导出博客文章INDIANAPOLIS -- Kamar Baldwin may be a freshman playing in his second collegiate
game, but Butler coach Chris Holtmann had enough confidence in his point guard
to call his number on the final play.And Baldwin delivered.Baldwins pull-up
jumper with 0.4 seconds left lifted Butler to a 70-68 victory over Northwestern
on Wednesday night. We got the (defensive) switch we wanted, Holtmann said. We
wanted to make sure we got the very last shot on goal. Hes one of our guys that
can create his own shot.The freshman set up his game-winning basket on the
defensive end the previous possession, stealing the ball from Bryant McIntosh
with 30 seconds left.Since they switched it, we had the matchup and made the
play, Baldwin said.Baldwin finished with 11 points and made a big impression in
the first half, scoring seven. He also had three steals, three assists and a
blocked shot.Kelan Martin led the Bulldogs (2-0) with 22 points, 15 in the
second half. Andrew Chrabascz added 13 points and led the Bulldogs with seven
rebounds.Vic Law topped four players in double figures for Northwestern with 17
points, making 5 of 6 3-point attempts. McIntosh had 12 points, and Scottie
Lindsey and Sanjay Lumpkin each scored 10.Northwestern shot 48 percent from the
field compared to Butlers 38. But the Wildcats made only one more field goal and
turned the ball over 16 times to Butlers eight.This one hurts, no questions
about it, said Northwestern coach Chris Collins. When it came time to make the
plays you do to win the game, they made them.BIG PICTURENorthwestern: Finally
playing a major college program after wins over Mississippi Valley State and
Eastern Washington, the Wildcats looked poised to win, but blew a 6-point lead
with 5:51 left.Butler: After a comfortable win over Northern Colorado in the
opener, the Bulldogs saw a five-point, second-half lead go to waste thanks to a
10-0 Wildcat run. Butler showed mettle, trailing 68-67 with 1:03 left before
Chrabasczs free throw with 53 seconds remaining tied it at 68.ROLE
PLAYERNorthwesterns Gavin Skelly finished below his season average with four
points. But he played 22 minutes despite being the 10th man in the rotation,
tallying four rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal. Skelly hit a 3-pointer
as part of a 10-0 second-half run and his free throw put the Wildcats up 68-67
with 1:03 left.QUICK COMPARISONPost players Chrabascz and Northwesterns Dererk
Pardon (8 points, 4 rebounds) played even most of the game, but Chrabascz came
through when it counted. Chrabascz hit a 3-pointer to stop the 10-0 Northwestern
run and gave Butler the lead with a lay-up with 2:29 left. Pardon was in foul
trouble most of the second half and fouled out with 1:51 to go and the game tied
65-65.UP NEXTButler: Hosts Bucknell on Saturday. The Bison lost to Wake Forest
94-74 on Saturday.Northwestern: Plays No. 23 Texas on Monday in Brooklyn, New
York, in the Legends Classic. The Longhorns won their first two games heading
into Thursdays game against Eastern Washington.
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in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. RIO NEGRO, Colombia -- Victims of this weeks
tragic air crash in the Andes were flown home Friday as Bolivias president
called for drastic measures against aviation officials who signed off on a
flight plan that experts and even one of the charter airlines executives said
should never have been attempted because of a possible fuel shortage.The move by
President Evo Morales came after evidence emerged that the pilot reported the
plane was out of fuel minutes before it slammed into a muddy mountainside,
killing all but six of the 77 people on board. Among the dead were players and
coaches from a small-town Brazilian soccer team that was headed to the finals of
one of South Americas most prestigious tournaments after a fairy-tale season
that had captivated their soccer-crazed nation.As an honor guard played taps
early Friday, members of Colombias military loaded five Bolivian crew members
who died in the crash onto a cargo plane for the trip back home.Later in the
day, caskets containing the remains of 50 Brazilian victims, many draped with
sheets printed with their teams green and white logo, began the journey to the
Chapecoense clubs hometown in southern Brazil. Fourteen Brazilian journalists
traveling with the team and two passengers from other South American nations
were being sent home on separate flights.Bolivian flight crew member Erwin
Tumiri became the first of the survivors to be released from the hospital.
