Butler Bulldogs vs. Xavier Musketeers

Mar 9, 2022

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
BUT	26	42	21	89
XAV	26	42	14	82

Game Recap

Butler holds on for 89-82 win over Xavier in OT in Big East. Simas Lukosius hit a jumper on the first possession in overtime to give ninth-seeded Butler a lead it would not relinquish en route to an 89-82 win over eighth-seeded Xavier in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Bryce Nze	32	5-9	1-3	4-4	15	0	0	1	3	4	15
33Bryce Golden	32	0-4	0-1	1-2	8	0	1	1	0	2	1
3Chuck Harris	32	12-20	2-10	3-6	0	2	0	0	2	5	29
1Bo Hodges	35	2-9	0-2	0-0	5	1	2	1	0	5	4
2Aaron Thompson	39	3-6	1-2	0-1	0	4	1	0	1	5	7
0DJ Hughes	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Myles Wilmoth	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41Simas Lukosius	31	6-13	4-8	11-13	7	2	0	0	2	1	27
13Jayden Taylor	17	0-3	0-3	4-4	3	1	0	0	0	2	4
12Myles Tate	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	8-2927.6%	25-3278.1%	38	10	4	3	8	25	89

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Zach Freemantle	40	5-12	1-2	3-4	13	3	2	1	1	2	14
24Jack Nunge	38	9-12	1-3	5-11	9	0	1	0	0	1	24
3Colby Jones	39	6-13	0-0	2-7	6	3	1	0	2	3	14
1Paul Scruggs	39	7-13	1-3	0-3	3	6	0	1	2	5	15
10Nate Johnson	37	3-9	0-4	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	2	8
21Jerome Hunter	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Dwon Odom	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4
5Adam Kunkel	16	1-7	0-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	5	3


TOTAL	-	33-7047.1%	3-1520.0%	13-2944.8%	37	13	4	2	6	24	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTXAV

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:41) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:41) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:31) Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
02
(19:04) Bryce Golden missed Jumper.
(19:04) Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Colby Jones missed Layup.
(18:49) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Bryce Nze missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:32) Bo Hodges Offensive Rebound.
(18:21) Aaron Thompson Turnover.
+2 (18:10) Paul Scruggs made Layup.
04
(17:48) Bryce Nze missed Layup.
(17:48) Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
(17:36) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Bryce Golden missed Layup.
(17:25) Bryce Golden Offensive Rebound.
(17:19) Bryce Golden missed Layup.
(17:19) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Bo Hodges missed Layup.
(16:47) Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
(16:32) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Chuck Harris made Layup.
24
(16:17) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(16:17) Chuck Harris missed Free Throw.
(16:17) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) Foul on Bryce Nze.
+1 (15:56) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
25
+1 (15:56) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
26
(15:43) Bo Hodges missed Layup.
(15:43) Zach Freemantle Block.
(15:43) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Foul on Bryce Nze.
(15:20) Colby Jones missed Jumper.
(15:20) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Foul on Dwon Odom.
(15:04) Chuck Harris missed Free Throw.
(15:04) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:04) Chuck Harris made Free Throw.
36
(14:54) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
(14:54) Zach Freemantle Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Zach Freemantle missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(14:54) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.
(14:23) Paul Scruggs Block.
(14:23) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:13) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Aaron Thompson missed Layup.
(14:07) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
(13:48) Paul Scruggs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:48) Paul Scruggs made Two Point Tip Shot.
38
(13:27) Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:27) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Zach Freemantle Turnover.
(13:08) Aaron Thompson Steal.
+2 (13:03) Aaron Thompson made Layup.
58
+2 (12:50) Dwon Odom made Layup.
510
(12:24) Foul on Dwon Odom.
+3 (12:17) Chuck Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
810
(12:05) Foul on Bo Hodges.
(12:04) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:04) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:01) Adam Kunkel made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
812
+2 (11:43) Bo Hodges made Layup.
1012
(11:23) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(11:23) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Bo Hodges missed Layup.
(11:11) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Paul Scruggs.
(10:53) Foul on Adam Kunkel.
+1 (10:53) Simas Lukosius made Free Throw.
1112
+1 (10:53) Simas Lukosius made Free Throw.
1212
(10:44) Jerome Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:44) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) Chuck Harris made Jumper.
1412
+2 (10:13) Jack Nunge made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
1414
(9:48) Foul on Adam Kunkel.
+1 (9:48) Simas Lukosius made Free Throw.
1514
+1 (9:48) Simas Lukosius made Free Throw.
1614
+2 (9:35) Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
1616
(9:09) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:09) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Foul on Aaron Thompson.
(8:52) Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:52) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:33) Bo Hodges made Jumper.
1816
(8:03) Dwon Odom missed Layup.
(8:03) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:51) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
1818
(6:56) Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:56) Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
1820
(6:13) Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.
(6:13) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) Nate Johnson made Layup.
1822
(5:28) Bo Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:28) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Paul Scruggs Turnover.
(5:17) Bo Hodges Steal.
(5:10) Aaron Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:10) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
1824
(4:13) Bo Hodges missed Jumper.
(4:13) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:00) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:34) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:26) Chuck Harris made Layup.
2024
(3:06) Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:06) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
(3:00) Foul on Bo Hodges.
(3:00) Jack Nunge missed Free Throw.
(3:00) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:00) Jack Nunge missed Free Throw.
(3:00) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:46) Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
2324
+2 (2:22) Nate Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
2326
(2:02) Foul on Chuck Harris.
(2:02) Chuck Harris Turnover.
(1:47) Jack Nunge missed Layup.
(1:47) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:31) Aaron Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
2626
(1:14) Colby Jones missed Jumper.
(1:14) Zach Freemantle Offensive Rebound.
(0:59) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(0:59) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Foul on Bryce Nze.
(0:47) Bryce Nze Turnover.
(0:40) Colby Jones Turnover.
(0:40) Bryce Golden Steal.
(0:14) Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:14) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(0:02) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

BUT

XAV

89Points82

28-64(43.8%)Field Goal(%)33-70(47.1%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)3-15(20.0%)

25-32(78.1%)Free Throw(%)13-29(44.8%)

44(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(11)

10Assists13

4Steals4

3Blocks2

8Turnovers6

25(0)Fouls(Technical)24(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 · 4:30 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

capacity: 10,224

tv: FS1

spread: XAV -6.5

over/under: 131.5