Western Michigan Broncos vs. Butler Bulldogs

Nov 25, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WMU	26	36	62
BUT	32	34	66

Game Recap

Thompson scores 21 to lift Butler over W. Michigan 66-62. Aaron Thompson had a career-high 21 points as Butler defeated Western Michigan 66-62 on Wednesday night in a season opener.

Player Stats

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Greg Lee	24	3-10	0-2	0-0	7	2	0	0	3	4	6
22Titus Wright	28	4-9	0-0	0-3	3	1	0	1	1	2	8
3B. Artis White	35	5-8	3-4	4-4	7	5	1	1	2	2	17
20William Boyer-Richard	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
30Jason Whitens	21	1-2	0-0	1-1	3	2	0	0	1	1	3
1Chase Barrs	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
15Patrick Emilien	23	4-8	3-7	0-0	7	1	1	2	1	1	11
24Jaylon Holmes	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josiah Freeman	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3	3
4Daylan Hamilton	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
11Rafael Cruz Jr.	27	5-7	2-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	3	14
2Adrian Martin	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	9-1850.0%	7-1070.0%	33	13	2	5	13	19	62

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Bryce Nze	22	4-9	1-1	0-2	3	1	2	1	1	2	9
33Bryce Golden	30	2-8	0-3	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	2	6
12Myles Tate	31	2-6	0-3	0-1	4	0	0	0	1	3	4
2Aaron Thompson	38	6-9	1-1	8-11	2	4	2	0	1	2	21
52Jair Bolden	31	6-15	2-7	1-2	9	1	1	0	0	2	15
35John-Michael Mulloy	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
21JaKobe Coles	19	1-2	1-1	1-2	5	0	1	0	1	1	4
24Markeese Hastings	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Chuck Harris	20	2-6	0-3	3-4	3	1	1	0	1	0	7



TOTAL	-	23-5740.4%	5-2025.0%	15-2462.5%	30	7	7	2	6	14	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWMUBUT

(19:13) Jair Bolden missed Jumper.
(19:08) B. Artis White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:56) Titus Wright made Layup.
40
(18:36) Aaron Thompson Turnover.
(18:23) Foul on Jair Bolden.
(18:16) B. Artis White Turnover.
(18:16) Aaron Thompson Steal.
+2 (18:03) Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
42
+2 (17:47) B. Artis White made Jumper.
62
(17:35) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:31) B. Artis White Defensive Rebound.
(17:26) B. Artis White missed Layup.
(17:26) Bryce Nze Block.
(17:22) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Bryce Golden missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:12) Jason Whitens Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Greg Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:54) Jair Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Bryce Nze missed Layup.
(16:32) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Bryce Nze made Jumper.
64
(16:12) B. Artis White Turnover.
(16:12) Bryce Nze Steal.
+2 (16:01) Myles Tate made Jumper.
66
(15:45) Patrick Emilien missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:40) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:30) Bryce Nze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
69
+3 (15:11) Patrick Emilien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B. Artis White.
99
(14:46) Bryce Nze missed Layup.
(14:46) Patrick Emilien Block.
(14:46) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(14:41) Foul on Bryce Nze.
(14:41) Bryce Nze Turnover.
(14:15) Patrick Emilien missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:11) Jair Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:55) Greg Lee Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Greg Lee Turnover.
(13:32) Jair Bolden Steal.
+2 (13:26) Aaron Thompson made Layup.
911
(13:26) Foul on Josiah Freeman.
+1 (13:26) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
912
+3 (13:03) Josiah Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Barrs.
1212
+2 (12:29) Jair Bolden made Jumper.
1214
(12:15) Josiah Freeman Turnover.
(12:15) Aaron Thompson Steal.
(12:07) Aaron Thompson missed Jumper.
(12:03) Rafael Cruz Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Chase Barrs missed Jumper.
(11:45) Markeese Hastings Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Markeese Hastings missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:25) B. Artis White Defensive Rebound.
(11:16) Titus Wright missed Layup.
(11:12) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:05) Josiah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:47) Titus Wright made Layup. Assisted by Chase Barrs.
1414
+2 (10:22) Aaron Thompson made Layup.
1416
(10:02) Josiah Freeman Turnover.
(10:02) Bryce Nze Steal.
(10:02) Foul on Josiah Freeman.
(9:52) Foul on John-Michael Mulloy.
(9:52) John-Michael Mulloy Turnover.
(9:30) Greg Lee missed Jumper.
(9:25) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Foul on Greg Lee.
(9:19) Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.
(9:19) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:19) Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.
(9:17) Greg Lee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:03) Rafael Cruz Jr. made Layup.
1616
+2 (8:46) Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
1618
(8:24) Greg Lee Turnover.
(8:08) Myles Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:04) B. Artis White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) Titus Wright made Layup. Assisted by Greg Lee.
1818
(7:14) Bryce Nze missed Jumper.
(7:10) Greg Lee Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Daylan Hamilton Turnover.
(6:36) Bryce Golden missed Jumper.
(6:32) Bryce Nze Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:31) Bryce Nze made Layup.
1820
+3 (6:13) B. Artis White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Lee.
2120
(5:58) Jair Bolden missed Jumper.
(5:57) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:57) Foul on Jason Whitens.
+2 (5:41) Aaron Thompson made Layup.
2122
(5:41) Foul on Daylan Hamilton.
(5:41) Aaron Thompson missed Free Throw.
(5:39) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Foul on Myles Tate.
(5:02) Daylan Hamilton missed Layup.
(4:58) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:51) JaKobe Coles Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) JaKobe Coles Turnover.
(4:50) Patrick Emilien Steal.
(4:19) Daylan Hamilton missed Jumper.
(4:19) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on B. Artis White.
+1 (4:03) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
2123
+1 (4:03) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
2124
+3 (3:48) B. Artis White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Emilien.
2424
+3 (3:23) Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chuck Harris.
2427
(3:05) B. Artis White missed Layup.
(3:03) Jair Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Jair Bolden missed Jumper.
(2:53) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Patrick Emilien Turnover.
(2:28) Chuck Harris Steal.
(2:25) Foul on William Boyer-Richard.
+1 (2:25) Chuck Harris made Free Throw.
2428
+1 (2:25) Chuck Harris made Free Throw.
2429
(2:12) Foul on Bryce Nze.
(1:58) Foul on Jair Bolden.
+1 (1:58) Rafael Cruz Jr. made Free Throw.
2529
+1 (1:58) Rafael Cruz Jr. made Free Throw.
2629
(1:38) Chuck Harris Turnover.
(1:17) Greg Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:14) Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Foul on Patrick Emilien.
+1 (1:14) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
2630
(1:14) Aaron Thompson missed Free Throw.
(1:12) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Rafael Cruz Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:48) Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
(0:21) Patrick Emilien missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:17) Myles Tate Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Foul on Rafael Cruz Jr..
+1 (0:02) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
2631
+1 (0:02) Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
2632

2nd half

Team Stats

WMU

BUT

62Points66

23-50(46.0%)Field Goal(%)23-57(40.4%)

9-18(50.0%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

34(2)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

13Assists7

2Steals7

5Blocks2

13Turnovers6

19(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 6:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 1,500 (16.5%)

tv: FS1

spread: BUT -18.5

over/under: 124