NCAAB

Eastern Illinois Panthers at Butler Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
2-9, 0-6 Away
Final
54 - 66
Butler Bulldogs
7-3, 5-1 Home

Golden scores 20 to lift Butler past E. Illinois 66-54

Golden hit 8 of 10 shots.

Aaron Thompson had 14 points and 10 assists for Butler (7-3), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Jair Bolden added 10 points. Ty Groce had seven rebounds.

Chuck Harris, whose 11 points per game was second on the Bulldogs, was held to two points on 1-for-8 shooting. He failed to make a shot from behind the arc (0 of 4).

CJ Lane had 12 points for the Panthers (2-9). Dan Luers added 11 points. Paul Bizimana had 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 54 - 66
2nd 0:29 Dan Luers made Layup. Assisted by Rodolfo Rufino Bolis. 54 - 66
2nd 0:38 Aaron Thompson made Free Throw. 52 - 66
2nd 0:38 Aaron Thompson made Free Throw. 52 - 65

Statistics

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21-50 FG 26-60
42 Field Goal % 43
8-27 3PT 6-22
30 Three Point % 27
4-6 FT 8-10
67 Free Throw % 80
28 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 17
3 Steals 7
5 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 8
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 12
20 Points in Paint 32
15 Fouls 11
0 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,654 | Capacity:

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