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Final Score: Ill-Chicago 55 - Butler 73

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Matt Howard scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds to help No. 18 Butler set a school record with a 16th consecutive win in a 73-55 trouncing of Illinois-Chicago.

Ronald Nored finished with 16 points, four boards and four assists for the Bulldogs (24-4, 17-0 Horizon), who have already clinched the conference's regular season title. Gordon Hayward posted a double-double with 11 points and as many rebounds for Butler, which hasn't lost since December 22 at UAB.

The Bulldogs won 15 games in a row during the 1999-2000 season.

Robo Kreps had 15 points and Jeremy Buttell added 10 with 10 rebounds for the Flames (6-20, 2-14), who have lost 12 of their last 13 games. UIC fell to a woeful 0-14 in true road games.

UIC took a 15-14 lead on a Buttell three-pointer, but the Bulldogs ran off nine straight points capped by a Willie Veasley layup. Shelvin Mack knocked down a trey to stretch the margin to 28-18, and the home team settled for a 32-25 halftime lead.

Kreps nailed a three-pointer to pull the Flames within 51-41 around the midway point of the second half. Butler, though, went on an 18-2 run to extend its lead to 69-43 on a Grant Leiendecker shot from beyond the arc with just under four minutes remaining.