The Bulldogs put a 34-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents on the line Wednesday against Vermont.Indiana: Tries to extend its home winning streak to 25 when Delaware State visits Monday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .Air Max 95 Italia . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. 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Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium.When Michael Carter-Williams was traded for backup wing Tony Snell on Monday, it further underscored just how disappointing the 2013 NBA draft class has been.And that evidence was all over the court -- and on the bench -- in preseason action on Monday night.The Chicago Bulls completed the trade with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, landing the 2013 rookie of the year for a back wing player in Snell that didnt figure to see a lot of minutes for the Bulls this season. With Khris Middleton out for the season with a hamstring injury, the Bucks were in desperate need of depth on the wing, so they took a flier on Snell and didnt hesitate to part with Carter-Williams, who gained little traction in Milwaukee after being acquired in a February 2015 trade that sent Brandon Knight to Phoenix.Carter-Williams will come to Chicago and try to compete for minutes as the backup to Rajon Rondo. The Bulls also have Jerian Grant, Isaiah Canaan and Spencer Dinwiddie at point guard behind Rondo. Grant scored 12 points in 17 minutes and hit a tying jumper in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime in a 108-104 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.Up the road in Detroit, Giannis Antetokounmpo played with the Bucks against the Pistons and is one of the few stars to emerge from that 2013 class. Other solid contributors include Utahs Rudy Gobert, who was impressive against the Clippers on Monday night, Oklahoma Citys Steven Adams, Atlantas Dennis Schroder, Portlands Allen Crabbe (a second-rounder), and Minnesotas Gorgui Dieng and Shabazz Muhammad.But the poster child for the classs weakness is Anthony Bennett, who is on his fourth team since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bennett did not play for Brooklyn on Monday night in a 120-99 loss to the Nets.---CELTICS 120, NETS 99BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas went 6 for 6 from the field and scored 19 points and Al Horford played his first game for Celtics at TD Garden in an easy win over the rebuilding Nets.Sean Kilpatrick led the Nets with 15 points in 20 minutes.NETS: Jeremy Lin had 13 points and five assists. ... Bojan Bogdanovic scored 12 points, but was a minus-35 in 22 minutes.CELTICS: Horford scored five points in 12 minutes, receiving a rousing ovation from the home crowd. ... Coach Brad Stevens played 16 players at least 10 minutes in the game. ... Rookie Jaylen Brown scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting. ... Boston turned the ball over 24 times.UP NEXT: Boston (5-1) hosts New York on Wednesday in its preseason finale. Brooklyn (1-4) hosts the Knicks at Barclays Arena on Thursday.---PISTONS 102, BUCKS 78AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 23 points and hit six 3-pointers to lead the Pistons over the Bucks.Pope also had five rebounds, five assists and two steals.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points, six rebounds and four assists for Milwaukee.BUCCKS: Jabari Parker had 18 points and four rebounds.dddddddddddd. ... Greg Monroe scored 12 points, but was just 6 for 19 from the field coming off the bench. ... Matthew Dellavedova, in line to play an even bigger role with Michael Carter-Williams traded to Chicago, scored just two points on 1-for-7 shooting in 27 minutes.PISTONS: Rookie Henry Ellenson scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and hit all three of his 3-pointers in 23 minutes. ... The Pistons made 13 of 27 3s, outscoring Milwaukee by 27 points from behind the arc. ... Andre Drummond had 12 points and 13 boards in 18 minutes and has made the Pistons look awfully smart for paying him the big money over Monroe, who has not panned out in Milwaukee.UP NEXT: Milwaukee (2-3) hosts Indiana on Wednesday in its final game of the preseason. Detroit (3-2) hosts Toronto on Wednesday in its preseason finale.---HORNETS 108, BULLS 104, OTCHICAGO -- Frank Kaminsky scored 14 points and hit three 3-pointers to lift the Hornets over the Bulls.Jimmy Butler scored 15 points in 24 minutes for Chicago.HORNETS: Nicolas Batum missed a short runner off of a steal that would have ended the game in regulation. ... Marco Belinelli scored 14 points as well. ... Charlotte turned the ball over just nine times. ... Roy Hibbert score 11 points and had three blocks in 25 minutes.BULLS: F Nikola Mirotic left the game with a back injury. ... Line of the night from color analyst Stacey King: Im excited. Ive been waiting all preseason for an overtime game. ... Doug McDermott scored 14 points, but was just 1 for 5 from 3-point range. The shooting-starved Bulls desperately need his floor-stretching range this season.UP NEXT: Charlotte (2-3) hosts Miami on Wednesday. Chicago (3-3) heads to Omaha to play Atlanta on Thursday.---JAZZ 104, CLIPPERS 78SALT LAKE CITY -- Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against a Clippers team resting most of its stars.Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin all sat out. J.J. Redick played 20 minutes and scored five points.CLIPPERS: Austin Rivers played 37 minutes and scored 15 points. ... The Clippers shot just 39 percent, including just 19 percent (4 for 21) from 3-point range. ... They turned the ball over 17 times and didnt have much for Gobert in the middle with Jordan and Griffin on the bench.JAZZ: Dante Exum scored 15 points and hit 2 of 4 3-pointers in 32 minutes, starting alongside George Hill in Utahs backcourt. ... Shelvin Mack scored 14 points and was a plus-23 in 14 minutes. ... Utah shot 52 percent from the field, but only 62.5 percent (15 for 24) at the free-throw line.UP NEXT: Los Angeles (2-3) visits Sacramento on Tuesday to finish the preseason schedule. Utah (3-2) hosts Portland in its exhibition finale on Wednesday. ' ' '