No. 18 Butler holds off DePaul for 77-72 win
Kellen Dunham snapped out of his shooting slump with 24 points, and No. 18 Butler edged DePaul 77-72 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
77
DePaul Blue Demons
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 35 | 42 | 77 |
| DEP | 34 | 38 | 72 |
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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 |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 77-72
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 76-72
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 75-72
Foul on Darrick Wood.
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LayUpShot 0:08 75-72
Myke Henry made Layup. Assisted by Darrick Wood.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 75-70
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 74-70
Foul on Eli Cain.
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JumpShot 1:10 74-70
Myke Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 74-68
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 73-68
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 72-68
Foul on Eli Cain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 72-68
Billy Garrett Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Wood.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 72-65
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:07 69-65
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:07 69-64
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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LayUpShot 2:45 69-64
Kellen Dunham made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:02 67-64
Darrick Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 67-61
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 66-61
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 65-61
Foul on Myke Henry.
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LayUpShot 4:30 65-61
Tommy Hamilton IV made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:59 65-59
Andrew Chrabascz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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JumpShot 5:22 62-59
Myke Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Wood.
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LayUpShot 5:43 62-57
Kelan Martin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 60-57
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 59-57
Foul on R.J. Curington.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 59-57
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 58-57
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:20 57-57
Foul on Myke Henry.
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JumpShot 7:40 57-57
Darrick Wood made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:03 57-55
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:03 56-55
Foul on Tommy Hamilton IV.
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LayUpShot 8:03 56-55
Tyler Wideman made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:22 54-55
Kellen Dunham made Layup. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:03 52-55
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:03 51-55
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:03 50-55
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 9:12 50-55
R.J. Curington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:12 50-54
R.J. Curington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:12 50-53
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:24 50-53
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:24 49-53
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 10:16 49-53
Tommy Hamilton IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:16 49-52
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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LayUpShot 10:16 49-52
Tommy Hamilton IV made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:37 49-50
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:59 49-50
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:59 48-50
Foul on Darrick Wood.
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DunkShot 10:59 48-50
Kelan Martin made Dunk. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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LayUpShot 11:37 46-50
R.J. Curington made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:22 46-48
Roosevelt Jones made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:28 44-48
Foul on Darrick Wood.
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LayUpShot 12:47 44-48
Myke Henry made Layup. Assisted by Tommy Hamilton IV.
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PersonalFoul 13:09 44-46
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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LayUpShot 13:27 44-46
Darrick Wood made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:55 44-44
Darrick Wood made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:07 44-42
Foul on R.J. Curington.
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JumpShot 14:21 44-42
Myke Henry made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:46 44-40
Roosevelt Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Lewis.
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LayUpShot 15:13 42-40
Tommy Hamilton IV made Layup. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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PersonalFoul 15:30 42-38
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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End Game 0:00 77-72
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 77-72
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 77-72
Roosevelt Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 77-72
Darrick Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 77-72
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 76-72
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 75-72
Foul on Darrick Wood.
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RegularTimeOut 0:07 75-72
Butler Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:08 75-72
Myke Henry made Layup. Assisted by Darrick Wood.
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 75-70
Darrick Wood Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 75-70
Tyler Lewis missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 75-70
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 74-70
Foul on Eli Cain.
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ShortTimeOut 0:23 74-70
Butler Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:24 74-70
Butler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:24 74-70
Billy Garrett Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 74-70
Myke Henry Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:48 74-70
Andrew Chrabascz missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:10 74-70
DePaul Timeout
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JumpShot 1:10 74-70
Myke Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 74-68
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 73-68
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 72-68
Foul on Eli Cain.
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ShortTimeOut 1:25 72-68
DePaul Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 72-68
Billy Garrett Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Wood.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 72-65
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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Defensive Rebound 2:07 69-65
Tyler Wideman Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:07 69-65
Billy Garrett Jr. missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:07 69-65
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:07 69-64
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Offensive Rebound 2:25 69-64
DePaul Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:25 69-64
Eli Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:45 69-64
Kellen Dunham made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:02 67-64
Darrick Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 67-61
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 66-61
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 65-61
Foul on Myke Henry.
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ShortTimeOut 3:33 65-61
Butler Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:44 65-61
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:44 65-61
Eli Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 320 events.
Team Stats
BTLR
DEP
24-49
FG
28-58
49
Field Goal %
48
6-15
3PT
5-15
40
Three Point %
33
23-30
FT
11-16
77
Free Throw %
69
25
Rebounds
39
7
Offensive Rebounds
16
18
Defensive Rebounds
23
17
Assists
15
9
Steals
2
4
Blocks
1
8
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
24
Points Off Turnovers
14
10
Fast Break Points
6
34
Points in Paint
32
18
Fouls
24
11
Largest Lead
5
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