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STEUBENVILLE – Senior standout Sawyer Butler tallied a team-high 26 points to lead the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s men’s basketball team to a big win over visiting Mount Union in the Barons home opener on Wednesday, 82-69.
Butler added five rebounds in the win, while Zachary Pollaro (16 points, nine rebounds and Zach Oliver (15 points, nine rebounds) each also reached double digits for coach Joe Wallace’s team.
FUS trailed at halftime. 37-32, against the previously unbeaten Purple Raiders, but heated up in the second half, scoring 50 points after the break. FUS was 7 of 15 on 3s after halftime after making just 2 of 12 in the opening half. Butler and Pollaro hit three treys each.
The Barons are now 2-1 on the season and travel to Penn State Behrend on Saturday.