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FINAL
Mar 19, 2024

Game Recap

Garcia and Minnesota defeat Butler 73-72 in NIT. Dawson Garcia led Minnesota with 25 points and Elijah Hawkins made two free throws with 5.3 seconds left as the Golden Gophers defeated Butler 73-72 on Tuesday night in the NIT.

Box Score

12T
MINN363773
BUT383472
Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMINNESOTAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Pharrel Payne204-80-03-651102011
3Dawson Garcia3311-191-42-240102425
0Elijah Hawkins374-81-52-2615304211
2Mike Mitchell Jr.312-62-30-04120126
24Cam Christie374-142-80-056100210
1Joshua Ola-Joseph30-00-00-01000000
23Parker Fox235-60-00-020221110
4Braeden Carrington160-30-20-01100010
TOTAL30-6446.9%6-2227.3%7-1070.0%2824102101273
Butler Bulldogs logoBUTLERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Jalen Thomas243-50-00-06201136
11Jahmyl Telfort3410-173-52-262013325
21Pierre Brooks II303-131-51-13201108
4DJ Davis294-73-42-427103113
5Posh Alexander345-91-22-253413113
0Augusto Cassia20-00-00-00000000
33Boden Kapke120-00-00-03100020
23Andre Screen41-10-00-01000102
14Landon Moore90-00-00-01100100
13Finley Bizjack222-70-41-23100115
TOTAL28-5947.5%8-2040.0%8-1172.7%301954141172

Play-by-Play

1st halfminnbut
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (19:39) Pharrel Payne made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    20
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:39) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (19:39) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
    30
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:24) Jalen Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:21) Jahmyl Telfort Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:20) Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (19:16) Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:06) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    32
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (18:56) Cam Christie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    62
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (18:27) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
    64
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:04) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:59) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:52) Jalen Thomas Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:52) Elijah Hawkins Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:49) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:49) Posh Alexander Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:42) Posh Alexander Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:25) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:16) Pharrel Payne missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (17:13) Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:56) Foul on Cam Christie.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:49) DJ Davis missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:45) Elijah Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:38) Foul on Posh Alexander.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:38) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:38) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:38) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (16:37) Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:31) Posh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    66
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (16:10) Pharrel Payne made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    86
  • (15:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (15:45) Posh Alexander Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:26) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:09) Andre Screen made Layup.
    88
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:58) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (14:55) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (14:44) Posh Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks.
    811
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (14:23) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    1111
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:58) Finley Bizjack missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:55) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:52) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:48) Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:36) Posh Alexander Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:36) Elijah Hawkins Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (13:27) Cam Christie made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    1311
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:15) Foul on Mike Mitchell Jr..
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (13:07) Pierre Brooks missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:03) Cam Christie Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (12:58) Elijah Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    1511
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:39) Posh Alexander missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:39) Parker Fox Block.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:37) Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:30) Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:28) Cam Christie Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:24) Dawson Garcia missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:20) Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:10) Andre Screen Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:10) Elijah Hawkins Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (12:05) Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    1711
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (12:04) Butler Timeout
  • (12:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:49) Pierre Brooks missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:49) Parker Fox Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:46) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:22) Pharrel Payne missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:19) Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (11:04) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:01) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:41) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:38) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (10:30) Landon Moore Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:30) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (10:25) Parker Fox made Dunk. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    1911
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (10:03) Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Thomas.
    1914
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (9:37) Parker Fox made Layup. Assisted by Pharrel Payne.
    2114
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:24) Foul on Braeden Carrington.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:04) Finley Bizjack made Layup.
    2116
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:36) Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:33) Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:28) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:25) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (8:09) Foul on Jalen Thomas.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (8:09) Pharrel Payne made Free Throw.
    2216
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (8:09) Pharrel Payne made Free Throw.
    2316
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:43) Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:41) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:35) Elijah Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (7:31) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:22) Jalen Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    2318
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:55) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (6:55) Posh Alexander Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:35) Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.
    2320
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:04) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
  • (6:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (5:51) DJ Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.
    2323
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (5:25) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    2623
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:10) Foul on Mike Mitchell Jr..
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:10) DJ Davis missed Free Throw.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:10) Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:10) DJ Davis missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:09) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:02) Mike Mitchell Jr. Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (5:02) Posh Alexander Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:47) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
    2625
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (4:24) Cam Christie made Jumper.
    2825
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:03) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (4:03) DJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2826
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (4:03) DJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (3:46) Elijah Hawkins made Jumper.
    3027
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:29) Finley Bizjack made Layup.
    3029
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (3:12) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Braeden Carrington.
    3229
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +3 (2:50) Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    3232
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:22) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (2:18) Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:16) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
  • (2:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:13) DJ Davis made Layup. Assisted by Posh Alexander.
    3234
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:54) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:51) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (1:49) Pharrel Payne made Layup.
    3434
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +2 (1:29) Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper. Assisted by DJ Davis.
    3436
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:06) Pharrel Payne missed Layup.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (1:05) Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:57) Foul on Elijah Hawkins.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:57) Posh Alexander made Free Throw.
    3437
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:57) Posh Alexander made Free Throw.
    3438
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:44) Pharrel Payne Turnover.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:44) DJ Davis Steal.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:39) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:35) Posh Alexander Offensive Rebound.
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:32) Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:24) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:22) Minnesota Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (0:05) Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    3638
  • Butler Bulldogs logo
    (0:00) Pierre Brooks Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:00) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:00) Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:00) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points72
30-64(46.9%)Field Goal(%)28-59(47.5%)
6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)8-20(40%)
7-10(70%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)
32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)
24Assists19
10Steals5
2Blocks4
10Turnovers14
12(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)
8Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 · 9:00 PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN
attendance: 3,478 (38.2%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: BUT -4.5
over/under: 149.5