Before leaving, he recorded a cellphone message thanking his rescuers and the
medical staff who treated him.The farewells came as details surfaced of possible
negligence and unsettling family ties between the Bolivian-based charter company
LaMia and the countrys aviation agency, which approved the ill-fated flight
Monday between Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and Medellin, Colombia, even though it
exceeded the short-haul jets maximum flying range.Attention was focused on a
former Bolivian air force general, Gustavo Vargas, who is one of LaMias owners
and whose son headed the office responsible for licensing aircraft in Bolivias
civil aviation agency. As part of the investigation, the younger Vargas was
suspended Thursday along with several other high-ranking aviation officials. The
airline, whose only operable aircraft was the British Aerospace 146 Avro RJ85
that crashed, was also grounded.Morales said Friday that the elder Vargas served
as his pilot in 2006. But he said that he had no knowledge of the airlines
existence and called for a profound investigation to explain whether Vargas son,
also named Gustavo Vargas, favored the airline, which has transported the
national teams of Argentina and Brazil, as well as many other top-flight South
American clubs.One of the suspended officials, Marcelo Chavez, the regional
director of the agency that controls air traffic in Bolivia, told The Associated
Press that an inspector pointed out irregularities in the airlines flight plan,
includinng the fact that the aircrafts fuel capacity was barely enough to fly
directly to Medellin.dddddddddddd Chavez said the airline decided to go ahead
with the flight anyway and air traffic controllers had no authority to prevent
them.On Thursday, the airlines operations director told an Argentine radio
network that he also had disapproved of the flight plan. I wouldnt have flown
direct, said the executive, Marco Rocha.At LaMias main office in Santa Cruz, a
secretary said the airline had yet to be notified of any sanctions. A black rose
was left outside the door.A recording of conversations between a pilot of the
doomed flight and air traffic controllers, as well as the account of a surviving
flight attendant, indicated the plane ran out of fuel before crashing just a few
miles from Medellins international airport.In the flights final minutes, pilot
Miguel Quiroga, who co-owned the airline with Vargas, could be heard requesting
permission to land because of fuel problems, although at first he didnt make a
formal distress call. He was told another plane with mechanical problems had
priority to land at the airports single runway and was instructed to wait seven
minutes.As the jetliner circled, the pilot grew more desperate. Complete
electrical failure, without fuel, he said. By then the controller had gauged the
seriousness of the situation and told the other plane to abandon its approach to
make way for the charter jet. But it was too late.In Brazil, grieving fans and
relatives in the soccer teams hometown of Chapeco prepared for the sad return of
so many whose lives were cut short by the crash, hanging origami figures in the
clubs colors on the fence of the soccer stadium, where a memorial service was to
be held Saturday.Marissol Dias, who volunteers for the charity that organized
the placing of the origami figures in the shape of a crane -- considered to be a
symbol of peace -- said she was overwhelmed by the communitys response. Some
100,000 people were expected at the stadium -- about half of the citys
population.This comes from a Japanese legend that says if you make 1,000 of
these, a wish will be granted, she said. Our community did much more than we
asked.Elsewhere, gravediggers prepared the ground for burial of some of the
victims. At the Jardim do Eden cemetery, the caretaker said he was used to the
business of death, but this felt different.We bury two people every day. Ive
done this job for a long time, but this is different, said Dirceu Correa. It is
a tragedy for the families, for the club, and also for us, because we are a part
of the city.---Valdez reported from La Paz, Bolivia. Associated Press writers
Hannah Dreier in Caracas, Venezuela; Cesar Garcia in Bogota, Colombia, and
Mauricio Savarese in Chapeco, Brazil, contributed to this report. ' ' '
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