NCAAB

Eastern Illinois Panthers at Butler Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
58 - 73
7-1, 5-1 Home

Butler wins 73-58 against Eastern Illinois

McCaffery added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-1). Jahmyl Telfort scored 20 points while going 5 of 6 and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Kolby King shot 3 for 5 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points. The Bulldogs prolonged their winning streak to six games.

Kooper Jacobi led the Panthers (2-6) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Eastern Illinois also got 12 points, six rebounds and five assists from Nakyel Shelton. Zion Fruster finished with eight points and two steals.

Butler took the lead with 4:24 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 36-27 at halftime, with Telfort racking up 10 points. Butler extended its lead to 63-48 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. McCaffery scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.

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Matchup Prediction

Butler: 98.2%
Eastern Illinois: 1.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 58 - 73
2nd 0:10 Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. 58 - 73
2nd 0:29 Patrick McCaffery made Free Throw. 56 - 73
2nd 0:29 Foul on Kooper Jacobi. 56 - 72

Statistics

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21-64 FG 23-44
32.8 Field Goal % 52.3
8-20 3PT 7-20
40.0 Three Point % 35.0
8-13 FT 20-25
61.5 Free Throw % 80.0
27 Rebounds 41
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
16 Defensive Rebounds 34
10 Assists 14
7 Steals 2
1 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 17
2 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 10
2 Fast Break Points 6
20 Points in Paint 28
23 Fouls 14
5 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,886 | Capacity:

2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Morehead State 2-0 - 6-6
Southeast Missouri State 2-0 - 6-6
Little Rock 1-0 0.5 7-5
Western Illinois 1-1 1 7-6
Southern Indiana 1-1 1 6-6
Lindenwood 1-1 1 6-7
Tennessee Tech 1-1 1 5-7
UT Martin 1-1 1 5-8
Eastern Illinois 0-1 1.5 3-8
SIU Edwardsville 0-2 2 7-6
Tennessee State 0-2 2 4-9

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
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