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FINAL
Dec 5, 2023

Game Recap

Thomas' 18 help Butler defeat Buffalo 72-59. Jalen Thomas scored 18 points as Butler beat Buffalo 72-59 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
BUFF263359
BUT353772
Buffalo Bulls logoBUFFALOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Zaakir Williamson162-40-00-04002304
1Sy Chatman237-112-40-281223216
10Shawn Fulcher344-140-70-03221208
4Anquan Boldin Jr.383-71-23-463003010
2Ryan Sabol262-102-80-00100226
15Jonnivius Smith241-40-02-27213134
14Lloyd McVeigh202-41-30-03221045
0Kanye Jones173-80-20-00011006
11Bryson Wilson20-00-00-00000000
TOTAL24-6238.7%6-2623.1%5-862.5%3111810141159
Butler Bulldogs logoBUTLERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Jalen Thomas328-150-02-2101010318
11Jahmyl Telfort348-160-22-298412118
21Pierre Brooks II347-143-80-020011217
4DJ Davis251-70-50-02330102
5Posh Alexander323-60-12-47630328
22Connor Turnbull40-20-20-00000000
23Andre Screen81-10-01-24001103
14Landon Moore180-20-20-01000110
13Finley Bizjack132-42-40-01000206
TOTAL30-6744.8%5-2420.8%7-1070.0%361810411972

Play-by-Play

1st halfbuffbut
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:35) Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:31) Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:21) Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:17) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:08) Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:04) Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (18:54) Sy Chatman made Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
    20
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (18:37) Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:33) Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:13) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (18:09) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (18:00) Posh Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:56) Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:54) Jalen Thomas missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:54) Sy Chatman Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:50) Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:50) Jalen Thomas missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:49) Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:36) Zaakir Williamson Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:18) Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:18) Sy Chatman Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:13) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:00) Foul on Sy Chatman.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (17:00) Jalen Thomas made Free Throw.
    21
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (17:00) Jalen Thomas made Free Throw.
    22
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (16:59) Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:59) DJ Davis Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:54) Jalen Thomas missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (16:54) Zaakir Williamson Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:50) Jahmyl Telfort Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:49) Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (16:38) Zaakir Williamson missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (16:35) Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (16:34) Zaakir Williamson made Layup.
    42
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (16:21) Pierre Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
    45
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (15:57) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup.
    65
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:35) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup. Assisted by Posh Alexander.
    67
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:09) Zaakir Williamson Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:09) Jahmyl Telfort Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:04) Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:04) Jahmyl Telfort Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:04) Shawn Fulcher Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (14:57) Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:54) Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:33) Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:30) Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:28) Zaakir Williamson missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:27) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
  • (14:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:10) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (14:07) Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:07) Foul on Sy Chatman.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:49) Posh Alexander missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:46) Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:42) Kanye Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:41) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:28) Jonnivius Smith missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:25) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:21) Foul on Jonnivius Smith.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (13:21) Andre Screen made Free Throw.
    68
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:21) Andre Screen missed Free Throw.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:20) Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (13:01) Kanye Jones made Layup.
    88
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:39) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:37) Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:37) Foul on Jonnivius Smith.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (12:26) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
    811
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (12:10) Shawn Fulcher made Layup.
    1011
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (12:03) Pierre Brooks made Layup.
    1013
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (11:43) Shawn Fulcher made Layup.
    1213
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:25) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:21) Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:20) Andre Screen made Jumper.
    1215
  • (11:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:52) Ryan Sabol missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:49) Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:22) Finley Bizjack Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:09) Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:05) Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:00) Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:53) Jalen Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    1217
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (9:35) Zaakir Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
    1417
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (9:17) Foul on Landon Moore.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (9:17) Landon Moore Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (9:01) Shawn Fulcher made Jumper.
    1617
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:44) Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:39) Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:15) Zaakir Williamson Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:15) Jahmyl Telfort Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:08) Pierre Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
    1619
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:00) Buffalo Timeout
  • (8:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:49) Shawn Fulcher Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:49) Posh Alexander Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:41) Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:38) Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:38) Jalen Thomas made Layup.
    1621
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (7:17) Jonnivius Smith made Layup. Assisted by Anquan Boldin Jr..
    1821
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:53) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
    1823
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (6:33) Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:29) DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:24) DJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:20) Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:19) Jalen Thomas missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (6:19) Lloyd McVeigh Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:14) Jahmyl Telfort Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:14) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
    1825
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:44) Kanye Jones missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:44) Pierre Brooks Block.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:39) Lloyd McVeigh Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (5:39) Lloyd McVeigh made Layup.
    2025
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:30) Pierre Brooks Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:30) Lloyd McVeigh Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:16) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:56) Jalen Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
    2027
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (4:31) Foul on Jalen Thomas.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (4:13) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (4:13) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Free Throw.
    2127
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (4:13) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Free Throw.
    2227
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:02) Jalen Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
    2229
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (3:44) Shawn Fulcher made Layup.
    2429
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (3:29) DJ Davis Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:29) Lloyd McVeigh Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (3:24) Kanye Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh.
    2629
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:17) Posh Alexander made Layup.
    2631
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:41) Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:36) Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:33) Posh Alexander missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:33) Kanye Jones Block.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:29) Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:21) Kanye Jones missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:17) DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:15) Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.
  • (2:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:15) Posh Alexander missed Free Throw.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:15) Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (2:15) Posh Alexander made Free Throw.
    2632
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:15) Foul on Posh Alexander.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:49) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:46) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:37) Jalen Thomas missed Dunk.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:37) Zaakir Williamson Block.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:33) Shawn Fulcher Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:12) Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:11) Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:46) Finley Bizjack Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:46) Kanye Jones Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:16) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:13) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (0:07) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.
    2635
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points72
24-62(38.7%)Field Goal(%)30-67(44.8%)
6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)
5-8(62.5%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70%)
36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)
11Assists18
8Steals10
10Blocks4
14Turnovers11
11(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)
2Largest Lead24

Game Details

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 · 8:30 PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN
attendance: 6,262 (68.8%)
tv: FS1
spread: BUT -24.5
over/under: 149.5