No. 24 Butler tops Florida 76-62 behind balanced scoring
Sean McDermott and Aaron Thompson each scored 16 points to lead No. 24 Butler to a 76-62 win over Florida on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Florida Gators
62
Butler Bulldogs
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| BTLR | 35 | 41 | 76 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Miami Hurricanes | W 77-67 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 62-76
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 62-75
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 62-74
Foul on Keyontae Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 62-74
Tre Mann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 61-74
Tre Mann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 60-74
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-74
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-73
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 60-72
Foul on Noah Locke.
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LayUpShot 1:12 60-72
Tre Mann made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:28 58-72
Jordan Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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JumpShot 1:51 58-69
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:01 58-67
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Locke.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 55-67
Keyontae Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 54-67
Keyontae Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 53-67
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 3:43 53-67
Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 53-65
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 52-65
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:11 51-65
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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PersonalFoul 5:00 51-65
Foul on Scottie Lewis.
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LayUpShot 5:00 51-65
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:15 51-63
Keyontae Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:15 50-63
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 5:15 50-63
Keyontae Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
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LayUpShot 6:03 48-63
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
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JumpShot 6:16 46-63
Aaron Thompson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:41 46-61
Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:41 45-61
Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:41 44-61
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 44-61
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 43-61
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:08 42-61
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:33 42-61
Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:33 42-60
Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:33 42-59
Foul on Keyontae Johnson.
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LayUpShot 8:18 42-59
Henry Baddley made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Tucker.
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LayUpShot 8:39 42-57
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
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PersonalFoul 9:09 40-57
Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr..
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JumpShot 9:51 40-57
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:21 40-55
Scottie Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:21 39-55
Foul on Bryce Nze.
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LayUpShot 10:41 39-55
Bryce Nze made Layup. Assisted by Sean McDermott.
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LayUpShot 12:38 39-53
Bryce Nze made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 12:58 39-51
Andrew Nembhard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 37-51
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 37-50
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 37-49
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 37-48
Foul on Tre Mann.
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DunkShot 13:27 37-48
Keyontae Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:56 35-48
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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JumpShot 14:09 35-45
Noah Locke made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:35 33-45
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:15 33-42
Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:16 33-41
Foul on Omar Payne.
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PersonalFoul 15:24 33-41
Foul on Noah Locke.
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PersonalFoul 16:28 33-41
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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LayUpShot 16:48 33-41
Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 17:28 33-39
Andrew Nembhard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:20 31-39
Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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End Game 0:00 62-76
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 62-76
End of 2nd half
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Steal 0:02 62-76
Kamar Baldwin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:02 62-76
Tre Mann Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 62-76
Tre Mann Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:09 62-76
Kamar Baldwin missed Jumper.
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Steal 0:39 62-76
Henry Baddley Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:39 62-76
Keyontae Johnson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 62-76
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 62-75
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 62-74
Foul on Keyontae Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:53 62-74
Butler Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 62-74
Tre Mann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 61-74
Tre Mann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 60-74
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-74
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-73
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 60-72
Foul on Noah Locke.
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LayUpShot 1:12 60-72
Tre Mann made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:28 58-72
Jordan Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:36 58-69
Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 58-69
Tre Mann missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:51 58-69
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 58-67
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:18 58-67
Tre Mann missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:23 58-67
Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:26 58-67
Sean McDermott missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:01 58-67
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Locke.
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Steal 3:07 55-67
Tre Mann Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:07 55-67
Kamar Baldwin Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 55-67
Keyontae Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 54-67
Keyontae Johnson made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:15 53-67
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:15 53-67
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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Offensive Rebound 3:25 53-67
Ques Glover Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 53-67
Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:43 53-67
Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 53-65
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 52-65
Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:11 51-65
Foul on Sean McDermott.
Showing the last 40 of 285 events.
Team Stats
FLA
BTLR
21-48
FG
25-48
44
Field Goal %
52
6-26
3PT
9-20
23
Three Point %
45
14-21
FT
17-22
67
Free Throw %
77
25
Rebounds
28
4
Offensive Rebounds
2
21
Defensive Rebounds
26
12
Assists
19
5
Steals
3
1
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
9
8
Fast Break Points
10
28
Points in Paint
30
18
Fouls
18
6
Largest Lead
19
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