NCAAB

Missouri State Bears at Butler Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
65 - 72
1-0, 1-0 Home

Butler wins 72-65 over Missouri State

Telfort shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 11 for 16 from the line for the Bulldogs. Pierre Brooks scored 13 points while going 3 of 7 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Patrick McCaffery shot 3 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.

The Bears were led by Dez White, who recorded 21 points. Zaxton King added 12 points and five assists and Jalen Hampton had 10 points and six rebounds.

Led by 16 first-half points from Telfort, Butler carried a 39-36 lead into the break. Telfort's free throw with 6:47 left in the second half gave Butler the lead for good at 57-56.

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Matchup Prediction

Butler: 93.4%
Missouri State: 6.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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25-67 FG 21-47
37.3 Field Goal % 44.7
9-28 3PT 9-20
32.1 Three Point % 45.0
6-10 FT 21-28
60.0 Free Throw % 75.0
32 Rebounds 37
16 Offensive Rebounds 13
16 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 12
13 Steals 6
2 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Off Turnovers 16
10 Fast Break Points 2
26 Points in Paint 22
28 Fouls 14
5 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,887 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marquette 2-0 - 11-2
Georgetown 2-0 - 10-2
St. John's 2-0 - 10-2
UConn 2-0 - 10-3
Creighton 1-1 1 8-5
Villanova 1-1 1 8-5
Providence 1-1 1 7-6
DePaul 0-2 2 8-4
Xavier 0-2 2 8-5
Butler 0-2 2 7-6
Seton Hall 0-2 2 5-8
Full Standings