Dunham rallies Butler over No. 17 Cincinnati 78-76
Kellen Dunham scored 24 points while leading a second-half comeback, and Roosevelt Jones hit a bank shot with a tenth of a second left, rallying Butler to a 78-76 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati o
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
78
Cincinnati Bearcats
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 28 | 50 | 78 |
| CIN | 33 | 43 | 76 |
Fifth Third Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Boise State Broncos | L 81-100 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:01 78-76
Roosevelt Jones made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 76-76
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 76-75
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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TipShot 0:04 76-75
Octavius Ellis made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 76-73
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 75-73
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 74-73
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 74-73
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 73-73
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 72-73
Foul on Kevin Johnson.
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JumpShot 1:11 72-73
Troy Caupain made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 72-71
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 69-71
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 69-70
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 69-69
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 69-69
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 69-68
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 69-68
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 69-68
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 68-68
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 67-68
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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LayUpShot 4:24 67-68
Jacob Evans made Layup. Assisted by Octavius Ellis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:47 67-66
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:22 64-66
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:09 61-66
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:09 61-65
Foul on Roosevelt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 61-65
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 60-65
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 59-65
Foul on Octavius Ellis.
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PersonalFoul 6:51 59-65
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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LayUpShot 6:51 59-65
Gary Clark made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:20 59-63
Roosevelt Jones made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:48 57-63
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Kelan Martin.
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JumpShot 9:04 55-63
Farad Cobb made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:21 55-61
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:21 54-61
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:21 53-61
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 53-61
Shaq Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 53-60
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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JumpShot 9:36 53-60
Shaq Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:54 53-58
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:54 53-57
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:54 53-56
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 53-56
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 52-56
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:13 51-56
Foul on Octavius Ellis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:37 51-56
Jacob Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 51-53
Foul on Jackson Davis.
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LayUpShot 10:54 51-53
Kellen Dunham made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:39 49-53
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:39 48-53
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:39 47-53
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 46-53
Foul on Cincinnati.
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Technical Foul 11:39 46-53
Technical Foul on Cincinnati.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 46-53
Foul on Gary Clark.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 46-53
Foul on Gary Clark.
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LayUpShot 12:18 46-53
Jordan Gathers made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:31 44-53
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:31 44-52
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:12 44-52
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 78-76
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:01 78-76
Roosevelt Jones made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 76-76
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 76-75
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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TipShot 0:04 76-75
Octavius Ellis made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 76-73
Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 76-73
Jacob Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:17 76-73
Cincinnati Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 76-73
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 75-73
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 74-73
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 74-73
Kellen Dunham Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:27 74-73
Tyler Wideman Block.
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LayUpShot 0:27 74-73
Troy Caupain missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 74-73
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 73-73
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 72-73
Foul on Kevin Johnson.
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JumpShot 1:11 72-73
Troy Caupain made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 72-71
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Lewis.
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RegularTimeOut 1:55 69-71
Butler Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 69-71
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 69-70
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 69-69
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Defensive Rebound 2:13 69-69
Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:13 69-69
Roosevelt Jones missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 69-69
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:23 69-68
Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 69-68
Octavius Ellis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 69-68
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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Defensive Rebound 2:27 69-68
Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 69-68
Tyler Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:53 69-68
Butler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:53 69-68
Jacob Evans missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:16 69-68
Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:16 69-68
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:35 69-68
Roosevelt Jones Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 69-68
Tyler Wideman missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:35 69-68
Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 69-68
Tyler Wideman missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:35 69-68
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
BTLR
CIN
27-64
FG
25-50
42
Field Goal %
50
7-19
3PT
8-21
37
Three Point %
38
17-22
FT
18-24
77
Free Throw %
75
30
Rebounds
33
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
18
Defensive Rebounds
26
11
Assists
15
7
Steals
2
3
Blocks
10
6
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
6
Total Turnovers
14
1
Technical Fouls
2
1
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
5
4
Fast Break Points
4
30
Points in Paint
30
19
Fouls
18
8
Largest Lead
9
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