By Eric Montgomery | NAIA Media Services

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Box Score) Shane Butler of Blue Mountain (Miss.) scored a game-high 21 points to lead the NAIA Division I All-Stars to a 100-96 win over the NAIA Division II All-Stars, Saturday evening in the 2nd annual NABC-NAIA All-Star Game in Municipal Auditorium. The event was staged in conjunction with the 2015 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship.

Butler was named the NABC-NAIA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, hitting 7-of-12 shots from the field that included 4-of-8 from three-point range. He also connected on 3-of-4 free throws and dished out three assists in the winning effort.

The Division I team, deemed “Team Lamar” for its head coach, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) head coach and NAIA Hall of Famer Rocky Lamar, held a 49-47 halftime lead after an opening 20 minutes that included five ties and seven lead changes. Marty Wilkerson of St. Gregory’s put Team Lamar in front with 1:39 left in the half, driving to the basket for his only points of the half.

The Division II All-Stars, coached by NAIA Hall of Fame and Oregon Tech head coach Danny Miles, turned a 54-51 deficit at the 16:40 mark of the second half into a 61-54 advantage less than 2:30 later thanks to 10-straight points. Adam Arciniega sparked Team Miles with a pair of baskets in transition, four of 52 points scored in the paint by the squad.

The lead grew by a point with 13:14 remaining before Team Lamar responded with 11-straight points to regain the lead, 69-66. Butler started the run with a basket and scored the last five points that included a three-pointer with 9:45 to play. Team Miles regained the lead once more, a three-point play by Demetrius Perkins with 1:07 to play, but Phillip Miller scored on back-to-back possessions for Team Lamar to take back the lead for the final time.

Miller chipped in with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Team Lamar, while Russell Byrd delivered 14 points and seven rebounds. Five other players had at least eight points, led by Cameron Lewis with nine points.

Seven players posted double-digit scoring totals for Team Miles, led by Eric Thompson with 15 points to go along with eight rebounds. Perkins and Arciniega each had 14 points and combined for 13 rebounds, while Tim Mitchell added 13 points and four rebounds. DeForest Carter also dished out a game-high seven assists.

The NABC-NAIA Men's Basketball All-Star Committee determined the selection criteria and oversaw the selection process. The All-Stars were seniors in eligibility status and were open for submission by head coaches in 101 Division I schools and 133 Division II schools. Selection criteria took into account season statistics, awards and a champions-of-character aspect. The Committee is comprised of coaches from both Division I and Division II ranks.