Butler's video tribute and moment of silence for Andrew Smith

Posted Jan 23, 2016
Prior to the game, Butler put on a video tribute and held a moment of silence for Smith, who graduated in 2013 as an Academic All-American and a player who helped the program to three NCAA Tournament trips in his four seasons, including back-to-back runs to the national championship game in 2010 and 2011....At halftime, Sam Smith did the incredible: she took the microphone, stood at center court and addressed the crowd. (CBS Sports)

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