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FINAL
Nov 22, 2021

Game Recap

White helps No. 12 Houston knock off Butler 70-52 in Vegas. Houston did not give Butler an inch in a dominating defensive first half, looking every bit like a team ready to make another deep NCAA Tournament run.

Box Score

12T
BUT203252
HOU412970
Butler Bulldogs logoBUTLERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Ty Groce292-71-45-671101310
33Bryce Golden200-30-11-21000441
3Chuck Harris281-61-50-04500133
13Jayden Taylor263-70-23-43000529
2Aaron Thompson322-31-10-14630215
0DJ Hughes90-00-00-02000110
30Mike Parker10-00-00-00000000
5Myles Wilmoth92-22-20-01000006
35John-Michael Mulloy80-00-02-22000132
25Christian David70-00-00-01000200
52Jair Bolden315-134-82-310001016
TOTAL15-4136.6%9-2339.1%13-1872.2%261240181752
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32Reggie Chaney90-10-00-00000140
35Fabian White Jr.328-133-52-380112121
0Marcus Sasser304-71-30-00320339
11Kyler Edwards313-60-24-634000010
4Taze Moore263-61-30-04121117
5Ja'Vier Francis30-10-00-00000000
13J'Wan Roberts201-30-13-46110125
2Robbie Armbrester31-11-10-01010113
25Josh Carlton51-10-00-01001032
20Ryan Elvin10-00-00-00000000
12Tramon Mark172-60-11-21110025
1Jamal Shead234-80-30-02331128
TOTAL27-5350.9%6-1931.6%10-1566.7%2613114101970

Play-by-Play

1st halfbuthou
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Houston
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:48) Foul on Ty Groce.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:42) Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:42) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:40) Foul on Reggie Chaney.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:24) Aaron Thompson Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:24) Marcus Sasser Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (19:13) Fabian White Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    03
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (18:43) Jayden Taylor Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (18:26) Fabian White Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    06
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (18:05) Bryce Golden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:05) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:52) Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:52) Taze Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (17:19) Marcus Sasser made Jumper.
    08
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:19) Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:19) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:17) Foul on Josh Carlton.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:12) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:12) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (16:43) Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Taze Moore.
    010
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:09) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:09) Fabian White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:00) Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:00) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:42) Jayden Taylor missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:42) Josh Carlton Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:42) Josh Carlton Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (15:30) Marcus Sasser made Jumper.
    012
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:28) Butler Timeout
  • (15:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:19) Foul on Josh Carlton.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:07) Bryce Golden Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:53) Kyler Edwards missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:53) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (14:45) Kyler Edwards made Layup.
    014
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (14:27) Bryce Golden missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:27) Fabian White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (14:06) Fabian White Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    017
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (13:40) Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
    317
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:18) J'Wan Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:18) Fabian White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (13:10) Fabian White Jr. made Layup.
    319
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:54) Jair Bolden Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:54) Marcus Sasser Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:48) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:32) Foul on Reggie Chaney.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:19) Christian David Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:19) Tramon Mark Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:10) Foul on Chuck Harris.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:08) Foul on John-Michael Mulloy.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:08) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:08) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (12:08) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
    320
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:54) Aaron Thompson Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:54) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:44) Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:44) Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:42) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
  • (11:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (11:31) Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chuck Harris.
    620
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:11) Tramon Mark made Jumper.
    622
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:39) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:39) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:33) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:33) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:22) Jair Bolden missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:22) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:55) Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (9:55) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:50) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:25) Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
    922
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:25) Houston Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:22) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (9:22) Aaron Thompson Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:17) Jair Bolden made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
    1122
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (9:02) Taze Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
    1125
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:30) Chuck Harris Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:17) Foul on Bryce Golden.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (8:11) Marcus Sasser made Jumper.
    1127
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:50) Foul on Tramon Mark.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:50) Aaron Thompson missed Free Throw.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:50) Aaron Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:35) Jayden Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
    1327
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:10) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:10) Kyler Edwards Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:56) Fabian White Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
    1329
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:29) Jayden Taylor Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:15) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:15) Taze Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:15) Taze Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
    1331
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:09) Technical Foul on Taze Moore.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:09) Jair Bolden missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:09) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:52) Bryce Golden Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:52) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (5:46) Kyler Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
    1333
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (5:22) Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chuck Harris.
    1633
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:03) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:03) Aaron Thompson Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (4:39) Aaron Thompson missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:39) Jamal Shead Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:39) Kyler Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (4:31) Taze Moore made Layup.
    1635
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (3:56) Butler Turnover.
  • (3:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (3:44) Fabian White Jr. made Layup.
    1637
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (3:06) Ty Groce missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:06) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:45) Taze Moore missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:45) Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:34) Bryce Golden missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:34) Taze Moore Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:34) Jayden Taylor Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:24) Foul on Bryce Golden.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:24) Bryce Golden Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:16) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:16) Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:12) Jayden Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
    1837
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (1:47) Jamal Shead made Jumper.
    1839
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:21) Ty Groce missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:21) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:07) Foul on Jayden Taylor.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (1:07) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
    1840
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (1:07) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
    1841
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:50) Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:50) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:39) Marcus Sasser missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:39) D.J. Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:32) Foul on Marcus Sasser.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:32) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    1941
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:32) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    2041
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:01) Jamal Shead missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:01) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

52Points70
15-41(36.6%)Field Goal(%)27-53(50.9%)
9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)
13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)
26(5)Rebounds(Offensive)28(6)
12Assists13
4Steals11
0Blocks4
20Turnovers10
17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(1)
0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Monday, November 22, 2021 · 4:30 PM
Fertitta Center · Houston, TX
attendance: 2,937 (41.4%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: HOU -10
over/under: 123.5