Butler coach Chris Holtmann acknowledged that Vanderbilts size and zone defense presented problems in the Bulldogs 76-66 win Thursday, and he expects the task to be more difficult against No. 8 Arizona on Friday.At least Holtmanns team, which is 5-0, does not have to concern itself with a zone defense utilized by Arizona coach Sean Miller.Being from the same family of coaches, as Holtmann calls his Midwestern roots and those of Miller, both teams figure to play man-to-man when they meet in the championship game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET.The Wildcats (5-0) also have size much like Vanderbilt presented with 7-foot-1 NBA prospect Luke Fornet and 6-10 center Djery Baptiste. The Wildcats start two 7-footers -- freshman forward Lauri Markkanen and center Dusan Ristic.Vanderbilts size bothered us a little bit, but you have to give our guys some credit for responding there down the stretch, said Holtmann, whose team rallied after Kornet made a 3-pointer to put the Commodores up by two with 9:04 left in the game.Butler freshman guard Kamar Baldwin made back-to-back layups before a dunk by junior forward Tyler Wideman capped a 17-3 run that put Butler up 70-58 with 1:33 remaining.Fornet and Baptiste struggled on the offensive end, making only 3 of 14 shots combined from the field. It was their defense in the post that affected Butlers shooting. The Bulldogs made 40.4 percent of their field-goal attempts.It is important going against a team like Arizona that we showed we can respond when we were not playing great and the other team was coming after us a little bit, Holtmann said. Arizona is clearly the most talented and gifted team we will have played. They play really hard, and theyre disciplined.Arizona sophomore guard Allonzo Trier did not make the trip because of an undisclosed eligibility issue that has kept him out of the first five games. The Wildcats held off a pesky Santa Clara team, winning 69-61, to set up the championship game with Butler. Markkanen led Arizona with 16 points and nine rebounds, while freshman guard Kobi Simmons added 14 points, making all three of his 3-point attempts.Miller and Holtmann share a past centering around Illinois coach John Groce. Miller is a good friend of Groce, and Holtmann served as an assistant under Groce at Ohio.I am very familiar with their program coming from Xavier, said Miller, who was the Musketeers head coach from 2004-05 to 2008-09. They are a Top 25-caliber team and NCAA Tournament team. We are potentially playing our best opponent (Friday). We know that, and were going to have to play a great game to beat them.Butler senior forward Andrew Chrabascz recorded his second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the Bulldogs win over Vanderbilt. Guard Tyler Lewis scored 15 points, and forward Kelan Martin added 14 points.Its going to be an honor playing against those guys, said Martin, a preseason All-Big East selection. Its a big-name school. They have a good team. They have a lot of tradition.We have to be ready to play them, especially playing back-to-back (days) like this. Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Diamondbacks Jerseys 2020 . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . 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Back-to-back NRL defeats might have pitched them out of the top four but North Queensland coach Paul Green isnt reaching for the panic button.The Cowboys bid for consecutive premierships has hit a wobble just out from finals with losses to Melbourne and Wests Tigers.The 26-14 defeat to the in-form Tigers at Leichhardt Oval was particularly surprising and Green admitted it hit his charges hard.They know our performance last week was below par - below our standards, Green said.Our boys were pretty disappointed after the game. When youre feeling like that, next week cant come soon enough.Cowboys talisman Johnathan Thurston returned from a hamstring injury in time for the Tigers clash after missing the 16-8 loss to the Storm in Townsville.But the Queensland and Australian star struggled to make an impact in a match that was highlighted by young Tigers pair James Tedesco and Mitchell Moses.Green has issued a warning to this weekends opponents the Sydney Roosters, arguing itss not often Thurston delivers two quiet displays in a row.ddddddddddddProbably wasnt one of his best games but the good thing with JT is he responds pretty well, Green said.If hes disappointed in his own performance, you rarely see him put in two bad ones. Hopefully, that augurs well for us this week.The Roosters slumped to a heavy loss against Penrith on Monday night to continue their underwhelming 2016 season.A former Roosters player and under-20s coach, Green says the Bondi clubs 15th position on the ladder doesnt reflect the quality at Trent Robinsons disposal.I know theyre disappointed with how this seasons panned out, he said.Theyre really playing for pride and they are a proud club.Im sure they want to finish the season on a good note. Theyll be tough to beat down there. Theyre certainly a better side than where they sit on the ladder. ' ' '