National Basketball Association
Butler 91, DePaul 78
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 16, 2019
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
# Robert Riley, # Brent Hampton, # Nathan Farrell
Attendance:
9100
By Field Level Media
Guard Kamar Baldwin scored a game-high 25 points and forward Sean McDermott added 15 and host Butler kept alive its NCAA hopes with a 91-78 victory over DePaul Saturday night in a Big East Conference contest in Indianapolis.
The Bulldogs (15-11, 6-7 Big East) led for all but the first 1:32 in sweeping the two regular-season meetings with the Blue Demons (13-11, 5-8 Big East).
Guard Max Strus led DePaul with 23 points, guard Eli Cain had 17 and forward Femi Olojubi added 15.
After seeing a 14-point first-half lead trimmed to three by the break, the Bulldogs were back up by double digits midway through the second half thanks to an 11-0 run.
Guard Paul Jorgensen and guard-forward Henry Baddley hit consecutive 3-pointers to cap the run, which put Butler ahead 68-56 with 11:02 left in the game.
The Blue Demons whittle the lead back to single digits at 77-69 with 4:34 go. But Butler countered with McDermott's layup and forward Jordan Tucker's 3-pointer to build a 13-point cushion with 3:48 to go.
Both teams shot well (Butler 54.4 percent, DePaul 54.9), but Butler led in rebounds 31-23, and significantly, led in offensive rebounds 11-4.
Butler went on an early 10-0 run to take a 10-3 lead and later had a 13-4 surge for a 32-18 cushion in the first 12 minutes of the game.
Baldwin scored 17 of his points in the first half.
The Bulldogs were 16 of 29 from the floor but only 4 of 14 on 3-pointers.
The Blue Demons, who were 14 of 24 from the field in the first half, kept chipping away and closed to with 44-41 at intermission as Strus and Cain hit consecutive 3-pointers to close out the period.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| DePaul |
|
Butler |
|
Max Strus 23 |
Scoring |
Kamar Baldwin 25 |
|
Eli Cain 4 |
Assists |
Kamar Baldwin 5 |
|
Jaylen Butz 8 |
Rebounds |
Sean McDermott 6 |
|
Max Strus 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kamar Baldwin 5 |
|
Jaylen Butz 1 |
Steals |
Kamar Baldwin 4 |
|
Eli Cain 1 |
Blocks |
Henry Baddley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| DePaul
|
78 |
54.9 |
8-15 |
14-21 |
15 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
| Butler
|
91 |
54.4 |
12-28 |
17-25 |
18 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
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