Martin, Baldwin lead Butler past Arkansas 79-62
Kelan Martin scored 27 points and Kamar Baldwin added 24 to lift 10th-seeded Butler to a 79-62 victory over seventh-seeded Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament's East Region on Friday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
79
Arkansas Razorbacks
62
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 36 | 43 | 79 |
| ARK | 31 | 31 | 62 |
Little Caesars 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 0:26 79-62
Kelan Martin made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:53 77-62
Anton Beard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 77-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 76-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 75-60
Foul on Daniel Gafford.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 75-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 74-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 73-60
Foul on Darious Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 73-60
Jaylen Barford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 73-59
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 2:01 73-59
Kamar Baldwin made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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TipShot 2:19 71-59
Sean McDermott made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 69-59
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 69-58
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 69-57
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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LayUpShot 3:53 69-57
Nate Fowler made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 67-57
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 67-56
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 67-55
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 67-55
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 66-55
Foul on Darious Hall.
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LayUpShot 4:26 66-55
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 64-55
Foul on Daryl Macon.
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JumpShot 4:54 64-55
Daniel Gafford made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 64-53
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:15 64-53
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelan Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:44 61-53
Daryl Macon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:44 61-52
Daryl Macon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:44 61-51
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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DunkShot 6:55 61-51
Tyler Wideman made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:44 59-51
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:44 58-51
Foul on Arlando Cook.
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LayUpShot 7:44 58-51
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:02 56-51
Jaylen Barford made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:29 56-49
Jaylen Barford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:29 56-48
Jaylen Barford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:29 56-47
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:56 56-47
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 9:20 53-47
Foul on Arlando Cook.
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JumpShot 10:17 53-47
Trey Thompson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:58 53-45
Jaylen Barford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 11:11 53-42
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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JumpShot 12:03 53-42
Trey Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Daryl Macon.
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DunkShot 12:30 53-40
Kelan Martin made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Fowler.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:20 51-40
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:20 50-40
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:20 49-40
Foul on Adrio Bailey.
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LayUpShot 13:50 49-40
Daryl Macon made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:54 49-38
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:27 46-38
Adrio Bailey made Layup. Assisted by Daryl Macon.
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PersonalFoul 15:34 46-36
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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PersonalFoul 16:33 46-36
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 46-36
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:03 46-36
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:36 43-36
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:42 40-36
Daniel Gafford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:42 40-35
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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DunkShot 17:42 40-35
Daniel Gafford made Dunk. Assisted by Adrio Bailey.
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LayUpShot 18:00 40-33
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:24 38-33
Foul on Jaylen Barford.
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End Game 0:00 79-62
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 79-62
Tyler Wideman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 79-62
Anton Beard missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:26 79-62
Kelan Martin made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:53 77-62
Anton Beard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 77-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 76-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 75-60
Foul on Daniel Gafford.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 75-60
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 75-60
Daryl Macon missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 75-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 74-60
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 73-60
Foul on Darious Hall.
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Defensive Rebound 1:36 73-60
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:37 73-60
Daniel Gafford missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:39 73-60
Daniel Gafford Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 73-60
Jaylen Barford missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 73-60
Jaylen Barford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 73-59
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 2:01 73-59
Kamar Baldwin made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:10 71-59
Tyler Wideman Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:10 71-59
Daryl Macon missed Layup.
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TipShot 2:19 71-59
Sean McDermott made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:24 69-59
Sean McDermott Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:24 69-59
Kamar Baldwin missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:55 69-59
Tyler Wideman Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:55 69-59
Daniel Gafford missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:01 69-59
Kelan Martin Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 69-59
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 69-58
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:04 69-57
Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 69-57
Anton Beard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 69-57
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:16 69-57
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 69-57
Aaron Thompson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:39 69-57
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:39 69-57
Darious Hall missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:53 69-57
Nate Fowler made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 67-57
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 67-56
Anton Beard made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 312 events.
Team Stats
BTLR
ARK
29-59
FG
20-56
49
Field Goal %
36
11-26
3PT
4-18
42
Three Point %
22
10-12
FT
18-23
83
Free Throw %
78
45
Rebounds
25
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
34
Defensive Rebounds
20
15
Assists
9
5
Steals
6
0
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
36
Points in Paint
20
20
Fouls
14
19
Largest Lead
2
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