No. 11 Baylor holds on for a 53-52 win over No. 18 Butler
Mark Vital blocked Kamar Baldwin's potential go-ahead shot with 1.5 seconds left and No. 11 Baylor held on to beat previously undefeated No. 18 Butler 53-52 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
52
Baylor Bears
53
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| BAY | 34 | 19 | 53 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:02 52-53
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 52-53
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 1:20 52-53
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 50-53
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 50-53
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 49-53
Foul on Freddie Gillespie.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 49-53
Foul on Jared Butler.
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LayUpShot 3:44 49-53
Mark Vital made Layup. Assisted by Jared Butler.
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JumpShot 4:34 49-51
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:21 47-51
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:34 45-51
Mark Vital made Layup. Assisted by Davion Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 45-49
Bryce Golden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 44-49
Bryce Golden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 43-49
Foul on Mark Vital.
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PersonalFoul 5:53 43-49
Foul on Davion Mitchell.
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TipShot 6:51 43-49
Freddie Gillespie made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 43-47
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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LayUpShot 8:40 43-47
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:58 41-47
Khalif Battle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:58 40-47
Foul on Jared Butler.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 40-47
MaCio Teague made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 40-46
MaCio Teague made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 40-45
MaCio Teague made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 40-44
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 10:07 40-44
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:42 38-44
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:18 36-44
Jared Butler made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:31 36-42
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 34-42
Foul on Matthew Mayer.
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JumpShot 12:23 34-42
Sean McDermott made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:44 32-42
Freddie Gillespie made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:12 32-40
Bryce Golden made Jumper. Assisted by Christian David.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:36 30-40
Jared Butler made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:36 30-39
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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JumpShot 13:36 30-39
Jared Butler made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:04 30-37
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 15:11 27-37
Foul on Flo Thamba.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:49 27-37
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Golden.
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PersonalFoul 17:10 24-37
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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PersonalFoul 17:11 24-37
Foul on Bryce Nze.
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PersonalFoul 17:31 24-37
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 17:51 24-37
Foul on Jared Butler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:59 24-37
Mark Vital made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by MaCio Teague.
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PersonalFoul 19:18 24-34
Foul on Davion Mitchell.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 24-34
Foul on Jared Butler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 24-34
Devonte Bandoo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mitchell.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 24-31
Foul on Mark Vital.
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LayUpShot 1:47 24-31
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 22-31
Foul on Freddie Gillespie.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 22-31
Foul on Christian David.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 22-31
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian David.
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JumpShot 3:19 19-31
Bryce Nze made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:41 17-31
Devonte Bandoo made Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:05 17-29
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 15-29
Davion Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 15-28
Foul on Bryce Nze.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:38 15-28
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 7:08 12-28
Flo Thamba made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:12 12-26
Jared Butler made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:20 12-23
Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 52-53
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 52-53
Butler Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 52-53
Sean McDermott Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 52-53
MaCio Teague missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 52-53
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 52-53
Baylor Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:04 52-53
Mark Vital Block.
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LayUpShot 0:04 52-53
Kamar Baldwin missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 52-53
Butler Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 52-53
Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:16 52-53
Davion Mitchell missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:35 52-53
Baylor Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:42 52-53
Kamar Baldwin Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 52-53
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 52-53
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 52-53
MaCio Teague missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:01 52-53
Baylor Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:20 52-53
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 50-53
Sean McDermott Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 50-53
Freddie Gillespie missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 50-53
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 50-53
Freddie Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 50-53
Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:40 50-53
Aaron Thompson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:40 50-53
Kamar Baldwin missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:45 50-53
Butler Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 50-53
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:14 50-53
Davion Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:40 50-53
Freddie Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 50-53
Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 50-53
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 49-53
Foul on Freddie Gillespie.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:54 49-53
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:54 49-53
Foul on Jared Butler.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:54 49-53
Jared Butler Turnover.
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Steal 3:16 49-53
Jared Butler Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 49-53
Aaron Thompson Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:44 49-53
Mark Vital made Layup. Assisted by Jared Butler.
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Defensive Rebound 3:51 49-51
Freddie Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:51 49-51
Mark Vital Block.
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Team Stats
BTLR
BAY
20-51
FG
21-60
39
Field Goal %
35
5-15
3PT
6-27
33
Three Point %
22
7-10
FT
5-11
70
Free Throw %
45
33
Rebounds
34
7
Offensive Rebounds
13
26
Defensive Rebounds
21
9
Assists
11
4
Steals
4
5
Blocks
7
11
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
14
0
Largest Lead
16
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