Butler beat Eastern Illinois 73–58 at home on Dec 3, 2024.
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 31 | 58 | |
| 36 | 37 | 73 |
| EIU | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooper Jacobi | 38 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 7-14 | 5-7 |
| Malik Olafioye | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Nakyel Shelton | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5-15 | 0-4 |
| Zion Fruster | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-3 |
| Rodolfo Bolis | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Blake Goodman | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
| Carson Prost | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Lazar Grbovic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Sekou Kalle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 58 | 22 | 10 | 21-64 | 8-20 |
| BTLR | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyl Telfort | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-1 |
| Pierre Brooks II | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-3 |
| Patrick McCaffery | 33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 6-14 | 5-8 |
| Finley Bizjack | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Augusto Cassiá | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kolby King | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Andre Screen | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Landon Moore | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Evan Haywood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Boden Kapke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 73 | 39 | 14 | 23-44 | 7-20 |
Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.
This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).
EIU offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · BTLR defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)
BTLR offense ranks better in 2 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · EIU defense in 2 (1 by a clear margin)
Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.
Expected pace: about 67 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.
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| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooper Jacobi | 35.7 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.2 |
| Zion Fruster | 34.5 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| Nakyel Shelton | 34.2 | 19.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Malik Olafioye | 27.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Artese Stapleton | 24.3 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| Rodolfo Bolis | 17.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Blake Goodman | 13.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Obadiah Curtis | 11.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyl Telfort | 34.7 | 17.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Patrick McCaffery | 33.7 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Pierre Brooks II | 33.4 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| Finley Bizjack | 25.3 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Kolby King | 19.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| Andre Screen | 17.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Augusto Cassiá | 14.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Landon Moore | 14.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.
50% of EIU's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.
49% of BTLR's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.
Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | BTLR+15 | +15 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2021 | BTLR+12 | +12 |
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