Butler wins 86-69 over DePaul
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pierre Brooks' 29 points helped Butler defeat DePaul 86-69 on Saturday night.
Brooks had 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs (9-11, 2-7 Big East Conference). Jahmyl Telfort shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. Finley Bizjack had 17 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the free-throw line.
N.J. Benson finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Demons (10-11, 1-9). CJ Gunn added 16 points for DePaul. Conor Enright had 12 points, six assists and two steals.
Butler took the lead with 2:17 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 40-33 at halftime, with Brooks racking up 13 points. Butler pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 14 points. They outscored DePaul by 10 points in the final half, as Brooks led the way with a team-high 16 second-half points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Blue Demons gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | NJ Benson misses two point hook shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | NJ Benson offensive rebound | Â | |
19:34 | +2 | NJ Benson makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:08 | +2 | Finley Bizjack makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
18:41 | Â | NJ Benson misses two point layup | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Blue Demons offensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | Â | CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass) (Pierre Brooks II steals) | Â | |
18:31 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
18:12 | Â | NJ Benson misses two point layup | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (bad pass) (Conor Enright steals) | Â | |
17:42 | +2 | Conor Enright makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:24 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup | Â | |
17:06 | Â | NJ Benson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:48 | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point dunk | 6-4 | |
16:25 | +3 | Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 6-7 | |
16:06 | +2 | Conor Enright makes two point layup | 8-7 | |
15:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Conor Enright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
14:59 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 8-9 | |
14:34 | +3 | CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 11-9 | |
14:01 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:59 | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Layden Blocker misses two point layup | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
13:38 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot | 11-11 | |
13:10 | Â | Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:50 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 11-13 | |
12:31 | Â | Patrick McCaffery shooting foul (Conor Enright draws the foul) | Â | |
12:31 | +1 | Conor Enright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 | |
12:31 | +1 | Conor Enright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 | |
12:19 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup | Â | |
12:17 | Â | NJ Benson defensive rebound | Â | |
12:01 | +2 | NJ Benson makes two point dunk (Layden Blocker assists) | 15-13 | |
11:43 | Â | Landon Moore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 15-15 | |
11:28 | +2 | Jacob Meyer makes two point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists) | 17-15 | |
11:15 | Â | Layden Blocker personal foul | Â | |
11:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
10:38 | +3 | Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists) | 20-15 | |
10:10 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists) | 20-17 | |
9:38 | Â | NJ Benson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Landon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
9:26 | +3 | Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Boden Kapke assists) | 20-20 | |
9:03 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Boden Kapke defensive rebound | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses two point layup | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Finley Bizjack offensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | Â | NJ Benson shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul) | Â | |
8:29 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 | |
8:29 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:29 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
8:13 | Â | JJ Traynor misses two point layup | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 20-24 | |
7:36 | Â | Conor Enright misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:17 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
7:10 | Â | JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:51 | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â | |
6:23 | +2 | Layden Blocker makes two point dunk | 22-24 | |
6:03 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:01 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | +2 | JJ Traynor makes two point hook shot | 24-24 | |
5:22 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort offensive foul | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:22 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Andre Screen blocks JJ Traynor's two point layup | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Jacob Meyer offensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot | 26-24 | |
4:36 | Â | JJ Traynor shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul) | Â | |
4:36 | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 | |
4:36 | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 | |
4:29 | Â | Layden Blocker offensive foul | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Layden Blocker turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 26-28 | |
3:50 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Blue Demons defensive rebound | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:23 | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Landon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Landon Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
2:41 | +2 | Jacob Meyer makes two point jump shot | 28-28 | |
2:17 | Â | CJ Gunn shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul) | Â | |
2:17 | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-29 | |
2:17 | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 | |
1:54 | Â | Conor Enright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
1:42 | +3 | Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists) | 28-33 | |
1:33 | Â | Blue Demons 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Landon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Conor Enright defensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | +3 | CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 31-33 | |
0:43 | Â | Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | Â | |
0:43 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 31-34 | |
0:43 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-35 | |
0:43 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 31-36 | |
0:23 | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot | 33-36 | |
0:14 | Â | Conor Enright personal foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul) | Â | |
0:14 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 | |
0:14 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-38 | |
0:08 | Â | Landon Moore personal foul | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Finley Bizjack personal foul | Â | |
0:04 | Â | JJ Traynor misses two point dunk | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Landon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:00 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 33-40 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |