No. 11 Butler, behind Kamar Baldwin, tops Creighton 71-57
Kamar Baldwin scored all 20 of his points in the second half Saturday and Sean McDermott added 18 to help No. 11 Butler pull away from Creighton 71-57.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Creighton Bluejays
57
Butler Bulldogs
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREI | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| BTLR | 34 | 37 | 71 |
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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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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 57-71
Ty-Shon Alexander made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 54-71
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian David.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-68
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-67
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 54-66
Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
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JumpShot 1:27 54-66
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:04 54-64
Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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DunkShot 2:59 54-62
Damien Jefferson made Dunk. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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JumpShot 3:11 52-62
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 52-60
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:22 52-59
Foul on Mitch Ballock.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 52-59
Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 51-59
Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 50-59
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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JumpShot 5:24 50-59
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:57 50-57
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:57 50-56
Foul on Ty-Shon Alexander.
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JumpShot 6:19 50-56
Sean McDermott made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:32 50-54
Denzel Mahoney made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:29 48-54
Bryce Nze made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:29 48-53
Foul on Mitch Ballock.
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DunkShot 7:51 48-53
Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:14 46-53
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 46-50
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 45-50
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 44-50
Foul on Derrik Smits.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:34 44-50
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 44-49
Foul on Ty-Shon Alexander.
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PersonalFoul 9:39 44-49
Foul on Christian Bishop.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:51 44-49
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:51 43-49
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:51 42-49
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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LayUpShot 10:37 42-49
Bryce Nze made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:53 42-47
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:53 41-47
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:53 40-47
Foul on Derrik Smits.
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JumpShot 11:39 40-47
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:41 40-45
Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
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PersonalFoul 11:59 40-45
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 12:17 40-45
Foul on Derrik Smits.
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PersonalFoul 13:10 40-45
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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LayUpShot 13:10 40-45
Denzel Mahoney made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:15 38-45
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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JumpShot 13:31 38-45
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:57 38-43
Foul on Christian Bishop.
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PersonalFoul 14:10 38-43
Foul on Ty-Shon Alexander.
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LayUpShot 14:46 38-43
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
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LayUpShot 14:54 36-43
Bryce Nze made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Tucker.
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LayUpShot 15:10 36-41
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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LayUpShot 15:40 34-41
Damien Jefferson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:01 32-41
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:01 32-40
Foul on Damien Jefferson.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:16 32-40
Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:16 31-40
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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JumpShot 16:36 31-40
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:02 31-38
Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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LayUpShot 18:15 29-38
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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LayUpShot 18:37 27-38
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:50 27-36
Ty-Shon Alexander made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:06 25-36
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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End Game 0:00 57-71
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 57-71
Ty-Shon Alexander made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 54-71
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian David.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 54-68
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 54-68
Ty-Shon Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-68
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-67
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 54-66
Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
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Defensive Rebound 1:11 54-66
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:11 54-66
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:27 54-66
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:53 54-64
Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:04 54-64
Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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Defensive Rebound 2:28 54-62
Jordan Tucker Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 54-62
Ty-Shon Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:34 54-62
Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:34 54-62
Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:59 54-62
Damien Jefferson made Dunk. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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JumpShot 3:11 52-62
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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Jumpball 3:22 52-60
Jump Ball won by Butler
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:22 52-60
Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 52-60
Kamar Baldwin missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 52-60
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:22 52-59
Foul on Mitch Ballock.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 52-59
Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 51-59
Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:49 50-59
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:49 50-59
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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Defensive Rebound 4:04 50-59
Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:04 50-59
Aaron Thompson missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:28 50-59
Mitch Ballock Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:35 50-59
Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:35 50-59
Jordan Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 4:52 50-59
Creighton Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:52 50-59
Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.
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Steal 5:01 50-59
Damien Jefferson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:01 50-59
Aaron Thompson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 5:11 50-59
Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 5:11 50-59
Damien Jefferson missed Layup.
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JumpShot 5:24 50-59
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 305 events.
Team Stats
CREI
BTLR
21-54
FG
28-61
39
Field Goal %
46
4-22
3PT
6-19
18
Three Point %
32
11-16
FT
9-16
69
Free Throw %
56
31
Rebounds
36
4
Offensive Rebounds
7
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Assists
9
1
Steals
3
1
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
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
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
17
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