No. 6 Butler beats Providence 70-58 for 6th straight win
Kamar Baldwin scored 17 points and Bryce Golden had 14 as Butler held Providence scoreless for the first 6 1/2 minutes and held on to win 70-58 on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
70
Providence Friars
58
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| PROV | 18 | 40 | 58 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 70-58
Christian David made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 69-58
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-58
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-58
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 67-58
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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JumpShot 0:28 67-58
David Duke made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 67-56
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 66-56
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 65-56
Foul on Maliek White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 65-56
Greg Gantt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 65-55
Foul on Bryce Nze.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 65-55
Alpha Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliek White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-52
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 64-52
Foul on Maliek White.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 64-52
Foul on Kalif Young.
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LayUpShot 1:08 64-52
Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 62-52
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 62-52
Bryce Golden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 61-52
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 61-52
David Duke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalif Young.
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LayUpShot 2:38 61-49
Bryce Golden made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 59-49
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 58-49
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 57-49
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 57-49
Maliek White made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 57-48
Maliek White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:52 57-47
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 4:15 57-47
Jordan Tucker made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:44 55-47
Maliek White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:44 55-46
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 4:44 55-46
Maliek White made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 55-44
David Duke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 55-43
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 5:34 55-43
Foul on Nate Watson.
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LayUpShot 6:10 55-43
David Duke made Layup. Assisted by Alpha Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:37 55-41
Nate Watson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:37 55-40
Nate Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:37 55-39
Foul on Christian David.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:02 55-39
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 7:11 52-39
Foul on Kalif Young.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:52 52-39
Jordan Tucker made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:21 49-39
Alpha Diallo made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:45 49-37
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:01 47-37
Kalif Young made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 47-36
Foul on Derrik Smits.
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LayUpShot 9:25 47-36
Jordan Tucker made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 10:06 45-36
Alpha Diallo made Layup. Assisted by David Duke.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 45-34
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 44-34
Foul on Luwane Pipkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:07 44-34
Alpha Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalif Young.
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JumpShot 11:32 44-31
Bryce Nze made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:36 42-31
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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TipShot 12:53 42-31
Jordan Tucker made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 13:05 40-31
Maliek White made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:48 40-29
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:36 38-29
Foul on Bryce Golden.
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LayUpShot 15:02 38-29
Bryce Nze made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:46 36-29
A.J. Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.
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JumpShot 16:08 36-26
Sean McDermott made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:22 34-26
David Duke made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-58
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 70-58
Kalif Young Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 70-58
Christian David missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 70-58
Christian David made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 69-58
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 69-58
Christian David Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 69-58
David Duke missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-58
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-58
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 67-58
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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JumpShot 0:28 67-58
David Duke made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 67-56
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 66-56
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 65-56
Foul on Maliek White.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 65-56
Sean McDermott Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 65-56
Greg Gantt missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 65-56
Greg Gantt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 65-55
Foul on Bryce Nze.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 65-55
Alpha Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliek White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-52
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:45 64-52
Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 64-52
Sean McDermott missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 64-52
Foul on Maliek White.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:53 64-52
Kalif Young Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 64-52
Foul on Kalif Young.
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LayUpShot 1:08 64-52
Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 62-52
Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:23 62-52
Alpha Diallo missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 62-52
Kalif Young Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 62-52
Kamar Baldwin missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:33 62-52
Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 62-52
Kamar Baldwin missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 62-52
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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Defensive Rebound 1:41 62-52
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:41 62-52
Alpha Diallo missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:00 62-52
Kalif Young Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 62-52
Bryce Golden missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 62-52
Bryce Golden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 61-52
Foul on Greg Gantt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 61-52
David Duke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalif Young.
Showing the last 40 of 315 events.
Team Stats
BTLR
PROV
25-45
FG
19-60
56
Field Goal %
32
6-12
3PT
6-25
50
Three Point %
24
14-21
FT
14-19
67
Free Throw %
74
44
Rebounds
26
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
34
Defensive Rebounds
15
6
Assists
8
3
Steals
5
1
Blocks
4
17
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
8
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
26
18
Fouls
22
16
Largest Lead
0
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