NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Butler Bulldogs 75
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BYU Cougars 70
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BTLR373875
BYU304070
Imperial Arena · 821 att.

Match Report

Taylor scores 20, Butler knocks off BYU at Battle 4 Atlantis

— Jayden Taylor scored 20 points, Eric Hunter Jr. added 19 points and Butler defeated BYU 75-70 in Thursday’s consolation bracket at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

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Team Stats

28-53
FG
28-67
53
Field Goal %
42
7-15
3PT
3-20
47
Three Point %
15
12-16
FT
11-15
75
Free Throw %
73
27
Rebounds
39
5
Offensive Rebounds
17
22
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
15
9
Steals
11
5
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
13
2
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
21
10
Fast Break Points
12
34
Points in Paint
46
13
Fouls
16
9
Largest Lead
5

Top Performers

BTLR

  • Eric Hunter Jr. MIN 37 · PTS 19 · FG 6-9
  • Jayden Taylor MIN 37 · PTS 20 · FG 8-13
  • Simas Lukosius MIN 37 · PTS 14 · FG 4-6
  • Manny Bates MIN 27 · PTS 14 · FG 7-11

BYU

  • Fousseyni Traore MIN 30 · PTS 21 · FG 8-14
  • Gideon George MIN 22 · PTS 14 · FG 6-14
  • Rudi Williams MIN 32 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10
  • Jaxson Robinson MIN 25 · PTS 3 · FG 1-6

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 2nd Half End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 2nd Half End of 2nd half
  3. 0:01 · 2nd Half Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
  4. 0:01 · 2nd Half Eric Hunter Jr. made Free Throw.
  5. 0:01 · 2nd Half Eric Hunter Jr. made Free Throw.
  6. 0:01 · 2nd Half Foul on Rudi Williams.
  7. 0:02 · 2nd Half Fousseyni Traore made Layup.
  8. 0:04 · 2nd Half Rudi Williams missed Three Point Jumper.

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